num_pages: 210
description: Recognized as a major innovator in the weird story H. P. Lovecraft (1890 1937) was an author whose influence was felt by nearly every writer of horror fantasy and science fiction in the second half of the twentieth century. Considered one of the leading writers of gothic horror Lovecraft and his work continue to inspire writers today. In Lovecraft and Influence: His Predecessors and Successors Robert H. Waugh has assembled essays that are vast in scope ranging from the Bible through the Edwardian period and well into the present. This collection is devoted to authors whose work had an impact on Lovecraft Alexander Pope Jonathan Swift Nathaniel Hawthorne Edgar Allan Poe and Lord Dunsany and those who drew inspiration from him including William S. Burroughs Ramsey Campbell Thomas Ligotti and Stephen King. A fascinating anthology Lovecraft and Influence will appeal to aficionados of classic horror fantasy and science fiction and those with an interest in modern authors whose works reflect and honor Lovecraft s enduring legacy.
language: English
title: Lovecraft and Influence: His Predecessors and Successors
publisher: Scarecrow Press