Phrase guide

Lovecraft Country

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: horror fiction

Examples

  • 2009, Keith Herber, Miskatonic River Press, "New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley", →ISBN An anthology of six scenarios designed for use with the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. Set in Lovecraft Country, a fictional area of New England created by horror author H.P. Lovecraft.
  • 2020, Golden Goblin Press, "Children of Lovecraft Country", →ISBN Children of Lovecraft Country: Six Stories of Growing Up in Arkham, Kingsport, Dunwich, and Innsmouth.

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noun

Meaning 2

Eerie small town and countryside settings resembling the locales found in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional universe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Lovecraft + country. Coined by Keith Herber, later used and popularized by the role-playing games publisher Chaosium.