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- NAME: H.P. Lovecraft
- OCCUPATION: Author
- BIRTH DATE: August 20, 1890
- DEATH DATE: March 15, 1937
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Providence, Rhode Island
- PLACE OF DEATH: Providence, Rhode Island
- Full Name: Howard Phillips Lovecraft
- AKA: H.P. Lovecraft
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Horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft wrote short stories, novels and novellas, including "The Call of Cthulhu" and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
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He took editing and ghostwriting work to try to make ends meet. Lovecraft died of cancer on March 15, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island. He left behind more than 60 short stories and a few novel and novellas, including The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Lovecraft's passing was mourned by his devoted following of colleagues and aspiring writers with whom he corresponded and collaborated. Two of these friends, August Derleth and Donald Wandrei,
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formed a publishing company called Arkham House to promote and preserve Lovecraft's work.
Since his death, Lovecraft has earned greater acclaim than he enjoyed during his lifetime. He has been an inspiration to such writers as Peter Straub, Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. His stories have also served as the inspiration for numerous films, including 2011's Hunters of the Dark and 2007's Cthulhu. As Stephen King explained to American Heritage magazine, "Now that time has given us some perspective on his work, I think it is beyond doubt that H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale."
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