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H. P. Lovecraft

American author (1890–1937)

For the band, see H. P. Lovecraft (band). For the album, see H. P. Lovecraft (album).

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H. P. Lovecraft

Lovecraft in 1934

BornHoward Phillips Lovecraft
(1890-08-20)August 20, 1890
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 1937(1937-03-15) (aged 46)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting placeSwan Point Cemetery, Providence
41°51′14″N71°22′52″W / 41.854021°N 71.381068°W / 41.854021; -71.381068
Pen name
  • Grandpa Theobald
  • E'ch-Pi-El
Occupation
  • Short story writer
  • editor
  • novelist
  • poet
GenreLovecraftian horror, dark fantasy, weird fiction, horror fiction, mythopoeia, science fiction, gothic fiction, fantasy
Literary movement
Years active1917–1937
Notable works
Spouse

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu My

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This Villain was Headlined onJune, 2011.

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Evil-doer

  • Mainstream
  • Original Mythos

Alias

Occupation

High Priest of the Great Old Ones

Leader of the Star Spawn of Cthulhu
Ruler of Earth (formerly)

Powers / Skills

Goals

Awaken from his slumber.

Retake his world and resume his rule.
Rule the universe alongside the Great Old Ones forever (all ongoing).

Crimes

Type of Villain

Cataclysmic Dark Messiah

“ In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.„
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Cthulhu

Fictional cosmic entity

For other uses, see Cthulhu (disambiguation).

Fictional character

Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu",[2] published by the American pulp magazineWeird Tales in 1928. Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon of Lovecraftian cosmic entities, this creature has since been featured in numerous pop culture references. Lovecraft depicts it as a gigantic entity worshipped by cultists, in the shape of a green octopus, dragon, and a caricature of human form. It is the namesake of the Lovecraft-inspired Cthulhu Mythos.

Etymology, spelling, and pronunciation

Invented by Lovecraft in 1928, the name Cthulhu was probably chosen to echo the word chthonic (Ancient Greek "of the earth"), as apparently suggested by Lovecraft himself at the end of his 1923 tale "The Rats in the Walls".[3] The chthonic, or earth-dwelling, spirit has precedents in numerous ancient and medieval mythologies, often guarding mines and precious underg

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