Howard Phillips Lovecraft – born today, August 20, 1890
He wrote many essays and poems early in his career, 
but gradually focused on the writing of horror stories. After the advent in 1923 of the pulp magazine Weird Tales, he contributed most of his fiction therein.
His relatively small corpus of fiction; three short novels and about sixty short stories, has nevertheless exercised a wide influence on subsequent work in the field. Though virtually unknown before his death, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre.
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”
collects the author’s novel, four novellas, and fifty-three short stories. Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft’s trademark fantastical creatures and
supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes,
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“I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.” -Stephen King The Call of Ctulhu
“I couldn’t live a week without a private library – indeed, I’d part with
all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I’d let go of the 1500
or so books I possess.” ~H.P. Lovecraft
A man after my own heart!
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Hi there. I really must read something by him.
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I love his stuff!
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I do love Lovecraft. I only discovered him in my late teens when a work colleague lent me a collection of his. I was hooked instantly. His body of work is really great
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I actually studied Lovecraft in college. His writing is not for everyone. You have to love archaic words and complex sentence structures. (I was born in Monson Mass – the supposed setting for the Dunwich Horror – Lol!)
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Man, Lovecraft is a macabre master. I personally like The Thing On The Doorstep the most, since it has consistent creepy imagery throughout the whole tale. Of course, the Dunwich Horror is a close second–mostly because of the ending scenes.
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I’ve never read him before. I should go and look him up! XD
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I don’t know if that is his real name, however, it is a name that one simply cannot ignore.
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“A room with impossible angles.” No other writer that I know of, has managed to convey so much in so few words. Definitely one of my favourite authors. Glad you like him. As a matter of fact, just grabbed “The lurker at the threshold” to (re) read tonight. Let’s all go to Arkham! 🙂
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I always see the giant book of his work and I want to buy it – I need to! Do you have a fave story?
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I like Lovecraft’s works and write Cosmic horror myself. I think it’s great delving into the world of weird fiction.
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I think I like the short “From beyond”best. I’m a big short story fan.
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I like Lovecraft’s works but sometimes I feel like he is over rated. When you read his work he’s does a great job of describing things as being indescribable and impossible. It works in his stories, for his style, but sometimes I’d like to know more. But I guess that’s a trooper of cosmic horror. You don’t get to know.
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I was just listening a podcast about him few days ago. He seemed to have a miserable life… his father was in psychiatric hospital for 5 years.
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So sad.
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“Pain and misery always hit the spot”…
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