Lovecraft Biographies

Diocletian · Post by **Diocletian** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:54 am

Hi all, new member here. Having read and finding myself sucked into the whole Cthulu mythos, I'd interested in reading a bit more (in printed form, not on a screen!) about our man HP Lovecraft.
Amazon UK have some biographies of the man, I'm just wondering if anyone can recommend me a really good one?

I just ordered ones on Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke - a Lovecraft one would be a nice companion for those two.

Rodr-Evil · Post by **Rodr-Evil** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:05 am

Hello and welcome man, I have the Arthur C. Clarke one (in printed form of course, he) is very good.

Diocletian · Post by **Diocletian** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:33 am

Cheers Rodr, I read one on Asimov before and it was fantastic so thought I'd give some more a try.

Hodgson · Post by **Hodgson** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:37 am

As far as I know, the most comprehensive biography is the one by S.T. Joshi, which I read some months back. It runs to around 900 pages, I think, and is fairly thorough.

Hodgson · Post by **Hodgson** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:40 am

Here's a link to the book: http://www.amazon.com/H-P-Lovecraft-S-T ... 0940884887

And here's another article on Lovecraft:
http://www.themodernword.com/scriptorium/lovecraft.html

Diocletian · Post by **Diocletian** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:02 am

Hodgson wrote:As far as I know, the most comprehensive biography is the one by S.T. Joshi, which I read some months back. It runs to around 900 pages, I think, and is fairly thorough.

Yes, but is it any good?

Is it an enjoyable read? Thanks for the links BTW.

Hodgson · Post by **Hodgson** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:01 pm

Yes, it's good. It's far from perfect, but I haven't seen anything better.

Eldritch · Post by **Eldritch** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:28 pm

Try Dreamer on the Night Side by Frank "Belknappius" Long. It encapsulates everything about HPL that made him so memorable, from his dislike of straight-backed chairs to his remarkably kind demeanor.

tsathoggua · Post by **tsathoggua** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:38 pm

there is a most excellent a pleasantly short biography accompanying my copy of the necronomicon (commerative edition) i dont know how obtainable it is though...