books.google.com - Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born late in the 19th century, but it was not until after his death in 1937 that he became a worldwide icon of horror and supernatural fiction. Influenced largely by Lord Dunsany and Edgar Allan Poe, Lovecraft's stories are known for their unique assimilation of gothic themes...http://books.google.com/books/about/H_p_Lovecraft_in_Popular_Culture.html?id=3jTFK9HTZaUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareH.p. Lovecraft in Popular Culture
