Publisher's Synopsis
Howard Phillips Lovecraft's short stories and weird tales still attract readers and inspire authors and filmmakers. He's considered the father of cosmic horror and characters are public domain. Inside, you'll find a guide to the gods, intelligences, races, and monsters that Lovecraft created, as well as an exploration of the witches and warlocks, dreamers, professors, and other characters, as well as cults. You'll also find a guide to Earth's history and the planets according to the mythos, explore the towns he created with maps of towns that inspired him and a guide to the Dreamlands described in many of his short stories, as about mystical artifacts. You'll also find a guide to writing Lovecraftian characters of your own, as well as an exploration of a darker version of the hero's journey. Finally, you'll learn how to write a magick system and how you can include ghosts and spirits grounded in reality.
