Question: Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game is an upcoming role-playing survival horror video game developed by Cyanide, it is based on the short story, "The Call of Cthulhu", a short story by which American writer?
Context: Parasite Eve II (パラサイト・イヴ2 ) is an action role-playing survival horror video game released for the PlayStation.  The game was developed by Square and published in Japan in 1999 and in both North America and, unlike the previous game, in PAL regions in 2000.  It is the sequel to "Parasite Eve" and the second game in the series of the same name. Cthulhu ( ; for variant pronunciations, see below) is a cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published in the American pulp magazine "Weird Tales" in 1928.  Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon of Lovecraftian cosmic entities, the creature has since been featured in numerous popular culture references.  Lovecraft depicts Cthulhu as a gigantic entity worshipped by cultists.  Cthulhu's appearance is described as looking like an octopus, a dragon and a caricature of human form.  Its name was given to the Lovecraft-inspired universe where it and its fellow entities existed, the Cthulhu Mythos. Dead Island: Riptide is an action role-playing survival horror video game and stand-alone expansion to "Dead Island" developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver, released in April 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.  "Riptide" serves as a continuation of the story to 2011's "Dead Island", with the original four survivors, plus a new survivor, arriving on another island in the Banoi archipelago, which has also been overrun by zombies. Dead Island 2 is an upcoming action role-playing survival horror video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Deep Silver for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.  The game was originally being developed by Yager Development, until Sumo Digital took over development in March 2016.  It is the sequel to 2011 video game "Dead Island" and the third major installment in the "Dead Island" series.  The game's main storyline is set several months after the events of "Dead Island" and "Escape Dead Island".  Unlike its predecessors, which took place on islands as the titles state, "Dead Island 2" takes place in various locations in California. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is a first-person shooter survival horror video game developed by Ukrainian video game developer GSC Game World for Microsoft Windows.  It is the third game released in the "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." series of computer games, following "" and "", with the game's narrative and events following the former.  It was first published in the CIS territories by GSC World Publishing on 2 October 2009, before later being released by bitComposer Games in Europe in November 2009, and in North America and Australia in February 2010. The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.  The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of Lovecraft's, to identify the settings, tropes, and lore employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors.  The name "Cthulhu" derives from the central creature in Lovecraft's seminal short story, "The Call of Cthulhu", first published in the pulp magazine "Weird Tales" in 1926.  Richard L. Tierney, a writer who also wrote "Mythos" tales, later applied the term "Derleth Mythos" to distinguish Lovecraft's works from Derleth's later stories, which modify key tenets of the "Mythos".  Authors of Lovecraftian horror in particular frequently use elements of the Cthulhu Mythos. Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game is an upcoming role-playing survival horror video game developed by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows.  The game features a semi-open world environment and will incorporate themes of Lovecraftian and psychological horror into a story which includes elements of investigation and stealth.  It is based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Call of Cthulhu", while also being an adaptation of the 1981 role-playing game of the same name. "The Call of Cthulhu" is a short story by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft.  Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in the pulp magazine "Weird Tales", in February 1928. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a survival horror video game developed by Headfirst Productions and published by Bethesda Softworks with 2K Games and Ubisoft for the PC and Xbox systems.  The game was published for the Xbox in 2005 and the PC in 2006.  "Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth" combines an action-adventure game with a relatively realistic first-person shooter and elements of a stealth game. System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing survival horror video game for personal computers.  The title was designed by Ken Levine and co-developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios.  Originally intended to be a standalone title, its story was changed during production into a sequel to the 1994 PC game "System Shock".  The alterations were made when Electronic Arts—who owned the "System Shock" franchise rights—signed on as publisher.
Answer: H. P. Lovecraft