The H.P. Lovecraft Archive

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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;
POPULAR CULTURE details the movies, games, music, and art based on Lovecraft’s works, as well as the “Cthulhu Mythos”;
INTERNET RESOURCES gives information on other Lovecraft-related sites, newsgroups, and FTP sites; and
ABOUT THIS SITE outlines the purpose and goals of this site

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WHAT’S NEW

30 April 2013:	Created pages for H.P. Lovecraft: Great Tales of Horror (Fall River Press) and The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Tales That Truly Terrify from the Master of Horror (Prion Books).
5 March 2013:	Added bibliographic information about the paperback edition of I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H.P. Lovecraft and the revised editions of The Annotated Supernatural Horror in Literature and Lovecraft’s Library: A Catalogue, all from Hippocampus Press.
19 February 2013:	Moved to a new hosting provider which gives us advanced database capabilities for future developments. If you notice any major issues, please Contact Us!
19 October 2012:	Created a page for Metro Books’ illustrated biography, H.P. Lovecraft: Nightmare Countries, by S.T. Joshi, available only from Barnes & Noble.
20 August 2012:	Happy Birthday to H.P. Lovecraft! Created a new page of “Lovecraft Quotations” and fleshed out the “Lovecraft’s Friends and Acquaintances” page (a thorough overhaul of the very old and incomplete “H.P. Lovecraft’s Correspondents” page).

Site Last Revised 30 April 2013
URL: http://www.hplovecraft.com/

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