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The H. P. Lovecraft Archive


H.P. Lovecraft
(1890–1937)
 
HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT (20 August 1890–15 March 1937) is probably best known as a writer of weird fiction, but some believe his voluminous correspondence to be his greatest accomplishment. You can explore his numerous facets through the many pages outlined here:

His Life provides information on Lovecraft’s life, family, correspondents, interests, and a photo gallery;
His Writings explores his wide variety of works, including his fiction and letters, and includes many electronic texts;
His Creations outlines his fictional elements including Lovecraftian locations in New England, a bestiary, and a list of grimoires;
His Study has information on biographies, literary criticism, bibliographies, periodicals, and online articles and forums;
Popular Culture details the movies, games, music, and art based on Lovecraft’s works, as well as the “Cthulhu Mythos”;
About This Site outlines the purpose and goals of this site.
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What’s New
13 April 2026: 
Created a new “Reference Works” page, which includes all the books from the old “Bibliographies” page plus seven books moved from the “Literary Criticism” page. Also moved four other books from the latter page to the “Biographies” page.
28 March 2026: 
Created a page for Reading Lovecraft in the Anthropocene: A New Dark Age by Christian Wilken (Routledge).
25 March 2026: 
Created a page for The Father’s Silence: H. P. Lovecraft and the Shadow of the Father by John L. McInnis III, edited with an Introduction by Dennard McInnis.
11 March 2026: 
Created a programmatic version of the listing of Collections of Lovecraft’s Works, sortable by Publication Year, Publisher, and Title.
5 March 2026: 
Created a page for H. P. Lovecraft: Midnight Studies by Jan B. W. Pedersen (Peter Lang).
 
Site Last Revised 13 April 2026
 
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