An eccentric recluse from Providence. Bold traveler. The father of modern supernatural horror. The creator of the god Cthulhu, the magic of the occult "Necronomicon" and at the same time an atheist. Samizdat author. The last gentleman of the 20th century. A good friend with a great sense of humor. Racist and misogynist. Faithful husband. Unmercenary co-author. Amateur and prominent editor. paradoxical thinker. A man of science who did not finish school. Nightmare writer and graphomaniac. An exquisite master of horror literature. All these contradictory opinions are somewhat true. And in order to explore the life and get a full impression of the personality and era of Lovecraft, this biography is written.

This is an expanded and updated two-volume version of the monumental biography that won the Bram Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Award. Book 2 covers the period of Lovecraft's life from 1925 to 1937.

An additional section describes Lovecraft's influence on modern culture - from 1937 to 2010.

"The other day I received a monumental biography Lovecraft and have been studying it ever since... Every major library in the world must have these two volumes in its collection. And Joshi should be recognized as the main biographer that he already established himself with the previous edition. – THOMAS LIGOTTI

“The final biography”. – JOYCE CAROL OATES

"A comprehensive theme tome serves as the definitive biography of Lovecraft." – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

The publisher's layout of the book has been saved in PDF A4 format.