H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American writer whose imaginative tales of cosmic horror helped shape modern supernatural fiction. Publishing many of his stories in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales, Lovecraft created a distinctive literary universe in which ancient and incomprehensible forces lurk beyond the limits of human understanding. His works-including The Call of Cthulhu, The Dunwich Horror, and At the Mountains of Madness-have influenced generations of writers and remain central to the tradition of weird and cosmic horror.