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In a rural Alabama town, during the 1930's, a teenage boy had dreams of being a science fiction publisher. In a dirt floor cellar, using primitive, second hand presses, he managed to publish several science fiction/weird fiction magazines. Along the way, he came into contact and developed a correspondence with H. P. Lovecraft, who became his 'fine' friend. He was ninteen years old when he wrote his first letter to Lovecraft.
The story is told by Albert N. Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham. When local newspapers report strange things seen floating in rivers during a historic Vermont flood, Wilmarth becomes embroiled in a controversy about the reality and significance of the sightings, though he sides with the skeptics. Wilmarth uncovers old legends about monsters living in the uninhabited hills who abduct people who venture or settle too close to their territory.
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.
The notes and commonplace book employed by H. P. Lovecraft, including his suggestions for story-writing, analyses of the weird story, and a list of certain basic underlying horrors etc. etc. designed to stimulate the imagination.
"Joshi and Schultz, the leading scholars of Howard Phillips Lovecraft's life and work, have assembled all of Lovecraft's letters to his friend, Robert H. Barlow of DeLand, Florida, in this impressive volume. Though the two corresponded for only seven years, Lovecraft's side of the exchange totals nearly 500 pages. The editors have annotated the letters exhaustively, clarifying hundreds of references to people, places, literary works, and history. Their long introduction provides the reader with the essential story of the friendship between Lovecraft and Barlow, and their relationships with friends and colleagues in the worlds of amateur journalism, fandom, pulp fiction, and others."--Publisher's website.
H.P. Lovecraft is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of modern horror fiction and a pervasive influence on popular culture. His monstrous creations have influenced the look of films such as Alien, Hellboy and even Pirates of the Caribbean, while his fiction has inspired authors as diverse as Robert Bloch, Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman. In this comprehensive new biography, Paul Roland examines the life and work of the man Stephen King called 'the 20th century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale', and reveals that Lovecraft's vision was a projection of his inner demons, his recurring nightmares and his inability to live in what he considered a hostile world.
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. Makes a perfect gift for fans of Lovecraft, his work, and the HBO series Lovecraft Country.
The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories. Included here are stories by H.P. Lovecraft; Edgar Allan Poe; M.R. James; Oscar Wilde; Joseph Le Fanu; Bram Stoker; Mary Shelley; Robert Louis Stevenson; and Henry James. Oscar Wilde THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu CARMILLA Mary Shelley FRANKENSTEIN Robert Louis Stevenson THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Henry James THE TURN OF THE SCREW Bram Stoker DRACULA H.P. Lovecraft THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE THE DUNWICH HORROR THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK THE CALL OF CTHULHU THE RATS IN THE WALLS FROM BEYOND DAGON AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS IN THE VAULT THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH THE DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE M. R. James CANON ALBERIC’S SCRAP-BOOK LOST HEARTS THE MEZZOTINT THE ASH-TREE NUMBER 13 CASTING THE RUNES COUNT MAGNUS “OH, WHISTLE, AND I’LL COME TO YOU, MY LAD” A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS A VIEW FROM A HILL A NEIGHBOUR’S LANDMARK THE UNCOMMON PRAYER-BOOK WAILING WELL THE FENSTANTON WITCH Edgar Allan Poe A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM A TALE OF JERUSALEM A TALE OF THE RAGGED MOUNTAINS ELEONORA THE BLACK CAT THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER THE GOLD BUG HOP-FROG THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET THE OBLONG BOX THE OVAL PORTRAIT THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM THE PURLOINED LETTER THE TELL—TALE HEART THE RAVEN TO HELEN EULALIE A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM ANNABEL LEE THE HAUNTED PALACE ALONE DREAM LAND ELDORADO THE CITY IN THE SEA THE BELLS A VALENTINE A SONNET TO SCIENCE
A powerful and compelling tale of brooding horror that deepens and broadens to the final catastrophe—an unusual and engrossing novelette by the author of "The Curse of Yig."
Howard Lovecraft uses the legendary Necronomicon to open a portal to a frozen world with creatures and grave danger.