H. P. Lovecraft
Born	1890
Died	1937 (aged 47)
Language	English
Genre	Cosmic Horror, Horror
Nationality	American
Gender	Male

H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft was an American author who primarily wrote in English.

H.P. Lovecraft (Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 1890–1937) was an American author known for his contributions to the horror genre. His stories, set in the fictional Cthulhu Mythos, introduced cosmic horror and otherworldly entities. Lovecraft’s works have influenced countless writers and creators in the realms of horror and science fiction.

Short Stories written by H. P. Lovecraft

A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson 1909 - ... Read more
Azathoth 1909 - When age fell upon the world, and wonder went out of the minds of men; when grey cities reared to… ... Read more
Beyond the Wall of Sleep 1909 - I have often wondered if the majority of mankind ever pause to reflect upon the occasionally titanic significance of dreams,… ... Read more
Celephais 1909 - In a dream Kuranes saw the city in the valley, and the seacoast beyond, and the snowy peak overlooking the… ... Read more
Cool Air 1909 - You ask me to explain why I am afraid of a draught of cool air; why I shiver more than… ... Read more
Dagon 1909 - I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more. Penniless, and at… ... Read more
Ex Oblivione 1921 - When the last days were upon me, and the ugly trifles of existence began to drive me to madness like… ... Read more
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family 1909 - Life is a hideous thing, and from the background behind what we know of it peer daemoniacal hints of truth… ... Read more
From Beyond 1909 - Horrible beyond conception was the change which had taken place in my best friend, Crawford Tillinghast. I had not seen… ... Read more
He 1909 - ... Read more
Herbert West: Reanimator 1909 - Of Herbert West, who was my friend in college and in after life, I can speak only with extreme terror.… ... Read more
History of the Necronomicon 1909 - Original title Al Azif azif being the word used by Arabs to designate that nocturnal sound (made by insects)… ... Read more
Hypnos 1909 - Apropos of sleep, that sinister adventure of all our nights, we may say that men go to bed daily with… ... Read more
Ibid 1909 - ... Read more
In The Vault 1909 - There is nothing more absurd, as I view it, than that conventional association of the homely and the wholesome which… ... Read more
Memory 1909 - In the valley of Nis the accursed waning moon shines thinly, tearing a path for its light with feeble horns… ... Read more
Nyarlathotep 1909 - Nyarlathotep... the crawling chaos... I am the last... I will tell the audient void... I do not recall distinctly when… ... Read more
Old Bugs 1909 - ... Read more
Pickman’s Model 1909 - ... Read more
Polaris 1909 - Into the North Window of my chamber glows the Pole Star with uncanny light. All through the long hellish hours… ... Read more
Sweet Ermengarde 1909 - Sweet Ermengarde or, The Heart of a Country Girl by Percy Simple Chapter I A Simple Rustic Maid Ermengarde Stubbs… ... Read more
The Alchemist 1909 - High up, crowning the grassy summit of a swelling mount whose sides are wooded near the base with the gnarled… ... Read more
The Beast in the Cave 1909 - The horrible conclusion which had been gradually obtruding itself upon my confused and reluctant mind was now an awful certainty.… ... Read more
The Book 1909 - ... Read more
The Call of Cthulhu 1909 - I: The Horror in Clay The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human… ... Read more
The Cats of Ulthar 1920 - It is said that in Ulthar, which lies beyond the river Skai, no man may kill a cat; and this… ... Read more
The Colour Out of Space 1909 - West of Arkham the hills rise wild, and there are valleys with deep woods that no axe has ever cut.… ... Read more
The Crawling Chaos 1909 - Of the pleasures and pains of opium much has been written. The ecstasies and horrors of De Quincey and the… ... Read more
The Descendant 1909 - IWhen Professor Linyard came back from his holiday in the Maine woods the air of rejuvenation he brought with him… ... Read more
The Doom That Came to Sarnath 1909 - There is in the land of Mnar a vast still lake that is fed by no stream, and out of… ... Read more
The Evil Clergyman 1909 - ... Read more
The Festival 1909 - I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern sea was upon me. In the twilight I heard… ... Read more
The Haunter of the Dark 1909 - ... Read more
The Hound 1909 - In my tortured ears there sounds unceasingly a nightmare whirring and flapping, and a faint distant baying as of some… ... Read more
The Little Glass Bottle 1909 - Heave to, theres something floating to the leeward the speaker was a short stockily built man whose name was William… ... Read more
The Lurking Fear 1909 - I. THE SHADOW ON THE CHIMNEY There was thunder in the air on the night I went to the deserted… ... Read more
The Moon Bog 1909 - ... Read more
The Music of Erich Zann 1909 - I have examined maps of the city with the greatest care, yet have never again found the Rue dAuseil. These… ... Read more
The Mysterious Ship 1909 - The Royal Press 1902 Chapter 1. In the spring of 1847, the little village of Ruralville was thrown into a… ... Read more
The Mystery of the Grave-Yard or “A Dead Man’s Revenge” 1909 - ... Read more
The Nameless City 1909 - When I drew nigh the nameless city I knew it was accursed. I was traveling in a parched and terrible… ... Read more
The Other Gods 1909 - ... Read more
The Outsider 1921 - Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness. Wretched is he who looks back… ... Read more
The Picture in the House 1909 - Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places. For them are the catacombs of Ptolemais, and the carven mausolea of the… ... Read more
The Quest of Iranon 1909 - Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe… ... Read more
The Rats in the Walls 1909 - On 16 July 1923, I moved into Exham Priory after the last workman had finished his labours. The restoration had… ... Read more
The Secret Cave, or John Lees Adventure 1909 - Now be good children Said Mrs. Lee While I am away & dont get into mischief. Mr. & Mrs. Lee… ... Read more
The Shunned House 1937 - From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent. Sometimes it enters directly into the composition of the events,… ... Read more
The Silver Key 1909 - When Randolph Carter was thirty he lost the key of the gate of dreams. Prior to that time he had… ... Read more
The Statement of Randolph Carter 1909 - Again I say, I do not know what has become of Harley Warren, though I think--almost hope--that he is in… ... Read more
The Strange High House in the Mist 1909 - In the morning, mist comes up from the sea by the cliffs beyond Kingsport. White and feathery it comes from… ... Read more
The Street 1909 - There be those who say that things and places have souls, and there be those who say they have not;… ... Read more
The Temple 1909 - On August 20, 1917, I, Karl Heinrich, Graf von Altberg-Ehrenstein, Lieutenant-Commander in the Imperial German Navy and in charge of… ... Read more
The Terrible Old Man 1920 - It was the design of Angelo Ricci and Joe Czanek and Manuel Silva to call on the Terrible Old Man.… ... Read more
The Thing on the Doorstep 1909 - I It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I… ... Read more
The Tomb 1909 - In relating the circumstances which have led to my confinement within this refuge for the demented, I am aware that… ... Read more
The Transition of Juan Romero 1909 - ... Read more
The Tree 1909 - On a verdant slope of Mount Maenalus, in Arcadia, there stands an olive grove about the ruins of a villa.… ... Read more
The Unnamable 1909 - We were sitting on a dilapidated seventeenth-century tomb in the late afternoon of an autumn day at the old burying… ... Read more
The Very Old Folk 1909 - ... Read more
The White Ship 1909 - King Henry, the Handsome Scholar, had one son, named William, whom he dearly loved. The young man was noble and… ... Read more
What the Moon Brings 1909 - I hate the moon - I am afraid of it - for when it shines on certain scenes familiar and… ... Read more