H. P. Lovecraft (Person)

H. P. Lovecraft

PERSON

Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American author who became posthumously famous for his horror stories.

Overview

H.P. Lovecraft was one of the twentieth century's most influential horror writers. He was a major practitioner of "weird horror" and "cosmic horror." Much of his work spoke of humanity's insignificance in the universe as well as the fear of the unknown. He is most famous for his Cthulhu Mythos (Concept)--loosely connected stories about an ancient race of cosmic entities known as the Great Old Ones. While other horror writers of the day used Judeo-Christianideas as the basis of their work, Lovecraft removed these influences from his writing. Instead he came up with his own cosmology. One of the major themes of this work is that there is no loving Godor promised afterlife; instead, there is only the cold space. But within that space are entities that human mind cannot fully comprehend, and even a glimpse of what lies out in the void is enough to drive the human mind insane. Although he died long before video games existed, his impact on the horror genre cannot be overstated. Fantasy fiction and games also often reference Lovecraftian elements, such as the Necronomicon (Object).

Major Cosmic Creatures

Cthulhu (Character)
Dagon (Character)
Yog-Sothoth
The Great Race of Yith
Shub-Niggurath

Selected Major Lovecraft Stories

Beyond the Wall of Sleep
The Outsider
The Lurking Fear
The Rats in the Walls
The Call of Cthulhu
Pickman's Model
The Colour Out of Space
The Dunwich Horror
The Whisperer in the Darkness
At the Mountains of Madness
The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Selected Films Based on Lovecraft's Work

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