A New Lovecraft Anthology Story aired: Tuesday, March 15, 2005
The pantheon of American horror writers begins with Edgar Allan Poe and ends at the moment with Stephen King. Sandwiched in between the two is H.P. Lovecraft, who in the 1920s and 30s wrote tales of horror for popular magazines aimed at teenage boys.
To some critics, Lovecraft's over-the-top writing encouraged the worst in horror fiction and films. For others such as best-selling horror novelist Peter Straub, Lovecraft is a master. Straub edited a volume of Lovecraft's stories for the Library of America.
WBUR Arts Online Editor critic Bill Marx recently reviewed the book and spoke to Peter Straub about Lovecraft and his legacy.
