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Howard Phillips Lovecraft

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Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of weird fiction, creator of the Cthulhu Mythos and a central figure in the development of cosmic horror.

Major themes include fear of the unknown, cosmic indifference, archaic New England settings, and the Dreamlands. Key works include short stories and novellas such as "The Call of Cthulhu", "At the Mountains of Madness" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth".

DeBaser reviews celebrate Lovecraft as the architect of cosmic horror and the Cthulhu mythos. Recurring themes: fear of the unknown, cosmic indifference, Dreamlands and archaic New England settings. Reviewers praise atmospheric imagination while occasionally noting stylistic roughness or dated elements. Several reviews recommend specific major tales like At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu and The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

For:Readers of weird fiction, horror enthusiasts, and students of early 20th-century speculative literature.

 "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown," Lovecraft wrote in his essay on "Supernatural Horror in Literature" (1927).

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 Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish.

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 "Pains - Dr. Jones takes a blood sample from me - bath - pains - electric blanket - AEPG visit."

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 “loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men”

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