H.P. Lovecraft

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H.P. Lovecraft

Writing August 19, 1890

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American-born horror writer, best known for creating the “Cthulhu Mythos” —a series of short stories and novellas concerning ancient gods and unsp…

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Color Out of Space

Color Out of Space

6.1 2020 Movie
Re-Animator

Re-Animator

7.1 1985 Movie
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

7.4 2022 TV Show
From Beyond

From Beyond

6.5 1986 Movie
Bride of Re-Animator

Bride of Re-Animator

6.4 1990 Movie
Dagon

Dagon

6.1 2001 Movie
Beyond Re-Animator

Beyond Re-Animator

5.9 2003 Movie
Night Gallery

Night Gallery

7.8 1970 TV Show
Banshee Chapter

Banshee Chapter

5.6 2013 Movie
Castle Freak

Castle Freak

6.1 1996 Movie
The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

6.7 1963 Movie
Necronomicon

Necronomicon

6.0 1993 Movie

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Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American-born horror writer, best known for creating the “Cthulhu Mythos” —a series of short stories and novellas concerning ancient gods and unspeakable horrors that threaten to destroy humanity. He became one of most influential authors of the 20th century despite never finding significant critical or financial appreciation in his own short lifetime.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Dormant

    Movie Writer

  2. 2026
    Juvenile Inspektor: The Shadow Over Jõhvi

    Movie Writer

  3. 2025
    The Outsider

    Movie Writer

  4. 2025
    In the Grip of Terror

    Movie Original Story

  5. 2024
    Dagon

    Movie Short Story

  6. 2024
    The Outsider

    Movie Original Story

  7. 2024
    Hour Of The Witch

    Movie Writer

  8. 2024
    The Statement

    Movie Writer

  9. 2024
    H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones

    Movie Author

  10. 2023
    Suitable Flesh

    Movie Short Story

  11. 2023
    Ancient Lore

    Movie Writer

  12. 2023
    H.P. Lovecraft's Celephaïs

    Movie Writer

  13. 2023
    The Innsmouth School for Girls

    Movie Writer

  14. 2023
    Ex Oblivione

    Movie Writer

  15. 2022
    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

    TV show Short Story

  16. 2022
    At the Mountains of Madness

    Movie Original Story

More credits
  1. 2022
    The Hound

    Movie Original Story

  2. 2022
    H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House

    Movie Short Story

  3. 2021
    Lovecraft's Nyarlathotep

    Movie Writer

  4. 2021
    From Beyond

    Movie Original Story

  5. 2020
    Poetry and the Gods

    Movie Writer

  6. 2020
    The Ghost Writer Show - The Call of Cthulhu

    Movie Writer

  7. 2020
    Color Out of Space

    Movie Short Story

  8. 2019
    Black Water

    Movie Original Concept

  9. 2019
    Psychopompos

    Movie Original Story

  10. 2019
    The Outsider

    Movie Writer

  11. 2019
    The Music of Erich Zann

    Movie Story

  12. 2019
    The Picture in the House

    Movie Original Story

  13. 2018
    Herbert West: Reanimator

    Movie Original Story

  14. 2018
    Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

    Movie Author

  15. 2018
    The Strange House in the Mist

    Movie Story

  16. 2018
    At the Mountains of Madness

    Movie Writer

  17. 2017
    H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival Best of 2017

    Movie Writer

  18. 2017
    The Hound

    Movie Short Story

  19. 2017
    The Terrible Old Man

    Movie Story

  20. 2017
    Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

    Movie Author

  21. 2017
    The Colour Out of Space

    Movie Story

  22. 2017
    Herbert West: Re-Animator

    Movie Novel

  23. 2017
    Memory

    Movie Story

  24. 2016
    H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival Best of 2016

    Movie Writer