H.P. Lovecraft was an influential horror fiction writer born in 1890 in Providence, Rhode Island where he also died in 1937. He is famous for his short stories of dark fantasy, science fiction, and gothic tales that used psychological horror to mess with the reader's mind and question their reality. Some of his most famous works included The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow Out of Time, and At the Mountains of Madness. He created iconic characters like Cthulhu and Dagon who were ancient gods and wrote of a cult called the Order of Dagon trying to bring the ancient ones back to Earth, building an entire world outside of reality.

1. H.P. Lovecraft
A BRIEF HISTORY OF AN INFLUENTIAL HORROR FICTION WRITER

2. Basic Information
• He was born on August 20, 1890.
• He died on March 15, 1937.
• He was born and died in
Povidence, Rhode Island.
• His full name was Howard Philips
Lovecraft.

3. What He did
 Lovecraft Is famous for his short stories.
 He was also a poet and editor.
 He mostly wrote dark fantasy, science fiction, and gothic
stories.
 Psychological horror was often used in his stories.
 He liked to write about things that would mess with a person’s
mind and make them question their reality.
Some of his work includes The Call of
Cthulhu, The Shadow Out of Time, and
At the Mountains of Madness.

4. Characters and Worlds
Lovecraft is responsible for such
characters as Cthulhu and Dagon,
who were known as basically
ancient Gods.
He wrote about a cult called the
Order of Dagon which was trying to
make the ancient ones return to
Earth.
He created a whole world outside o
reality.

5. The Death of a Genius Mind
In his last few years alive, Lovecraft
developed cancer of the small intestine
and was malnourished. The money he
made writing did not cover his expenses.
He lived in constant pain until he died.

6. Influence
Stephen King Clive Barker
Lovecraft has influenced many great horror
and fiction writers such as: