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'''H. P. Lovecraft''' (1890-1937) was an [[United States of America|American]] author of fantasy and horror tales. He is the author who created the [[Cthulhu]] mythos, a fantasy world adapted by many subsequent authors. Lovecraft horror took many influences from [[Edgar Allan Poe]], [[Satanism]] and violent visions. On his ''At the Mountains of Madness'' he defends [[evolutionism|evolutionist religion]] as a truth. | '''H. P. Lovecraft''' (1890-1937) was an [[United States of America|American]] author of fantasy and horror tales. He is the author who created the [[Cthulhu]] mythos, a fantasy world adapted by many subsequent authors. Lovecraft horror took many influences from [[Edgar Allan Poe]], [[Satanism]] and violent visions. On his ''At the Mountains of Madness'' he defends [[evolutionism|evolutionist religion]] as a truth. | ||
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Revision as of 15:31, January 12, 2009
H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author of fantasy and horror tales. He is the author who created the Cthulhu mythos, a fantasy world adapted by many subsequent authors. Lovecraft horror took many influences from Edgar Allan Poe, Satanism and violent visions. On his At the Mountains of Madness he defends evolutionist religion as a truth.
Lovecraft has been accused of racism against Africans, Asians, and Arabs, as well as antisemitism for his portrayal of foreigners as keepers of evil secrets.
Works
- Dagon
- The Call of Cthulhu
- The Other Gods
- The Shadow Over Innsmouth
- At the Mountains of Madness