Weird Fiction Authors in quotations, and more

WEIRD FICTION QUOTES
Collected by Alex Ness
Friday, March 28, 2025

Bigger article is on the way, this is a quick article collecting quotes of many of the authors in the genre of Weird Fiction.  It is my favorite genre, as it combines aspects of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror.  All of which, are my favorite genres. Also, people may or may not like the works of all of those shown. Yet for every book someone didn't like, there are many of that author's quotes that share wisdom, show elegance of construction of words into stories, and an in depth look at the thoughts and reflections. I've many authors within Weird Fictions boundaries who I consider worth digging into for the simple case of finding them bright humans. Whatever their flaws, their obsessions, mistaken ideas and choices, their own life and reflections resulted in quotes and many books I've enjoyed. Click upon each image for a larger version of that image.

HP Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft wasn't the first member of the weird fiction genre but of those I've chosen to present, he is one who wrote about that genre the most, and each are considerably similar in prolific output, and interest in the weird.

His life was instructive to his works. He grew up orphaned and sick. Left to be raised by poor aunts, he was sheltered, and left to educate himself with a rather large library and telescope. While he had the ability to later escape into various larger settings, and even married, he retreated into his original home, and company, dying rather young. His. views of isolation, xenophobic fears and fear of the certain groups of people, his mythos grew from his mind's experiences.

His Works
Library Thing
His Wiki

Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard lived a short life, one spent with his beloved mother and father. His mother was sick with tb and his father was a country doctor. So he moved often, and as a bright kid had fed his mind with hundreds of stories, world knowledge and educated himself as much as school had. He sought a life as a boxer, but then sought to be a writer, and retell, and create stories such as those he read. His death by suicide upon his mother's entry into coma and soon death, was taking a warrior's response to a his most feared event finally happening.

His Works
Library Thing
His Wiki

Lord Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax

Lord Dunsany wrote complex, deep yet elegant poetry, prose and plays. He was admired greatly by the writers of his circle. The words he wrote have been described as archaic to the ear, and I'd agree that it is that. But it also lovely to the ear, quite new to the readers of the modern era of genres fantasy and weird fiction. He was a complex writer, his complicated and vast library of work, and had many different interests, forms to write in, and talents.

His Works
Library Thing
His Wiki page

Clark Ashton Smith

Clark Ashton Smith was a multi talented creative, being an artist, a poet and a prose writer. He was considered unique by the family of writers and creatives of weird fiction, due to his ability to write about settings and characters who defied description.

His Works
Library Thing
His Wiki page

Arthur Machen

A short story specialist, but one who wrote in all areas and forms. He was a war journalist, short story scribe, a novelist, and more. He achieved the goal of all weird fiction creatives, being able to be recognized in his style in every format used.

His Works
Library Thing
His Wiki

August Derleth

Derleth wrote across numerous genres, but he eventually entered into the correspondence with HP Lovecraft. Highly enjoying the works of HPL he chose to take up the Lovecraft Mythos, which was a shared universe of horror. Thinking HPL to be a great writer, Derleth kept the works of Lovecraft in print and alive to reach the reading minds of 3 more generations after the death of Lovecraft. Derleth was initially seen as an intruder by some, for adding to the works of Lovecraft. And with the mythos initially humans being overwhelmed in awe and fear, and a logic based the universe, it now had good Gods and Evil Gods cosmology, each fighting for dominance. However, it is necessary to appreciate what was achieved by keeping the library of Lovecraft alive and important for the future.

His Work
Library Thing
His Wiki

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