His first stories were The Beast in the Cave, written in 1905, and The Alchemist, written in 1908. The Cthulhu Mythos would later inspire horror fiction through other media, such as films and games. It was during high school that Lovecraft would start producing short stories that would become the core of his Cthulhu Mythos - the fictional backdrop to many horror stories written by a series of horror authors.
He became involved with a small group of friends and enjoyed scientific studies, particularly chemistry. His desire for knowledge barely kept him from killing himself.ĭespite these setbacks and suffering through a bout of illness in 1904, Howard began high school, which he actually enjoyed. Lovecraft described this time as his darkest, and he was beset with thoughts of suicide. Howard and his mother were forced to relocate to a semi-detached house. In 1904, after a catastrophic business failure, he suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 70. He struggled to make friends and developed a withdrawn personality.īy the turn of the century, Howard’s grandfather, Whipple, who supported the family, suffered financial setbacks, and the family fortune began to decline. As a result, he spent much time in and out of school, with home-schooling making up a large portion of his education. He found a replacement for religion in his love for astronomy, and while still a child, he published for The Rhode Island Journal of Astronomy.Īs a child, he was also plagued by illness, the diagnosis of which is today unknown. He replied, “God is not equally a myth?” From a very young age, he began rejecting his Christian upbringing. Lovecraft recalled that at the age of five, he was told that Santa Claus did not exist. These night gaunts would later become part of Lovecraft’s stories. In these recurring dreams, the young Lovecraft was tormented by beings that he called “night gaunts,” and were inspired by the drawings of the French artist Gustave Doré. This was around the time that Howard started having nightmares. In 1896, the death of his grandmother sent the family into gloomy unhappiness.
By the age of three, Howard was already proficient. Howard became very close with his grandfather, who encouraged him to read and write. Lovecraft recounted that his mother was stricken with grief and never fully recovered from her husband’s absence and later death. After the admission of Winfield to the hospital, Howard and his mother, Sarah, went to live with her family.
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