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H. P. LovecraftThe Colour Out of Space
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1927A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Cosmic Horror
These are several of Lovecraft’s best-known and most highly-regarded stories featuring the theme of cosmic horror
- “The Dunwich Horror” by H. P. Lovecraft (1929)
- “The Whisperer in Darkness” by H. P. Lovecraft (1931)
- At the Mountains of Madness H. P. Lovecraft (1936)
- At the Mountains of Madness on SuperSummary
- “The Call of Cthulhu” by H. P. Lovecraft (1981)
- “The Call of Cthulhu” on SuperSummary
Stephen King admits to being heavily influenced by Lovecraft. Lovecraftian influence suffuses a broad range of his work, including these and a number of short stories:
- From a Buick 8 on SuperSummary
- It on SuperSummary
- The Mist on SuperSummary
- Under the Dome on SuperSummary
- The Outsider on SuperSummary
- The Dark Tower on SuperSummary
The Hellboy series (1993) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Mike Mignola
- The Hellboy series contains numerous Lovecraftian elements, images, and ideas. He and Guillermo Del Toro collaborated to produce the 2004 film adaptation.
The Laundry Files series by Charles Stross (2006-present), explicitly based on Lovecraft’s universe.
Other contemporary writers influenced by Lovecraft:
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