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I don't think there's any comparison between Lovecraft and Howard/Burroughs/Smith. Those last three all wrote perfectly readable fiction that wouldn't come as a shock to a modern reader. Lovecraft had a style of his own. I struggle to read Lovecraft at times, but eg the Herbert West stories are perfectly approachable.

EDIT: N.B. this comment addresses a point made by Ralph Sir Edward. Apparently this was confusing some people. You can find his comment if you look up the... no not physically up, oh God, now you've fallen out of your chair. You need to scroll the window... NO not the room's window, the window on the computer screen.