H. P. Lovecraft was an American author of horror, fantasy, poetry and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction. Lovecraft’s guiding aesthetic and philosophical principle was what he termed “cosmicism” or “cosmic horror,” the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds. Lovecraft is the originator of the Cthulhu Mythos story cycle and the Necronomicon, a fictional magical textbook of rites and forbidden lore. Although Lovecraft’s readership was limited during his lifetime, he is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. He was born on this day in 1890.
Note: Of course I replaced the head of 8-bit H. P. Lovecraft with that of his greatest creation, Cthulhu.
