H. P. Lovecraft's Influence In Literature

In every time period there is always a writers that dominates a certain genre. These individuals are masters in their fields and can evoke the deepest feeling in their readers. There are many of these writers in every generation for every genre. In the field of horror two writers should spring to everyone's mind. Edgar Allen Poe and Stephen King. Both writers have made their marks in literature for exploring the darker sides of imagination producing writings that can leave readers shaken from freight. Although both authors are from different time periods they have similarities in writing that shows their skills.

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win”(King). Stephen King is one of the most famous horror fiction writers in history, with such classic works as The Shining and It on his resume. However, King would be nothing if it weren’t for the tortured, Edgar Allan Poe(1809-1849). Poe’s works seem to project the monsters and ghosts which lived inside him, through his awful, short life. Poe writings are woven tightly with language holding hidden meanings and psychological anguish. Argumentary the most famous work of Poe is The Fall of the House of Usher(The House of Usher), as the short story incorporates every trope of modern horror, important among these is the setting. A nameless narrator

Edgar Allan Poe's career may have been a failure considering what he set out to do, but he did achieve some success and notoriety in his own lifetime. His most successful poem was, of course, "The Raven," a piece he composed to satisfy popular taste. But some of his short fiction was popular as well. As an editor and publisher, however, Poe did not quite achieve the greatness he sought. His legacy grew only after his death, thanks to his literary executor R. W. Griswold, who "won more permanent attention for him after his death by exaggerating his neurotic debility and inherited dipsomania to make him an almost Satanic figure" (Bradbury 206). This paper will examine Poe's poetic and short story successes and failures, and show how he was not quite the "Satanic figure" that the reading public preferred to imagine him to be.

Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th century American writer who is best known for his poetries and short stories.Poe wrote in many genres;however, his most famous works were written in the mystery or horror genre.According to Robert Giordano,”Poe wrote quite a few gothic stories about murder, revenge, torture, the plague, being buried alive, and insanity” (Giordano).Many of his prominent works include “The Raven,”The Fall of the House of Usher,” and ”The Tell-tale Heart.” The spectacular work of Edgar Allan Poe would be commended and acknowledged throughout history.

In the short story," The Hound", By H.P. Lovecraft, the author seems to be using a vivid amount of personification. The dancing death fires. But the autumn moon shone weak and pale, we could not be sure. When they closed St. John's coffin, what did they see? The Hound by H.P. Lovecraft is trying to draw the reader into the story by luring us into the fact that the just robbed a dead guy or a corpse as some would call it. He tells us that the guy in the story committed suicide because he couldn't take any more of the noise and being "paranoid".

Chills run down your spine as a breath of wind rushes past your frame. Incoherent whispering fills your ear due to the flowing wind… Edgar Allen Poe, one of America’s most prolific writers, wrote numerous horror stories that defined the genre for modern writing. Effort went into creating the style that he was known for, but was it constant from one story to the next? Despite differences in plot and length there are similarities of tone, setting, structure, narration, and character between two of his most famous stories, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” that allude to Poe’s true writing style.

Dagon is a short story written by the American horror and fantasy writer H.P. Lovecraft in 1917. The story began with an unknown narrator telling the story of his abduction by the German sea-raiders. Later on, the protagonist continues the story of his successful escape in a small boat from these sea-raiders. After being lost for days in the sea, the man became haunted by his dreams, nightmares, and delusions. He told the story of how he was asleep and unexpectedly found himself in the middle of a black mire in the middle of the ocean after his boat had drifted. He went into the mire in an attempt to find dry land, a ship, or someone who can help him. He found a white monolithic statue with aquatic hieroglyphics on it and a giant creature looks like a giant fish worshiping it. He then starts his hallucination where he says that he ran back to his boat singing and laughing. Afterwards, he woke up in San Francisco hospital and knew that a ship saved him. Due to his hallucinations and nightmares, he became a morphine addict and he wrote this story as his suicide letter.

H.P. Lovecraft wrote the short story, “The Dunwich horror,” in 1928 and had it published in april of 1929. He has written other works such as “The Call of Cthulhu,” “Dagon,” “The Shadow over Innsmouth,” “The Colour Out of Space,” and “From Beyond.” Many common themes within his work are non human influences on humanity and forbidden knowledge. In many of his stories there are unknown creatures that cause humans to go insane. Also, his short stories have curiosity of the unknown. H.P Lovecraft likes to write about science fiction and mythology. Most of his pieces have mythological creatures that he either makes up or learns about from other cultures. In “The Dunwich Horror” he uses characterization to build up the suspense and views from each

Having composed tales of terror and barbaric behavior treasure-mystery became another genre that can be traced back to Poe. He made people feel like they were actually apart of his stories. The style and way the words flowed on the page made Poe’s stories unforgettable to everyone who read them. Much of his fame isn’t just from the tales he wrote, a heap of his fame comes from the insight he had into new advancements.

James Mercer Langston Hughes (more famously known as Langston Hughes) was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 2, 1902. His parents divorced while he was still young. He then lived with his grandmother until she passed away while he was in his early teens, he then went to live with his mother. During the time that he lived with his mother, Langston Hughes first began to start writing. It was

Facts about Langston Hughes. Born on February 1st , 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He was raised by his grandmother until he was 13 years old.

Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King are two authors I will discuss in this essay. I will compare how they create a sense of horror, the importance of setting, atmosphere and also how their characters are developed. The short stories that will be compared by these authors are “The Tell Tale Heart” by Poe and “The Man in the Black Suit” by Stephen King. Both short stories has its own unique writing style. Poe and King writing is very similar but different it their own way. They both have the same subject which is horror, but one is coming from a traditional point of view and the other is from the twentieth century time period. Let’s examine some of their differences.

The Lovecraft Bar in Portland, Oregon is a tribute to the prolific horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft. This bar provides a whole world of Lovecraft horror experience and much more. True to its theme, the walls of the horror themed dance bar are painted jet black with severed doll heads and skeletons poking out. The place is decorated with an eight foot tall statue of Cthulhu- a creepy character created by Lovecraft along with several other spooky statues and artworks. Additionally, it hosts a number of themed parties, live music, tarot reading, reading by authors

As the United States became a flourishing nation in the 1800’s, American entertainment such as poetry and short stories began to unfold by up-and-coming writers. Among these artists of text, Edgar Allan Poe is without a doubt an incredibly prominent figure when discussing American literature. A celebrity after his critically acclaimed poem, “The Raven,” he was one of the earliest American authors to craft and perfect the short story. Furthermore, Poe is credited to contribute much to the horror and science-fiction genres, as well as being the inventor of the detective-fiction genre, as his novel The Murders in the Rue Morgue in 1841, predates the most famous character of the genre, Sherlock Holmes, in 1887 (Genesis: 1841). Under a constant struggle to make ends meet, he was among the first American authors to make a living strictly off his pieces of literature, which was not exactly a successful money-making career path (Graves). Which made matters even worse, several of his closest family members, relatives, and relationships all fell to tuberculosis, the final of which he attempted to take care of by himself, even though he was essentially penniless up to his mysterious death in 1849 (Hossick). With great success, however, it is important to analyze how this legendary writer came to be.

Both Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft were known for their tales of horror, shocking discoveries and mysterious characters. Lovecraft was known to have mimicked Poe’s style in his popular horror stories of the early 20th century. Poe, one of the most famous writers of short stories and poems in the 19th century, amazed readers with his rich descriptions and chilling plots. Neither disappoint in two of their stories: Poe’s “Tale of the Ragged Mountains” and Lovecraft’s “The Outsider.” Although these are not the most famous of each authors’ works, scholars often debate over the meaning and themes of each story. One common theme in both the