Providence

 is a metropolitan city located in Providence County and the capital of the US state of Rhode Island. It has a land area of 18.5 sq miles and a city area of 20.5 sq miles. The population of Providence, as per the 2010 census was 178,042 with a population density of 9,950/sq mi.

In terms of the horror genre, Providence is best known as the birth place of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, or H. P. Lovecraft, a respected author of gothic horror during the 1920s and 30s.

People who were born in

 * H. P. Lovecraft

People who died in

 * H. P. Lovecraft