These are several of Lovecraft’s best-known and most highly-regarded stories featuring the theme of cosmic horror

• “The Dunwich Horror” by H. P. Lovecraft (1929)
• “The Whisperer in Darkness” by H. P. Lovecraft (1931)
• At the Mountains of Madness H. P. Lovecraft (1936)
• At the Mountains of Madness on SuperSummary
• “The Call of Cthulhu” by H. P. Lovecraft (1981)
• “The Call of Cthulhu” on SuperSummary

Stephen King admits to being heavily influenced by Lovecraft. Lovecraftian influence suffuses a broad range of his work, including these and a number of short stories:

• From a Buick 8 on SuperSummary
• It on SuperSummary
• The Mist on SuperSummary
• Under the Dome on SuperSummary
• The Outsider on SuperSummary
• The Dark Tower on SuperSummary

The Hellboy series (1993) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Mike Mignola

• The Hellboy series contains numerous Lovecraftian elements, images, and ideas. He and Guillermo Del Toro collaborated to produce the 2004 film adaptation.

The Laundry Files series by Charles Stross (2006-present), explicitly based on Lovecraft’s universe.

Other contemporary writers influenced by Lovecraft: