H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft was a poet.

Extract of Radium

Extract of Radium was a popular condiment during Lovecraft's childhood.

He is known to have sprinkled it on his breakfast cereal "religiously" (citation needed).

Murder

Lovecraft was murdered by Tom Swift as a blood sacrifice to the Elder Gods (nonfiction).

Possible involvement of Rubrics

The Rubrics were an ancient tribe of warriors who worshiped the color red. Scholars have speculated that Swift hired the Rubrics, or used the Rubrics in some way, to carry out the blood sacrifice of Lovecraft.

Fiction cross-reference

• Tom Swift
• Tom Swift and His Elder Gods Communicizer

John Brunner working undercover as Mihkail Kaufman, investigating rumors of posthumous criminal activity in Lubin Manufacturing Company's secret laboratories.

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Elder Gods (nonfiction)
• H. P. Lovecraft (nonfiction)