H.P. Lovecraft
A sickly child, Lovecraft spent many of his school years at home. He became an avid reader, devouring works on a variety of texts. Lovecraft loved the works of Edgar Allan Poe and developed a special interest in astronomy. As a teenager, he did attend Hope High School, but he suffered a nervous breakdown before he could earn his diploma. Lovecraft became a reclusive figure for several years, choosing to stay up late studying and reading and writing and then sleeping late into the day. During this time, he managed to publish some articles on astronomy in several newspapers.
"The Call of Cthulhu" came out in 1928 in Weird Tales, and it perhaps best illustrated Lovecraft's efforts at creating an otherworldly type of terror.
Stephen King
King is recognized as one of the most famous and successful horror writers of all time. For much his career, King wrote novels and stories at a breakneck speed. He published several books per year for much of the 1980s and '90s. As with his earlier works, his compelling and thrilling tales continued to be used as the basis of numerous feature and television films.
In 1973, King sold his first novel, Carrie, the tale of a tormented teen who gets her revenge. The book became a huge success after it was published the following year, allowing him to devote himself to writing full time.
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