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| howard phillips lovecraft: Howard Phillips Lovecraft - Dreamer on the Nightside Frank Belknap Long, 2019-04-10 Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Dreamer on the Nightside is a biography of author H. P. Lovecraft, creator of the Cthulhu Mythos. It was written by Frank Belknap Long, a longtime friend of Lovecraft, and originally released in 1975. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: H. P. Lovecraft Short Stories H. P. Lovecraft, 2017-11-30 Lovecraft's terrifying tales have influenced generations of horror writers. His otherworldly visions of cosmic horrors, alien beings, and a world not quite our own remain immensely powerful and able to terrify even the most resolute readers. This collection spans the breadth of Lovecraft's literary career, from his early forays into the Dreamlands to his mature writings of the Cthulhu mythos. H. P. Lovecraft's petrifying yet fascinating stories took their inspiration from a multitude of literary influences, including the mysterious Arabian Nights, the capricious deities and heroes of Greek mythology, and the lyrical horrors of the gothic tales told to him by his grandfather. His writing gave voice to the belief that there are some things in this world that can never be understood. This collection features several of H. P. Lovecraft's most iconic tales, including: The Call of Cthulhu The Whisperer in Darkness The Thing on the Doorstep The Lurking Fear The Shadow Over Innsmouth The Shunned House From Beyond Pickman's Model The Nameless City The Dreams in the Witch House |
| howard phillips lovecraft: Tales of H.P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 2000-09-19 One of America's leading novelists pays tribute to horror genre master H.P Lovecraft in this collection of Lovecraft's finest works. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft, 2023-12-06 The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft is a collection of chilling and macabre tales that delve into cosmic horror and the unknown. Lovecraft's works often explore the fragility of the human mind when faced with ancient and incomprehensible forces, making use of atmospheric prose to evoke a sense of dread and unease. His stories are characterized by intricate world-building and a pervasive sense of cosmic insignificance, drawing inspiration from both supernatural folklore and his own vivid imagination. The stories included in this collection showcase Lovecraft's unique ability to create a sense of existential terror and are a must-read for fans of horror fiction. The author's narrative style is highly descriptive and immersive, drawing readers into his nightmarish visions of eldritch entities and forbidden knowledge. The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft offers a comprehensive look into the mind of a master of horror and is a seminal work in the genre. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: Lovecraft Donald R. Burleson, 2021-05-11 Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) has been described variously as the successor to Edgar Allan Poe, a master of the Gothic horror tale, and one of the father of modern supernatural fantasy fiction. Published originally in pulp magazines, his works hav |
| howard phillips lovecraft: A Means to Freedom H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, 2017-01-22 H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard are two of the titans of weird fiction of their era. Dominating the pages of Weird Tales in the 1920s and 1930s, they have gained worldwide followings for their compelling writings and also for the very different lives they led. The two writers came in touch in 1930, when Howard wrote to Lovecraft via Weird Tales. A rich and vibrant correspondence immediately ensued. Both writers were fascinated with the past, especially the history of Roman and Celtic Britain, and their letters are full of intriguing discussions of contemporary theories on this subject. Gradually, a new discussion came to the fore-a complex dispute over the respective virtues of barbarism and civilisation, the frontier and settled life, and the physical and the mental. Lovecraft, a scion of centuries-old New England, and Howard, a product of recently settled Texas, were diametrically opposed on these and other issues, and each writes compellingly of his beliefs, attitudes, and theories. The result is a dramatic debate-livened by wit, learning, and personal revelation-that is as enthralling as the fiction they were writing at the time. All the letters have been exhaustively annotated by the editors. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Best of H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 2010 Howard Lovecraft is undoubtedly one of the most influential writers in the history of horror fiction. Included in this mammoth anthology of Lovecraft horror are some of his scariest stories such as 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'Herbert West: Reanimator', 'The Rats in the Walls' and 'The Dunwich Horror', among many others. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: Necronomicon H.P. Lovecraft, 2008-09-18 WIKIPEDIA says: 'H.P. Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirect.' His tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu and his pantheon of alien deities were initially written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s. These astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published. THE NECRONOMICON collects together the very best of Lovecraft's tales of terror, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were originally published. It will introduce a whole new generation of readers to Lovecraft's fiction, as well as being a must-buy for those fans who want all his work in a single, definitive volume. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Colour Out of Space H. P. Lovecraft, When a meteorite crashes on a remote farm in the hills of Arkham, it brings something far worse than fire and ruin. The rock shrinks and crumbles, leaving behind a strange, shifting color—something unearthly, something alive. Over time, the land withers, the water turns foul, and the Gardner family, who tend the farm, begin to change in ways both terrifying and tragic. As the blight spreads, the few who dare to investigate realize too late that some forces cannot be understood, reasoned with, or stopped. One of H. P. Lovecraft’s most chilling tales, The Colour Out of Space is a haunting exploration of cosmic horror and the limits of human comprehension. With its slow-building dread and eerie atmosphere, it remains one of the most unsettling works in weird fiction. H.P. LOVECRAFT [1890-1937], born in Providence, Rhode Island, was an American writer known for his horror, fantasy, and science fiction stories. Both of Lovecraft's parents suffered from mental illness, which greatly influenced his youth. He began writing at an early age but had a limited readership during his lifetime. Today, Lovecraft is regarded as an icon of popular culture and is considered one of the most influential and innovative horror writers of the 20th century, often compared to Edgar Allan Poe. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft: Beyond Arkham (The Annotated Books) H.P. Lovecraft, 2019-09-24 A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection The most exciting and definitive collection of Lovecraft's work out there. –Danielle Trussoni, New York Times Book Review No lover of gothic literature will want to be without this literary keepsake, the final volume of Leslie Klinger’s tour-de-force chronicle of Lovecraft’s canon. In 2014, The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft was published to widespread acclaim— vaunted as a “treasure trove” (Joyce Carol Oates) for Lovecraft aficionados and general readers, alike. Hailed by Harlan Ellison as an “Olympian landmark of modern gothic literature,” the volume included twenty-two of Lovecraft’s original stories. Now, in this final volume, best- selling author Leslie S. Klinger reanimates twenty-five additional stories, the balance of Lovecraft’s significant fiction, including “Rats in the Wall,” a post– World War I story about the terrors of the past, and the newly contextualized “The Horror at Red Hook,” which recently has been adapted by best- selling novelist Victor LaValle. In following Lovecraft’s own literary trajectory, readers can witness his evolution from Rhode Island critic to prescient literary genius whose titanic influence would only be appreciated decades after his death. Including hundreds of eye- opening annotations and dozens of rare images, Beyond Arkham finally provides the complete picture of Lovecraft’s unparalleled achievements in fiction. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: H. P. Lovecraft Alex Nikolavitch, 2018-09-04 For all readers and admirers of this genius of supernatural fiction, the hauntingly strange and surprising story of the life of H. P. Lovecraft, vividly presented in graphic novel form for the very first time. Creator of the myth of Cthulhu, Arkham, and the sinister Necronomicon, Howard Phillips Lovecraft became known, after his death, as one of the most influential writers Lovecraft had an unusual childhood marked by tragedy. His traveling salesman father developed a mental disorder and, in 1893, became a patient at the Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, and there he remained until his death. A sickly child, Lovecraft became an avid reader. He loved the works of Edgar Allan Poe and developed a special interest in astronomy. As a teenager, he suffered a nervous breakdown and became a reclusive figure, choosing to stay up late studying and reading and writing and then sleeping late into the day. During this time, he managed to start publishing short stories his inimitable form of horror fiction. As mythical as one of his own creations, his innumerable readers see him as having been a rather strange figure from another world. Who really was this recluse from Providence? |
| howard phillips lovecraft: A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson H.P. Lovecraft, 2021-01-01 A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson is a short story written in 1917 by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in the September 1917 issue of the United Amateur, under the pseudonym Humphrey Littlewit, Esq. The story is a spoof of Lovecraft's antiquarian affectations. Littlewit, the narrator, is born August 20, 1690–200 years to the day before Lovecraft's birthdate—making him nearly 228 years old as he writes a memoir. Critic Daniel Harms writes, While not one of the most inspired of his pieces, it at least shows that HPL realized his pretensions... of being an older, cultured gentleman of an earlier era, and could make fun of himself. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Shunned House Howard Phillips Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 2016-12-16 Why buy our paperbacks? Printed in USA on High Quality Paper Standard Font size of 10 for all books Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping 30 Days Money Back Guarantee Unabridged (100% Original content) BEWARE OF LOW-QUALITY SELLERS Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. About The Shunned House by Howard Phillips Lovecraft The Shunned House is a novelette by H. P. Lovecraft in the horror fiction genre. Written on October 16-19, 1924, it was first published in the October 1937 issue of Weird Tales.The Shunned House of the title is based on an actual house in Providence, Rhode Island, built around 1763 and still standing at 135 Benefit Street; Lovecraft was familiar with the house because his aunt, Lillian Clark, lived there in 1919-20 as a companion to Mrs. H. C. Babbit. But it was another house in Elizabeth, New Jersey that actually provoked Lovecraft to write the story. As he wrote in a letter: On the northeast corner of Bridge Street and Elizabeth Avenue is a terrible old house - a hellish place where night-black deeds must have been done in the early seventeen-hundreds - with a blackish unpainted surface, unnaturally steep roof, and an outside flight of stairs leading to the second story, suffocatingly embowered in a tangle of ivy so dense that one cannot but imagine it accursed or corpse-fed. It reminded me of the Babbit House in Benefit Street.... Later its image came up again with renewed vividness, finally causing me to write a new horror story with its scene in Providence and with the Babbit House as its basis. This location is at present[when?] the site of a plaza named in honor of Winfield Scott, who was the namesake of Lovecraft's father. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Tree on the Hill by Howard Phillips Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 2020-02-16 The story is written in first person. It depicts the main character going outside Hampden and finding a special tree. The tree makes him day dream about a big temple in a land with three suns. The temple was half-violet, half-blue. Some shadows attracted him into the inside. He thought he saw three flaming eyes watching him and he shouted twice and the vision was gone. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Lurking Fear H. P. Lovecraft, 2025 Drawn to the mysterious legend of a vanished family and strange lights on Tempest Mountain, an investigator ventures into the storm-ravaged ruins of the Martense mansion. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers something far worse than mere superstition—an ancient horror lurking beneath the earth, waiting to strike. H.P. LOVECRAFT [1890-1937], born in Providence, Rhode Island, was an American writer known for his horror, fantasy, and science fiction stories. Both of Lovecraft's parents suffered from mental illness, which greatly influenced his youth. He began writing at an early age but had a limited readership during his lifetime. Today, Lovecraft is regarded as an icon of popular culture and is considered one of the most influential and innovative horror writers of the 20th century, often compared to Edgar Allan Poe. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft, 2016-10 Including At the Mountains of Madness and The Call of Cthulhu, The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft is now available in an elegantly designed clothbound, portable format. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Best of H. P. Lovecraft - A Collection of Short Stories (Fantasy and Horror Classics) H. P. Lovecraft, 2012-11-01 These early works by H. P. Lovecraft were originally published in the first half of the 20th century. As a collection of short stories, this represents Lovecraft's most popular tales, and includes 'The Outsider', 'The Colour Out of Space', 'At the Mountains of Madness', 'The Whisperer in Darkness', 'The Call of Cthulhu', and many other titles. Born in 1890 in Rhode Island, USA, Lovecraft began writing at a very young age, quickly developing a deep and abiding interest in science. In 1913, Lovecraft joined the UAPA (United Amateur Press Association) but it was four years later, in 1917, that he began to focus on fiction, producing such well-known early stories as 'Dagon' and 'A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson'. However, it was during the last decade of his life that Lovecraft produced his most notable works, such as 'the Dunwich Horror' and 'The Call of Cthulhu' which subsequently earned him his place as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: H. P. Lovecraft, the Complete Omnibus Collection, Volume I Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Finn J. D. John, 2016-01-15 This is Volume One of a two-volume omnibus set comprising the complete fictional works of Howard Phillips Lovcecraft. Every story written for publication under his own name is included in this set, from 1917 through 1935. (Poems, ghost-written material and stories written in collaboration with other writers are not included.) Highlights of this volume include: Dagon The Doom that Came to Sarnath The Music of Erich Zann Herbert West, Reanimator The Hound The Lurking Fear The Rats in the Walls The Shunned House The Horror at Red Hook In the Vault The Call of Cthulhu The Strange High House in the Mist The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath |
| howard phillips lovecraft: Cool Air H.P. Lovecraft, 2024-08-27 Cool Air follows a writer living in a New York City boarding house who becomes intrigued by his mysterious upstairs neighbor, Dr. Muñoz. The doctor, obsessed with maintaining an unnaturally cold environment in his apartment, reveals an eerie secret tied to his unusual condition. As the narrator delves deeper into the doctor's life, he uncovers unsettling truths about science, life, and mortality. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Poetry of H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft, 2020-05-26 From the famous horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft, comes this brand new collection of poetry. From the macabre work he’s best known for to his gentle odes to nature, this volume includes many of Lovecraft’s most effective poems. The Poetry of H.P. Lovecraft collates the horror writer’s wide variety of poetry into one compact collection. Including Lovecraft’s fantasy work, satirical pieces, nature poetry and occasion verse written for specific events, this volume introduces the reader to a whole new side of the writer’s personality and work. Many of the poems nod to Lovecraft’s roots in horror, and even in his poetry we see the classic disturbing sentiments that make his work unique. This collection includes poems such as: - ‘An Ode to Selene or Diana’ - ‘On Receiving a Picture of Swans’ - ‘A Garden’ - ‘Nemesis’ - ‘The Nightmare Lake’ - ‘The Ancient Track’ These poems have been published in a new collection by Read & Co. Books’ vintage poetry imprint, Ragged Hand, for a new generation of readers to enjoy. Complete with two introductory essays by Lovecraft, 'The Allowable Rhyme' and 'Metrical Regularity', this volume is not to be missed by fans of Lovecraft’s work or lovers of poetry. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: Eldritch Tales H.P. Lovecraft, 2011-07-21 Following on from the phenomenal success of NECRONOMICON comes ELDRITCH TALES. Howard Phillips Lovecraft died at the age of 47, but in his short life he turned out dozens of stories which changed the face of horror. His extraordinary imagination spawned both the Elder God Cthulhu and his eldritch cohorts, and the strangely compelling town of Innsmouth, all of which feature within these pages. This collection gathers together the rest of Lovecraft's rarely seen but extraordinary short fiction, including the whole of the long-out-of-print collection FUNGI FROM YOGGOTH. Many of these stories have never been available in the UK! Stephen Jones, one of the world's foremost editors of dark fiction, will complete the Lovecraft story in his extensive afterword, and award-winning artist Les Edwards will provide numerous illustrations for this must-have companion volume to NECRONOMICON. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Complete Works of H. P. Lovecraft (Deluxe Library Binding) H P Lovecraft, 2020-11-29 This complete collection of strange and unusual stories from H. P. Lovecraft features an array of dark and supernatural themes. Forbidden, esoterically veiled knowledge is at the forefront of many of Lovecraft's works, as well as non-human influences on humanity, inherited guilt, fate, civilization under threat, race, risks of a scientific era, religion, and superstition. Many of Lovecraft's stories were inspired by his nightmares. His interest in the supernatural started during his childhood days when his grandfather would tell him Gothic horror stories. In 1913, he wrote a critical letter to a pulp magazine that ultimately led to his involvement in pulp fiction. During the interwar period, he wrote and published stories that focused on his interpretation of humanity's place in the universe. In his view, humanity was an unimportant part of an uncaring cosmos that could be swept away at any moment. These stories also included fantastic elements that represented the perceived fragility of anthropocentrism. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Best of H.P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 1982 This is the collection that true fans of horror fiction must read: sixteen of H.P. Lovecraft's most horrifying visions ... |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The White Ship H.P. Lovecraft, 2021-01-01 The White Ship is a short story written by science fiction and horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in The United Amateur (Volume 19) #2, November 1919. Unlike many of Lovecraft's other tales, The White Ship does not expressly tie into the popularized Cthulhu Mythos. However, the story cannot be entirely excluded from mythos continuity either, since it makes reference to preternatural, godlike beings. The tone and temperament of The White Ship speaks largely of the Dream Cycle literary structure that Lovecraft utilized in other stories such as The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1926) and The Cats of Ulthar (1920). |
| howard phillips lovecraft: From Beyond H.P. Lovecraft, 2020-01-14 From Beyond is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920 and was first published in The Fantasy Fan in June 1934. The story is told from the first-person perspective of an unnamed narrator and details his experiences with a scientist named Crawford Tillinghast. Tillinghast creates an electronic device that emits a resonance wave, which stimulates an affected person's pineal gland, thereby allowing them to perceive planes of existence outside the scope of accepted reality. Sharing the experience with Tillinghast, the narrator becomes cognizant of a translucent, alien environment that overlaps our own recognized reality. From this perspective, he witnesses hordes of strange and horrific creatures that defy description. Tillinghast reveals that he has used his machine to transport his house servants into the overlapping plane of reality. He also reveals that the effect works both ways, and allows the alien creature denizens of the alternate dimension to perceive humans. Tillinghast's servants were attacked and killed by one such alien entity, and Tillinghast informs the narrator that it is right behind him. Terrified beyond measure, the narrator picks up a gun and shoots it at the machine, destroying it. Tillinghast dies immediately thereafter as a result of apoplexy. The police investigate the scene and it is placed on record that Tillinghast murdered the servants in spite of their remains never being found. Famous works of the author Howard Phillips Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Horror at Red Hook, The Shadow Out of Time, The Shadows over Innsmouth, The Alchemist, Reanimator, Ex Oblivione, Azathoth, The Call of Cthulhu, The Cats of Ulthar, The Dunwich Horror, The Doom that Came to Sarnath, The Festival, The Silver Key, The Other Gods, The Outsider, The Temple, The Picture in the House, The Shunned House, The Terrible Old Man, The Tomb, Dagon, What the Moon Brings. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Chronology Out of Time Peter H. Cannon, 1997 |
| howard phillips lovecraft: Lovecraft at Last Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Willis Conover, 2002 In 1936, responding to a letter from young fan Willis Conover, horror writer H. P. Lovecraft engaged in a correspondence that continued through the last year of his life. Conover collected and edited the letters, producing a rare book that showed the writer in a new light. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness H.P. Lovecraft, 2005-06-14 Introduction by China Miéville Long acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of his own pioneering fiction in 1931 with his quintessential work of supernatural horror, At the Mountains of Madness. The deliberately told and increasingly chilling recollection of an Antarctic expedition’s uncanny discoveries–and their encounter with untold menace in the ruins of a lost civilization–is a milestone of macabre literature. This exclusive new edition, presents Lovecraft’s masterpiece in fully restored form, and includes his acclaimed scholarly essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature.” This is essential reading for every devotee of classic terror. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The H. P. Lovecraft Collection H. P. Lovecraft, 2017-10 This collection of H. P. Lovecraft's work contains 71 stories by the master of weird fantasy and strange horror fiction. The stories include well-known gems such as 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'The Dunwich Horror' and 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward' as well as lesser known works. The stories are in chronological order, thus allowing the reader to explore how Lovecraft's work developed over the course of his writing career. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Book and Azathoth H. P. Lovecraft, 2014-12-13 The Book is an unfinished short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, believed to have been written in late 1933. It was first published in the journal Leaves in 1938, after Lovecraft's death. Azathoth is a short story written in 1922 and published as a fragment in the journal Leaves in 1938. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 - March 15, 1937) - known as H.P. Lovecraft - was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. His father was confined to a mental institution when Lovecraft was three years old. His grandfather, a wealthy businessman, enjoyed storytelling and was an early influence. Intellectually precocious but sensitive, Lovecraft began composing rudimentary horror tales by the age of eight, but suffered from overwhelming feelings of anxiety. He encountered problems with classmates in school, and was kept at home by his highly strung and overbearing mother for illnesses that may have been psychosomatic. In high school, Lovecraft was able to better connect with his peers and form friendships. He also involved neighborhood children in elaborate make-believe projects, only regretfully ceasing the activity at seventeen years old. Despite leaving school in 1908 without graduating - he found mathematics particularly difficult - Lovecraft had developed a formidable knowledge of his favored subjects, such as history, linguistics, chemistry, and astronomy. Although he seems to have had some social life, attending meetings of a club for local young men, Lovecraft, in early adulthood, was established in a reclusive 'nightbird' lifestyle without occupation or pursuit of romantic adventures. In 1913 his conduct of a long running controversy in the letters page of a story magazine led to his being invited to participate in an amateur journalism association. Encouraged, he started circulating his stories; he was 31 at the time of his first publication in a professional magazine. Lovecraft contracted a marriage to an older woman he had met at an association conference. By age 34, he was a regular contributor to newly founded Weird Tales magazine; he turned down an offer of the editorship. Lovecraft returned to Providence from New York in 1926, and over the next nine months he produced some of his most celebrated tales including The Call of Cthulhu, canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. Never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor, Lovecraft saw commercial success increasingly elude him in this latter period, partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself. He subsisted in progressively straitened circumstances in his last years; an inheritance was completely spent by the time he died at the age of 46. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Short Stories of HP Lovecraft, Volume 1 Hp Lovecraft, 2012-12-19 The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many of our most accomplished writers. Miniature masterpieces with a lot to say. In this volume we examine some of the short stories of HP Lovecraft. There are rather few masters of horror writing out of the many who write horror. HP Lovecraft along with Edgar Allan Poe have achieved fame because their work is of a standard of excellence that few if any can rival. Here we concentrate on HP Lovecraft, even the name has a sliver of the night about it. Born in 1890 in Providence, Rhode Island he was a prodigious youth but a sickly one. Raised mainly by his Grandfather and Aunts at 14 he contemplated suicide on the death of his grandfather and the crushing financial blow that brought to himself and his mother. A set of literary spats in a newspaper brought him attention away from his poetry writings. But until the last decade of his life the works for which we is so well know did not arrive. That last decade, writing again in Providence was prolific but with little income his life downgraded rented house by rented house and in 1936, often malnourished he was diagnosed with cancer and succumbed to it the following year. Many of the stories are also available as an audiobook from our sister company Word Of Mouth. Many samples are at our youtube channel http: //www.youtube.com/user/PortablePoetry?feature=mhee The full volume can be purchased from iTunes, Amazon and other digital stores. Among the readers are Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe Index Of Stories Re-Animator The Lurking Fear The Thing On The Doorstep The Call Of Cthulhu |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Horror in the Museum Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 2013-02-01 Every tale in this engrossing collection bears the unmistakable mark of the genius who inspired it--the creator of the Cthulhu Mythos, H.P. Lovecraft. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: H. P. Lovecraft Tales of Horror H. P. Lovecraft, 2025-08-12 Let your imagination sink deep into more than a dozen classic tales of dark horror by H. P. Lovecraft. The stories of H. P. Lovecraft have been a source of fascination for readers since they were published in the early twentieth century, and legions of fans continue to reinvent his dark and fantastical world to this day. This collection of short stories by the master of the macabre contains more than twenty of his most popular works, including “The Call of Cthulhu,” “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” and “The Dunwich Horror.” Each story will leave the reader feeling unsettled and uncertain, but also appreciative of the unique elements that Lovecraft introduced to the literary world. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Haunter of the Dark Howard Phillips Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft, 2017-01-31 The story takes place in Providence, Rhode Island and revolves around the Church of Starry Wisdom. The cult uses an ancient artifact known as the Shining Trapezohedron to summon a terrible being from the depths of time and space. The Shining Trapezohedron was discovered in Egyptian ruins, in a box of alien construction, by Professor Enoch Bowen before he returned to Providence, Rhode Island in 1844. Members of the Church of Starry Wisdom in Providence would awaken the Haunter of the Dark, an avatar of Nyarlathotep, by gazing into the glowing crystal. Summoned from the black gulfs of chaos, this being could show other worlds, other galaxies, and the secrets of arcane and paradoxical knowledge; but he demanded monstrous sacrifices, hinted at by disfigured skeletons that were later found in the church. The Haunter of the Dark was banished by light and could not cross a lighted area. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Thing on the Doorstep H.P. Lovecraft, 2025-05-08 When Edward Derby, a timid scholar of the occult, marries the mysterious Asenath Waite of Innsmouth, his friend Daniel Upton begins to notice disturbing changes in him. As Edward becomes increasingly erratic and withdrawn, Upton uncovers a terrifying truth about possession, forbidden sorcery, and the fragility of identity. In a chilling climax, he must confront the unspeakable horror that lies... on the doorstep. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: Naomi Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 2024-03-16 A hilarious story of one man’s obsession and a brilliant reckoning of a nation’s cultural confusion—from a master Japanese novelist. When twenty-eight-year-old Joji first lays eyes upon the teenage waitress Naomi, he is instantly smitten by her exotic, almost Western appearance. Determined to transform her into the perfect wife and to whisk her away from the seamy underbelly of post-World War I Tokyo, Joji adopts and ultimately marries Naomi, paying for English and music lessons that promise to mold her into his ideal companion. But as she grows older, Joji discovers that Naomi is far from the naïve girl of his fantasies. And, in Tanizaki’s masterpiece of lurid obsession, passion quickly descends into comically helpless masochism. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror Howard Phillips Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft, 2016-12-22 The Dunwich Horror is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales (pp. 481-508). It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts. It is considered one of the core stories of the Cthulhu Mythos. The Dunwich Horror is one of the few tales Lovecraft wrote wherein the heroes successfully defeat the antagonistic entity or monster of the story. |
| howard phillips lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 2019-07 AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS BY HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT WITH BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC COVER. PERFECTLY FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES CLASSIC HORROR BOOKS OR AS A GIFT FOR YOU LOVED ONE. GET YOURS TODAY! Specifications: Cover Finish: GLOSSY Dimensions: 5,25 x 8 (13,34 x 20,32 cm) Interior: White Paper Pages: 94 |
| howard phillips lovecraft: H.P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture Don G. Smith, 2015-01-24 Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born late in the 19th century, but it was not until after his death in 1937 that he became a worldwide icon of horror and supernatural fiction. Influenced largely by Lord Dunsany and Edgar Allan Poe, Lovecraft's stories are known for their unique assimilation of gothic themes into science fiction. Lovecraft's influence has stretched far beyond literary horror, as a number of his works have been adapted for feature films, television episodes, comic book tales and, in recent years, video games. This scholarly study highlights Lovecraft's profound impact on 20th century popular culture. Early chapters introduce his complete writings, providing an annotated bibliography of the author's horror and science fiction tales. The works are discussed in the context of the Cthulhu Mythos, an invented mythology centering on ancient and alien beings interacting with the terrestrial world. Later chapters provide a filmography of motion pictures that credit Lovecraft or are identifiably adapted from his works, as well as a discussion of the works that have been adapted for television, comic books, role-playing video games, and music. The book concludes with a close examination of the Lovecraft legacy, commenting on his specific social and metaphysical ideologies and placing the author in context among such notable literary personalities as Mary Shelley, Nathanial Hawthorne, and Robert Louis Stevenson. |
H.P. Lovecraft | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica
ABC listen - Why was pulp fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft so extraordinary? The Guardian - HP Lovecraft: the writer out of time; The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - Biography of H. P. …
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born at 9 a.m. on August 20, 1890, at his family home at 454 (then numbered 194) Angell Street in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother was Sarah Susan …
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Here we provide you with some insights to Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the man who was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. A Brief Biography A short biography of Lovecraft’s brief 46 …
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft nació el 20 de agosto de 1890 a las 9 de la mañana en el hogar familiar situado en el n.º 194 —hoy 454— de Angell Street, en Providence, capital del estado de …
H.P. Lovecraft - Books, Movies & Stories - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Lovecraft was born Howard Phillips Lovecraft in 1890, in Providence, Rhode Island. Lovecraft had an unusual childhood marked by tragedy. His traveling salesman father …
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霍华德·菲利普斯·洛夫克拉夫特（英语：Howard Phillips Lovecraft，1890—1937） ，美国恐怖、科幻与奇幻小说作家，克苏鲁神话的奠基者。 1890 年生于美国普罗维登斯市。少年时代即涉 …
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H. P. Lovecraft. Considerado uno de los más brillantes y originales autores de narrativa fantástica del siglo XX, la fama de H. P. Lovecraft creció sobre todo después de su muerte, cuando su …
H.P. Lovecraft | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica
ABC listen - Why was pulp fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft so extraordinary? The Guardian - HP Lovecraft: the writer out of time; The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - Biography of H. P. …
The H.P. Lovecraft Archive
H.P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT (20 August 1890–15 March 1937) is probably best known as a writer of weird fiction, but some believe his voluminous …
Howard Phillips Lovecraft: The Life of a Gentleman of Providence
Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born at 9 a.m. on August 20, 1890, at his family home at 454 (then numbered 194) Angell Street in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother was Sarah Susan …
His Life - H.P. Lovecraft
Here we provide you with some insights to Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the man who was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. A Brief Biography A short biography of Lovecraft’s brief 46 …
H. P. Lovecraft - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Howard Phillips Lovecraft nació el 20 de agosto de 1890 a las 9 de la mañana en el hogar familiar situado en el n.º 194 —hoy 454— de Angell Street, en Providence, capital del estado de …
H.P. Lovecraft - Books, Movies & Stories - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Lovecraft was born Howard Phillips Lovecraft in 1890, in Providence, Rhode Island. Lovecraft had an unusual childhood marked by tragedy. His traveling salesman father …
霍华德·菲利普斯·洛夫克拉夫特 - 洛夫克拉夫特中文维基 - 灰机wiki
霍华德·菲利普斯·洛夫克拉夫特（英语：Howard Phillips Lovecraft，1890—1937） ，美国恐怖、科幻与奇幻小说作家，克苏鲁神话的奠基者。 1890 年生于美国普罗维登斯市。少年时代即涉 …
Biografia de Howard Philips Lovecraft - Biografias y Vidas .com
H. P. Lovecraft. Considerado uno de los más brillantes y originales autores de narrativa fantástica del siglo XX, la fama de H. P. Lovecraft creció sobre todo después de su muerte, cuando su …
