While H.P. Lovecraft was responsible for popularizing one of the most profoundly terrifying genres of horror imaginable, he was also a total bigot. A xenophobic shut in, many of Lovecraft’s stories were inspired by his fear foreign cultures, and his racism is often reflected in his fiction. Plenty of modern authors have made superior contributions to cosmic horror, without any of the problematic views. Here they are, the 10 best cosmic horror sci-fi books with which Lovecraft was entirely uninvolved.
