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.
Noun
Eerie small town and countryside settings resembling the locales found in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional universe.
Origin
From Lovecraft + country. , later used and popularized by the RPG publisher Chaosium.
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