![]() ![]() In 1924, Lovecraft was asked by the editor of Weird Tales to ghostwrite a column by magician Harry Houdini. I think that most people only make me nervous - that only by accident, and in extremely small quantities, would I ever be likely to come across people who wouldn’t.Ĥ. I am essentially a recluse who will have very little to do with people wherever he may be. Lovecraft’s mother reportedly called him “grotesque” during his childhood and warned him to hide inside so people couldn’t see him. He would routinely sleep late into the day, developing the pale and gaunt bearing he is now known for. Lovecraft would only leave the house after sunset, staying up late to study science and astronomy and to read and write. He rarely went out in public during daylight Due to what he termed a “nervous breakdown”, Lovecraft never finished high school and instead only dabbled informally in his passions.ģ. He was drawn to astronomy and chemistry, and the writings of gothic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe. ![]() He wanted to be a professional astronomer but never finished high schoolĪs a sickly child, Lovecraft only attended school sporadically and was essentially self-educated. She remained in close correspondence with her son for two years, until she died of complications after surgery.Ģ. Sarah Susan Phillips Lovecraft was later committed to Butler in 1919. ![]()
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