What is H. P. Lovecraft?
{{Infobox writer|name=H. P. Lovecraft|image=H. P. Lovecraft, June 1934.jpg|imagesize=285px|caption=Lovecraft in 1934|birth_name=Howard Phillips Lovecraft|birth_date={{birth date|1890|8|20|mf=y}}|birth_place=[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], Rhode Island, U.S.|death_date={{death date and age|1937|3|15|1890|8|20|mf=yes}}|death_place=Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.}}'''Howard Phillips Lovecraft''' (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an [[Americans|American]] [[writer]] of [[fantasy]], [[horror fiction|horror]] and [[science fiction]]. He wrote many [[scary]] [[short story|short stories]]. These often were about odd creatures that Lovecraft made up by himself or with his friends, including [[August Derleth]], who wrote mysteries. The creatures did not really care about [[human]] people at all, so they were not out to hurt people, but if they did, they did not care. They looked at us like we would be [[ant]]s. Their behaviour, attitude and look also tended to make people go crazy. One of his most famous creations was [[Cthulhu]], a giant and powerful alien being that some humans worship as a god. He also made up many other strange alien gods, like Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep, and Azathoth. Together his works and ideas about these characters are called the '''Cthulhu Mythos'''. Lovecraft's stories were inspiration for lots of other [[writer]]s.The spirit of his works, presenting a world that does not care, is present in many works of fiction. Lovecraft was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] on August 20, 1890. He was the only child in the family. He died of [[small intestine cancer]] there. <!-- content moved here from doubled article Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the [[universe]] is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his [[Cthulhu Mythos]], a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying en