‘Ex Oblivione’ by H. P. Lovecraft: Short Story Analysis ‘Ex Oblivione’ was penned in late 1920 or early 1921 by American writer H. P. Lovecraft also known as Howard Phillips Lovecraft. H. P. Lovecraft was the writer of macabre, weird, and horror fiction. ‘Ex Oblivione’ in Latin means ‘oblivion’. In this short story, which is also considered a poem in prose form, Lovecraft, … [Read more...] about ‘Ex Oblivione’ by H. P. Lovecraft: Short Story Analysis