Question: Crouch End is a horror story by Stephen King, originally published in "New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos" (1980), it contains distinct references to the horror fiction of which American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction?
Sentence (from "Crouch End (short story)"): Crouch End is a horror story by Stephen King, originally published in "New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos" (1980), and republished in a slightly different version in King's "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" collection (1993).
Relevant evidence: No