The Best Of H.P. Lovecraft
  • Published: 1 October 1992
  • ISBN: 9780345350800
  • Imprint: Ballantine
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $35.00

The Best Of H.P. Lovecraft

Bloodcurdling Tales Of Horror And The

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“H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.”—Stephen King

“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

This is the collection that true fans of horror fiction must have: sixteen of H.P. Lovecraft’s most horrifying visions, including:

The Call of Cthulu: The first story in the infamous Cthulhu mythos—a creature spawned in the stars brings a menace of unimaginable evil to threaten all mankind.
The Dunwich Horror: An evil man’s desire to perform an unspeakable ritual leads him in search of the fabled text of The Necronomicon.
The Colour Out of Space: A horror from the skies—far worse than any nuclear fallout—transforms a man into a monster.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth: Rising from the depths of the sea, an unspeakable horror engulfs a quiet New England town.

Plus twelve more terrifying tales!
  • Published: 1 October 1992
  • ISBN: 9780345350800
  • Imprint: Ballantine
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $35.00
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About the author

H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 20, 1890. His father, a traveling salesman, suffered a nervous breakdown three years later and was hospitalised until his death in 1898, from a form of syphilis. Lovecraft's family experienced financial difficulties after the death of his grandfather in 1904, and the shame of this deeply affected the young writer. His relationship with his mother was severely troubled, and she was also hospitalised after a nervous breakdown in 1919. After a brief marriage and a period living in Brooklyn where he first began publishing his stories in the magazine Weird Tales, Lovecraft returned to Providence where he continued to write stories, and supported himself through ghost-writing. He continued to be plagued by money problems, and died in relative poverty on March 15, 1937. His numerous stories, novellas and poem were never collected and properly published during his lifetime.

Also by H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft: Tales (LOA #155)
At the Mountains of Madness
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Dreams in the Witch House
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Tales
The Colour Out of Space
The Dunwich Horror
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