Turns out I love H.P. Lovecrafts writing. Will be reading more from him. Need shower. Whole time I was reading I felt like I had spiders in my hair - which felt fitting, given the genre, but still.
Discussion
If you like H P, you might enjoy one of his major influences, the Welsh writer Arthur Machen. “The Great God Pan” or “The White People” are the places to start. Another influence is Lord Dunsany. His novel “The King of Elfland’s Daughter” was wholesale stolen by Neil Gaiman for “Stardust”. Dunsany’s version is superior. Enjoy your literary peregrinations!