![]() Penguin added this book to its classics collection in 1999, and it’s been printed since then. It is also a great addition to your collection if you are already a fan. The Call Of Cthulhu And Other Weird Stories IMAGE SOURCE He’s spent his life writing from early childhood until his death. Except for the novels, he wrote poems, essays, stories, and hundreds of thousands of letters. Howard Phillips Lovecraft is a complex writer Stephen King called “20th century greatest practitioner of classical horror story”. Since the letter was discovered, he’s been considered racist and has damaged his reputation. The letter that he wrote in 1934 states that he considered lynching and treatment of African Americans ingenious. His posthumous success is a unique feel-good story, but it also brought to attention his flaws. ![]() ![]() The writer died of cancer in poverty at only 46 years of age, not knowing that his face would be printed one day on book covers and on posters, t-shirts, mugs, and so on. He was one of many underappreciated writers that gained major following and popularity only after his death. Lovecraft is a cult icon to the entire movement of fantasy, horror, and science fiction writers and readers. ![]() From today’s perspective, it is incredible that a man born in the 19th century could imagine SF so vividly and write stories that are so much ahead of its time. ![]()
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