H.P. Lovecraft

The Tales of H.P. LovecraftAn extensive collection of the horror fiction of one of the genre's earliest, most important writers. Originally written for pulp fiction magazines in the 1920s and 1930s, the popularity of Lovecraft's tales soared after his early death. Now he is ranked among the likes of Edgar Alan Poe, and his writing has...

One of the most influential practitioners of American horror, H.P. Lovecraft inspired the work of Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker. As he perfected his mastery of the macabre, his works developed from seminal fragments into acknowledged masterpieces of terror. This volume traces his chilling career and includes:IMPRISONED WITH THE...

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.--H. P. LOVECRAFT, Supernatural Horror in LiteratureHoward Phillips Lovecraft forever changed the face of horror, fantasy, and science fiction with a remarkable series of stories as influential as the works of Poe, Tolkien, and...

Dreams of Terror and Death[Lovecraft's] dream fantasy works are as terrifying and haunting as his tales of horror and the macabre. A master craftsman, Lovecraft brings compelling visions of nightmarish fear, invisible worlds and the demons of the unconscious. If one author truly represents the very best in American literary horror, it is H. P....

The Definitive EditionIntroduction by China MivilleLong 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...

H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth centurys greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale. Stephen KingLovecrafts fiction is one of the cornerstones of modern horror.Clive BarkerSome tales in this collection were inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, others he revised, two he co-authoredbut all bear the mark of the master of...