Lovecraft Country
Meanings
name
- The fictionalized universe populated by the supernatural beings of H.P. Lovecraft's horror fiction and that of other authors inspired by Lovecraft's works, especially the fictionalized version of New England.
noun
- Eerie small town and countryside settings resembling the locales found in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional universe.
Word forms
Etymology
From Lovecraft + country. Coined by Keith Herber, later used and popularized by the role-playing games publisher Chaosium.
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