Frank Belknap Long

Born in New York City, Frank Belknap Long built a writing career that lasted for many decades. He worked across horror, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, becoming one of the notable figures connected with early twentieth-century weird fiction.

Long is closely linked with H. P. Lovecraft and the wider circle of writers around him. He is best known for stories such as The Hounds of Tindalos, a tale that remained influential in supernatural and cosmic horror, and for the way his fiction blended classic weird terror with science-fiction ideas.

Over the years, he wrote for pulp magazines, published collections and novels, and remained active well into later life. His work is still remembered for its imagination, atmosphere, and its place in the long tradition of American weird fiction.