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    Howard Phillips Lovecraft - Dreamer on the Nightside
    Howard Phillips Lovecraft - Dreamer on the Nightside
    Howard Phillips Lovecraft - Dreamer on the Nightside
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    Howard Phillips Lovecraft - Dreamer on the Nightside

    By Frank Belknap Long

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    Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Dreamer on the Nightside is a biography of author H. P. Lovecraft, creator of the Cthulhu Mythos. It was written by Frank Belknap Long, a longtime friend of Lovecraft, and originally released in 1975.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateApr 10, 2019
    ISBN9781479423248
    Howard Phillips Lovecraft - Dreamer on the Nightside
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    Frank Belknap Long

    Frank Belknap Long Jr. (April 27, 1901 – January 3, 1994) was an American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. Though his writing career spanned seven decades, he is best known for his horror and science fiction short stories, including contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos alongside his friend, H. P. Lovecraft. During his life, Long received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (at the 1978 World Fantasy Convention), the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (in 1987, from the Horror Writers Association), and the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award (1977).

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