Howard Phillips Lovecraft was a racist and xenophobe. I am a white man living in America, and I do not condone any of his views. In lieu of offering further opinions on this topic, Prospero House Publishing would like to share links to some interviews, opinions, and works by people of color and women who are examining, subverting, and reconstructing Mythos and Horror genres.

Interviews & Opinions:

• Maurice Broaddus & Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Writers of Color Continue to Wrestle with Lovecraft’s Racist Legacy
• Edgar Cantero – Interview: Edgar Cantero Talks His New Novel, Meddling Kids
• P. Djèlí Clark – How Writers are Turning H.P. Lovecraft’s Racist Work on Its Head
• P.Djèlí Clark – HP Lovecraft’s Madness
• Tananarive Due – Black Horror Rising
• Victor LaValle – “The Ballad of Black Tom” Offers a Tribute To and Critique Of Lovecraft
• Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Paula R. Stiles – Women Write Lovecraft
• Chris Spivey – Harlem Unbound: Interview with Chris Spivey
• Chris Spivey – Diverse Voices: An Interview with Chris Spivey of Harlem Unbound
• Chris Spivey – Imagining Different Realities Part 1 & Part 2
• Scott Woods – A Black Folks’ Guide to Cthulhu and H.P. Lovecraft

Selected Fiction:

• Ring Shout (2020) by P. Djèlí Clark
• The Good House (2003) by Tananarive Due
• She Walks in Shadows (2015) edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Paula R. Stiles
• The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe (2016) by Kij Johnson
• The Ballad of Black Tom (2016) by Victor LaValle
• Sisterhood: Dark Tales and Secret Histories (2021) edited by Nate Pedersen
• Cassilda’s Song (2015) edited by Joseph S. Pulver
• Heroes of Red Hook (2016) edited by Brian M. Sammon & Oscar Rios
• Harlem Unbound (2020) by Chris Spivey, a sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu
• Equal Opportunity Madness (2017) edited by Michelle Stengel

Academic Work:

• When Worlds Collaborate: Race, Gender, and the Style of  Early Tabletop Role-playing Games by Stefan Huddleston 

Blogs & Sites: 

• Maurice Broaddus – Blog
• Punk Ahoy! – Edgar Cantero’s blog
• Darker Hue Studios – Chris Spivey’s blog and ongoing projects
• Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein – Excellent collection of recommended sites and reading, as well as original posts
• Tananarive Due – Author site
• The Musings of a Disgruntled Haradrim – Phenderson Djèlí Clark’s blog
• P. Djèlí Clark – Author site
• Victor LaValle – Author site
• Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Author site & blog

Visual Media: 

• The Realm of Cthulhu – Upcoming Netlix movie produced by Spike Lee
• Lovecraft Country – Created by Misha Green and based on Matt Ruff’s novel of same name, produced by J. Peele
• Jordan Peele – Contemporary horror auteur (& comedian) with an ever-expanding résumé

This is by no means an exhaustive list, and we strongly encourage you to share authors and creators with us here at Prospero House so that we may continue to grow our recommendations and promote their work. Of course, we also look forward to exploring these contributions to the genre ourselves.