![]() The forces of good were supposed to have won, locking Cthulhu and others beneath the earth, the ocean, and elsewhere. While Lovecraft considered his pantheon of alien gods a mere plot device, Derleth created an entire cosmology, complete with a war between the good Elder Gods and the evil Outer Gods, such as Cthulhu and his ilk. He added to and expanded on Lovecraft’s vision, not without controversy. August Derleth founded Arkham House with Donald Wandrei to preserve Lovecraft’s works and keep them in print. For example, he made use of Clark Ashton Smith’s Tsathoggua in The Mound.Īfter Lovecraft’s death, the Lovecraft Circle carried on. This group became known as the “Lovecraft Circle”, since their writings freely borrowed Lovecraft’s motifs, with his encouragement. He did, however, correspond regularly with other contemporary writers such as Clark Ashton Smith and August Derleth, who became his friends, even though he never met them in person. While his stories appeared in prominent pulp magazines such as Weird Tales, not many people knew his name. ![]() Lovecraft was relatively unknown during his lifetime. ![]() Lovecraft is best known for his creation of a body of work that became known as the Cthulhu Mythos. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 – 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. ![]()
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