H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937)

H. P. Lovecraft was an American writer whose fiction helped define modern cosmic horror. In stories such as “The Call of Cthulhu” and “The Shadow over Innsmouth,” he portrayed humanity as fragile before vast, unknowable forces. His imaginative mythos and atmosphere profoundly influenced later horror, weird fiction, and fantasy.