author
Henry S. (Henry St. Clair) Whitehead
1882–1932
A clergyman turned master of eerie fiction, this early weird-tales writer drew on his years in the Virgin Islands to create stories steeped in folklore, atmosphere, and the supernatural. His work blends pulp suspense with a vivid sense of place that still feels distinctive today.
2 Audiobooks
The trap
by Henry S. (Henry St. Clair) Whitehead, H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
The thin match
by Henry S. (Henry St. Clair) Whitehead
About the author
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1882, Henry St. Clair Whitehead studied at Harvard and went on to serve as an Episcopal minister. He later spent several years in the U.S. Virgin Islands, including St. Croix, an experience that deeply shaped his writing and gave his fiction its rich Caribbean settings and legends.
Whitehead became known for horror and fantasy stories published in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales, where he built a reputation for supernatural fiction colored by local folklore and voodoo traditions. He was also a correspondent and friend of H. P. Lovecraft, and the two collaborated on fiction.
He died in 1932, but his reputation has lasted because his stories offer something a little different from many of his contemporaries: not just chills, but a strong feeling for landscape, culture, and storytelling atmosphere.