58. WRITERS: H.P. Lovecraft

So, you’ve seen his face on t-shirts and posters and on the covers of anthology books all over Providence, but who exactly is H. P. Lovecraft? Tune in to the first episode of Season 2 to find out! I cover a number of Providence locations in this episode, and you’re welcome to visit them while listening. Many are pretty close to one another. Here’s my recommended mini tour:  

• Lovecraft’s Birthplace Memorial (home demolished): 454 Angell Street, Providence, RI
• Lovecraft’s 2nd Home: 598 Angell Street, Providence, RI
• St. John’s Churchyard: 271 N. Main Street, Providence, RI
• Lovecraft’s 3rd Home: 10 Barnes Street, Providence, RI
• Lovecraft’s Final Home: 65 Prospect Street
• Lovecraft’s Grave: Swan Point Cemetery 

Episode Source Material

• H. P. Lovecraft: Nightmare Countries (The Master of Cosmic Horror) by S. T. Joshi (2012) Hardcover
• Today We Celebrate the Short, Unhappy Life of H.P. Lovecraft | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine  
• H. P. Lovecraft - Wikipedia
• The Fantasy Author H.P. Lovecraft at 125: Genius, Cult Icon, Racist - The Atlantic
• Her Letters To Lovecraft: Sarah Susan Phillips Lovecraft – Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
• Lovecraftian horror — and the racism at its core — explained
• Howard Phillips Lovecraft: The Life of a Gentleman of Providence
• Guide to Lovecraftian Sites in Rhode Island
• H.P. Lovecraft Birthplace - Providence, Rhode Island USA - Childhood Homes on Waymarking.com
• How to Find the Spirit of H.P. Lovecraft in Providence - The New York Times
• Reanimating Providence | The Haunts and Hauntings of H. P. Lovecraft
• I Am Providence”: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft – Chris Thayer - Issuu
• A Literary History of Weird Fiction: An Interview with S. T. Joshi
• The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft