The Secret Life of H.P. Lovecraft by W.J. Renehan

From such standards as 'Dagon' and 'Herbert West - Reanimator,' up through such classics as 'The Call of Cthulhu' and 'At the Mountains of Madness,' the master storyteller sheds light on his dark inspirations and the backgrounds thereof. Lovecraft reveals the genesis of his Cthulhu mythos in all its striking detail. Lovecraft By Sam Gafford, illustrated by Jason Eckhardt (PS Publishing).In this harrowing confession H.P. Some Notes on a Non-entity: The Life of H. Includes some of Lovecraft’s autobiographical writings. The final chapter of this hardback, “Personal,” A collection of 65 reminiscences by those who knew Lovecraft Remembered Edited by Peter Cannon (Arkham House). Touching account by one of Lovecraft’s final correspondents. Lovecraft and Willis Conover New Introduction by S.T. AĬollection of Lovecraft’s letters and essays arranged to form an autobiography. Lord of a Visible World: An Autobiography in Letters By H.P. In the Mountains of Madness: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Joshi examines all aspects of Lovecraft’s life and works Lovecraft: A Life which restores 150,000 words excised from the original manuscript, making A new and unabridged version of Joshi’s H.P. I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H.P. Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Dreamer on the Nightside By Frank Belknap Long (Arkham House). Lovecraft: The Mysterious Man Behind theĭarkness By Charlotte Montague (Chartwell Books). Lavishly illustrated, this inexpensive book is very accessibleįor those new to Lovecraft, but still a treat for those already familiar with him. Imagination” series, targeted at young adult readers. Lovecraft: Master of Weird Fiction By William Schoell (Morgan Reynolds Publishing).

Lovecraft: An Introduction to His Life and Unabridged version, I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H.P. Published in 1996, this has now been superseded by the Still, it’s a good overview of Lovecraft’s life and Unfortunately, it also has many errors of fact and de Camp tends to be very Originally published as Lovecraft: Aīiography in 1975, this has long been the most prominent and available of Lovecraftīiographies. The Gentleman from Angell Street: Memories of H.P. Essentially a much shorter and more accessible Universe By Donald Tyson (Llewellyn Worldwide). Lovecraft By Paul Roland (Plexus Publishing). A collection of 67 memoirsĪnd tributes in honor of H. This chapbook collects many of Lovecraft’s own Includes some of the more important out-of-print books. This list includes mostly in-print volumes but also Despite being relatively unknown by the general public, there is plenty of biographical

The Secret Life of H.P. Lovecraft by W.J. Renehan