Century Quote by Stephen King

I have read H.P. Lovecraft, and I understand why he has influenced so much of horror writing. But because of his history, I wasn't…

— Misha Green

I do think that Lovecraft is very influential to the horror genre, but I also didn't want to ignore the fact that he's a…

— Misha Green

“When I first read Lovecraft around 1971, and even more so when I began to read about his life, I immediately knew that I…

— Thomas Ligotti

“H.P. Lovecraft is for fantasy fiction what C.G. Jung is for analytical psychology.”

— Bogdan Vaida

H.P. Lovecraft is for the summer between junior and senior years in high school. Cosmic fear hits you about then anyway -- you realize…

— Howard Waldrop

Mike Mignola's 'Hellboy' was influenced by Lovecraft big time. He wanted to make his monsters Lovecraftian. But I think many other films have been…

— Guillermo del Toro

I read H.P. Lovecraft. I also like Sword and Sorcery stuff, Arthurian legend.

— Bruce Boxleitner

Now, after 18 years, not a sign of Lovecraft in my work.

— Brian Lumley

The genre of horror is really just a way to manage much larger, much more terrifying realities in our daily worlds.

— Karyn Kusama

When I first read 'Lovecraft Country' I knew it had the potential to be unlike anything else on television.

— Misha Green

There are many talented and worthy writers engaging horror in new, imaginative, and yes, terrifying ways.

— Paul G. Tremblay

I don't believe that what Tears for Fears has done, and continues to do, can be pigeonholed into a genre or decade.

— Curt Smith