How Massachusetts inspired some of #HPLovecraft's scary stories

Arun Rath, Jacklyn Martin
10/22/24

"HPL, considered by many the father of modern #horror fiction, is also very much a local legend. While the Rhode Island native famously said, 'I am Providence,' Massachusetts also played a big part in his life and work. Of course, our state is home to the fictional #MiskatonicRiver and the town of #Arkham, which was appropriated by DC Comics as home of the asylum that housed the Joker, reaching a whole new level in popular culture. And that is really only scratching the surface of the surface.

"Historian, writer & horror enthusiast #DavidGoudsward joined GBH’s All Things Considered — just in time for #SpookySeason — to take a deep dive in his book, 'H.P. Lovecraft in the #MerrimackValley.' What follows is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation."

Listen / read transcript:
https://www.wgbh.org/culture/books/2024-10-22/how-massachusetts-inspired-some-of-h-p-lovecrafts-scary-stories?fbclid=IwY2xjawGQg41leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdLuxTTo8mJBYr0FuAyLav_qvLelVIBLvWZ6WNr1JtGKfVSNK8zjAs4OMQ_aem_MmMHKMzdsg4usxuWlCNIMA

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