author
Hazel Heald
1896–1961
Best known for her eerie collaborations with H. P. Lovecraft, this pulp-era writer helped bring several memorable tales of horror and the uncanny to magazine readers in the 1930s. Her work is closely tied to the world of Weird Tales, where her name appeared on stories that still intrigue Lovecraft fans today.
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The horror in the burying-ground
by Hazel Heald, H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
About the author
Born in 1896, Hazel Heald was an American pulp fiction writer associated with Somerville, Massachusetts. She is chiefly remembered for her connection to H. P. Lovecraft, who revised or collaborated on several stories published under her name.
Her best-known pieces include The Horror in the Museum, Winged Death, Out of the Aeons, and The Horror in the Burying-Ground. These stories appeared in the pages of Weird Tales and helped secure her place in the history of weird fiction, even though discussions of her work often focus on the exact nature of Lovecraft's contribution.
Heald remains a somewhat mysterious figure, but her name endures through the strange, atmospheric tales linked to the classic pulp-horror tradition. For readers drawn to cosmic dread, old magazines, and the collaborative corners of literary history, she is a fascinating presence.