The Best of H. P. Lovecraft - A Collection of Short Stories (Fantasy and Horror Classics);With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss - Lovecraft, H. P.; Weiss, George Henry
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In the Lovecraftian universe there exists many terrible and horrifying things, from extraterrestrial gods and ancient secrets to zealous cults, supernatural beasts and beyond. Part of our "Fantasy and Horror Classics" imprint, this book contains a fantastic collection of chilling short stories by American author H. P. Lovecraft. From his magnum opus "At the Mountain of Madness" to his seminal "The Call of Cthulhu", this collection includes some of Lovecraft's most successful and terrifying works of horror fiction not to be missed by lovers of the genre. Contents include: "The Rats in the…mehr

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In the Lovecraftian universe there exists many terrible and horrifying things, from extraterrestrial gods and ancient secrets to zealous cults, supernatural beasts and beyond. Part of our "Fantasy and Horror Classics" imprint, this book contains a fantastic collection of chilling short stories by American author H. P. Lovecraft. From his magnum opus "At the Mountain of Madness" to his seminal "The Call of Cthulhu", this collection includes some of Lovecraft's most successful and terrifying works of horror fiction not to be missed by lovers of the genre. Contents include: "The Rats in the Walls", "The Outsider", "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", "The Colour Out of Space", "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Dunwich Horror", "The Whisperer in Darkness", "At the Mountain of Madness", "The Shadow Out of Time", "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", etc. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American writer of supernatural horror fiction. Though his works remained largely unknown and did not furnish him with a decent living, Lovecraft is today considered to be among the most significant writers of supernatural horror fiction of the twentieth century. Read & Co. is publishing this classic collection of short stories now in a new edition complete with a dedication by George Henry Weiss.
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft (20 August 1890 - 15 March 1937) was an American writer of weird fiction and horror fiction, who is known for his creation of what became the Cthulhu Mythos. Lovecraft was relatively unknown during his lifetime. While his stories appeared in prominent pulp magazines such as Weird Tales not many people knew his name. Throughout his adult life, Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as an author and editor. He was almost exclusively published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty at the age of 46, but is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors of supernatural horror fiction. Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Rats in the Walls," At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow over Innsmouth, and The Shadow Out of Time.
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Unbeschreiblicher Schrecken, die Schrecken der Unbeschreiblichkeit. Der größte Horrorvisionär der Moderne: Howard Phillips Lovecraft, geboren vor 125 Jahren, am 20. August 1890 in Providence im US-Bundesstaat Rhode Island. Ein schmales Werk, das alle in Bann zog, von Stephen King bis Alain Resnais (der ihm in der einsamen Schriftstellerfigur seines Films „Providence“ ein Denkmal setzte), der stets die gleiche Geschichte erzählte – von einer Exkursion, die auf verbotenes, die geistige Gesundheit zerstörendes Terrain führte, wo Raum und Zeit aus den Fugen sind, uralte monströse Götter hausen und auf Auferstehung warten, wie „Cthulhu“, unförmig, schleimig, grün: „Die Handschrift des armen Johansen versagte fast, da er dies beschrieb. Zwei der sechs Männer, die das Schiff nie wieder erreichten, starben in diesem verfluchten Augenblick, wahrscheinlich aus reinem Grauen. Das Ding kann unmöglich beschrieben werden – es gibt keine Sprache für solche Abgründe brüllenden unvorstellbaren Irrsinns, für diese Verneinung von Materie, kosmischer Gültigkeit und Ordnung.“ 1937 ist Lovecraft gestorben, einsam, verarmt, ausgelaugt von seinen Visionen. FRITZ GÖTTLER
  
H. P. Lovecraft: Horror Stories. Aus dem Englischen von H. C. Artmann u. a. Suhrkamp Taschenbuch 4604. Berlin 2015. 521 Seiten, 12 Euro.
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