H P Lovecraft August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937)

Howard Phillips “H. P.” Lovecraft August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937)

H.P. Lovecraft the American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre.