who is howard lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft. This article is about the author. For the rock group, see H. P. Lovecraft (band). Howard Phillips Lovecraft (/ËlÊvkrÃ¦ft, -ËkrÉËft/; August 20, 1890 â March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction.