Jason Spisak Narrates Lovecraft

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England. He lived affluently despite his father's institutionalization in 1893 until, following the death of his grandfather, the family's wealth eventually dissipated. Lovecraft then lived with his mother, in reduced financial security, until her institutionalization in 1919.

He began to write essays for the United Amateur Press Association, and in 1913 he wrote a critical letter to a pulp magazine that ultimately led to his involvement in pulp fiction. He became active in the speculative fiction community and was published in several pulp magazines.

Lovecraft moved to New York, marrying Sonia Greene in 1924, and later became the center of a wider group of authors known as the "Lovecraft Circle". They introduced him to Weird Tales, which would become his most prominent publisher. Lovecraft's time in New York took a toll on his mental state and financial conditions.

He returned to Providence in 1926 and produced some of his most popular works, including "The Call of Cthulhu", "At the Mountains of Madness", "The Shadow over Innsmouth", and "The Shadow Out of Time". He would remain active as a writer until his death from intestinal cancer at the age of 46.