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Pulp-fiction writer Howard Phillips "H.P." Lovecraft has for decades terrified an underground following of readers with horror stories about monsters and aliens. He's known to some as a bad writer, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In the early part of the 1900s, there was an awkward, slender man in New England who dreamt of ...

Various authors, read by various narrators. AudioGO, unabridged, 14 CDs, 17 hrs., $29.95 ISBN 978-1-62064-207-8 This first-rate collection of all things dark and horrifying features 20 classic tales ...

In the realm where science fiction, horror and fantasy meet lives the work of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, who endures as one of the world’s most imaginative writers. His mythos of interstellar deities ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. This is one of seven pages of ...

According to 20th Century fantasy writer H.P. Lovecraft, the alien deity known as Xirdneth is “an illusion-making entity with no true form.” This also describes a lot of attempts, on big screens and ...