H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) — known as H. P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction.
Lovecraft's guiding aesthetic and philosophical principle was what he termed "cosmicism" or "cosmic horror," the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally indifferent to the interests of humankind. As such, his stories express a profound indifference to human beliefs and affairs. Lovecraft is best known for his Cthulhu Mythos (terms he never used) story cycle and the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his lifetime, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. According to Joyce Carol Oates, Lovecraft — as with Edgar Allan Poe in the 19th century — has exerted "an incalculable influence on succeeding generations of writers of horror fiction". Stephen King called Lovecraft "the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale." King has even made it clear in his semi-autobiographical non-fiction book Danse Macabre that Lovecraft was responsible for King's own fascination with horror and the macabre, and was the single largest figure to influence his fiction writing. Lovecraft's stories have also been adapted into plays, films and games, while scores of writers have written what have been called "Lovecraftian fiction" producing volumes pastiches (imitations) that range from brilliant to poor.
Lovecraft's guiding aesthetic and philosophical principle was what he termed "cosmicism" or "cosmic horror", the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally inimical to the interests of humankind. As such, his stories express a profound indifference to human beliefs and affairs. Lovecraft is best known for his Cthulhu Mythos story cycle and the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his lifetime, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century.
Lovecraft's guiding aesthetic and philosophical principle was what he termed "cosmicism" or "cosmic horror," the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally indifferent to the interests of humankind. As such, his stories express a profound indifference to human beliefs and affairs. Lovecraft is best known for his Cthulhu Mythos (terms he never used) story cycle and the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his lifetime, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. According to Joyce Carol Oates, Lovecraft — as with Edgar Allan Poe in the 19th century — has exerted "an incalculable influence on succeeding generations of writers of horror fiction". Stephen King called Lovecraft "the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale." King has even made it clear in his semi-autobiographical non-fiction book Danse Macabre that Lovecraft was responsible for King's own fascination with horror and the macabre, and was the single largest figure to influence his fiction writing. Lovecraft's stories have also been adapted into plays, films and games, while scores of writers have written what have been called "Lovecraftian fiction" producing volumes pastiches (imitations) that range from brilliant to poor.
Lovecraft's guiding aesthetic and philosophical principle was what he termed "cosmicism" or "cosmic horror", the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally inimical to the interests of humankind. As such, his stories express a profound indifference to human beliefs and affairs. Lovecraft is best known for his Cthulhu Mythos story cycle and the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his lifetime, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century.
NecronomiCon Providence (August 23-25, 2013) conference and convention exploring the works of
H.P. Lovecraft and fellow writers of Weird Fiction and Cosmic Horror.
Our theme: “The Rational Mind in Supernatural Literature.”
NecronomiCon Providence
The answer from S. T. Joshi
Swan Point
at H. P. Lovecraft's
Stone
at H. P. Lovecraft's
Stone
H.P.L. is not actually buried here, but nearby. To find the stone: from the north: take exit 27 off Route 95;
turn east onto East Street and go two blocks to a fork; bear left at the
fork; go 0.8 miles and turn left onto Blackstone Boulevard; Swan Point
is the second left across the Boulevard. From the south: Take exit 3 off
Route 195; turn right onto Gano Street; go north on Gano to Waterman
Street; turn right on Waterman; at the second light, turn left onto
Butler Avenue; Butler turns into Blackstone Boulevard; Swan Point is 1.7
miles on the right.
Enter through the front gates of the cemetery and drive straight ahead; at the Barnaby monument, turn left onto Junction Avenue and then bear right at the Daniels grave marker onto Pond Avenue; go as straight as you can until you reach a "T" intersection with Avenue B; the Phillips family plot is directly in front of you.
Enter through the front gates of the cemetery and drive straight ahead; at the Barnaby monument, turn left onto Junction Avenue and then bear right at the Daniels grave marker onto Pond Avenue; go as straight as you can until you reach a "T" intersection with Avenue B; the Phillips family plot is directly in front of you.
Or ask the keeper at the building near the entrance, they are happy to show you.
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