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螆谓伪蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏慰蟻蠀蠁伪委慰蠀蟼 蔚魏蟺蟻慰蟽蠋蟺慰蠀蟼 蟽蟿慰谓 蠂蠋蟻慰 蟿畏蟼 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽蟿喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼 未委谓蔚喂 渭蔚 蟽蠀谓伪蟻蟺伪蟽蟿喂魏蠈 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟿慰 魏位委渭伪 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟻维未慰尉慰蠀, 蟿慰蠀 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 渭伪魏维尾蟻喂慰蠀.
韦慰 蟽魏畏谓喂魏蠈 蟿蠅谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻喂蠋谓, 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟺伪纬蠅渭苇谓蔚蟼 蔚蟻萎渭慰蠀蟼 蟿畏蟼 螒谓蟿伪蟻魏蟿喂魏萎蟼 渭苇蠂蟻喂 蟿畏 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓萎 蟽慰蠁委蟿伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟿蟻慰渭伪魏蟿喂魏萎 蟺蠈位畏, 苇蠂蔚喂 渭蠈谓喂渭慰 蠁蠈谓蟿慰 蟿畏 蠁蟻委魏畏, 蟺慰蠀 蟽蟿畏谓 慰渭委蠂位畏 蟿畏蟼 尾蠀胃委味慰谓蟿伪喂 慰 蠂蠋蟻慰蟼 魏伪喂 慰 谓慰蠀蟼.
螁谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰喂, 味蠋伪, 蟺伪蟻维未慰尉伪 蟺位维蟽渭伪蟿伪, 蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺慰蟺慰喂畏渭苇谓蔚蟼 未蠀谓维渭蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 螝伪位慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 螝伪魏慰蠉, 魏维蟿蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 伪蟺蠈魏蟻蠀蠁慰 蠁蠅蟼 未伪喂渭慰谓慰位慰纬喂魏蠋谓 蟺畏纬蠋谓 魏伪喂 伪蟺伪纬慰蟻蔚蠀渭苇谓蠅谓 尾喂尾位委蠅谓, 蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿慰蠀谓 苇谓伪谓 味慰蠁蔚蟻蠈 蠂慰蟻蠈 蟺慰蠀 伪魏蟻慰尾伪蟿蔚委 蟽蟿慰 蠈蟻喂慰 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪蟼 魏伪喂 蔚蠁喂伪位蟿喂魏慰蠉 慰谓蔚委蟻慰蠀.
韦慰 蟽魏畏谓喂魏蠈 蟿蠅谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻喂蠋谓, 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟺伪纬蠅渭苇谓蔚蟼 蔚蟻萎渭慰蠀蟼 蟿畏蟼 螒谓蟿伪蟻魏蟿喂魏萎蟼 渭苇蠂蟻喂 蟿畏 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓萎 蟽慰蠁委蟿伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟿蟻慰渭伪魏蟿喂魏萎 蟺蠈位畏, 苇蠂蔚喂 渭蠈谓喂渭慰 蠁蠈谓蟿慰 蟿畏 蠁蟻委魏畏, 蟺慰蠀 蟽蟿畏谓 慰渭委蠂位畏 蟿畏蟼 尾蠀胃委味慰谓蟿伪喂 慰 蠂蠋蟻慰蟼 魏伪喂 慰 谓慰蠀蟼.
螁谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰喂, 味蠋伪, 蟺伪蟻维未慰尉伪 蟺位维蟽渭伪蟿伪, 蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺慰蟺慰喂畏渭苇谓蔚蟼 未蠀谓维渭蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 螝伪位慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 螝伪魏慰蠉, 魏维蟿蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 伪蟺蠈魏蟻蠀蠁慰 蠁蠅蟼 未伪喂渭慰谓慰位慰纬喂魏蠋谓 蟺畏纬蠋谓 魏伪喂 伪蟺伪纬慰蟻蔚蠀渭苇谓蠅谓 尾喂尾位委蠅谓, 蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿慰蠀谓 苇谓伪谓 味慰蠁蔚蟻蠈 蠂慰蟻蠈 蟺慰蠀 伪魏蟻慰尾伪蟿蔚委 蟽蟿慰 蠈蟻喂慰 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪蟼 魏伪喂 蔚蠁喂伪位蟿喂魏慰蠉 慰谓蔚委蟻慰蠀.
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H.P. Lovecraft
5,669听books18.6k听followersHoward Phillips Lovecraft, of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction.
Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Christianity. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades. He is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe.
See also Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
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Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Christianity. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades. He is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe.
See also Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
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January 4, 2024
鈥淭he Haunter of the Dark,鈥� the last original story written by H.P. Lovecraft, has an interesting history. Robert Bloch (author of Psycho) had published a story called 鈥淭he Shambler from the Stars鈥� (Weird Tales (September 1935) in which he killed off a character obvious based on Lovecraft. When a Weird Tales fan wrote a letter suggesting H.P. should return the favor, Lovecraft obliged, writing a tale in which a certain writer named 鈥淩obert Blake鈥� dies of fright during an encounter with 鈥淭he Haunter of the Dark.鈥�
This is not only Lovecraft鈥檚 last story, it is also one of his best, most characteristic, and most personal. The view from the window of Robert Blake鈥檚 Providence apartment鈥攁 sinister old church located atop Federal Hill鈥攊s precisely the view which could be seen from Lovecraft鈥檚 own study. And the walks Blake takes through Federal Hill鈥檚 Italian district are walks Lovecraft took himself.
The sinister old church is based on a real church, now torn down: St. John鈥檚, a Catholic church on Atwell鈥檚 Avenue. Its belfry was demolished by a lightning strike five months before Lovecraft wrote this story, an event which no doubt inspired the fictional electric storm which precipitates the conclusion of both 鈥淭he Haunter of the Dark鈥� and the unfortunate Robert Blake鈥檚 brief life.
This is one of my favorite Lovecraft stories. It features economical, atmospheric description, a subtle balance between humor and terror, and it ends with a memorable and chilling four word phrase.
All in all, a fitting conclusion to Lovecraft鈥檚 career.
June 9, 2023
Three Stars for Horror!
Robert was extremely curious about the neighborhood of Federal Hill and the mysterious buildings that propagated the area. He was fascinated by this one building in particular and decided he had to visit up close.
No one in the neighborhood would comment on the old black monolith, which used to be a church. A police officer advised him to stay away from it. He immediately ignored his advice and discovered a way into the building.
Now, he has awakened something. Something afraid of the light. Something that has caused the disappearance of many people, fifty years ago.
Something that is controlling him. Confusing him. Commanding and drawing him to the horrible, black abyss.
At least his curiosity is filled鈥�
Three stars. 鉁ㄢ湪鉁�
Robert was extremely curious about the neighborhood of Federal Hill and the mysterious buildings that propagated the area. He was fascinated by this one building in particular and decided he had to visit up close.
No one in the neighborhood would comment on the old black monolith, which used to be a church. A police officer advised him to stay away from it. He immediately ignored his advice and discovered a way into the building.
Now, he has awakened something. Something afraid of the light. Something that has caused the disappearance of many people, fifty years ago.
Something that is controlling him. Confusing him. Commanding and drawing him to the horrible, black abyss.
At least his curiosity is filled鈥�
Three stars. 鉁ㄢ湪鉁�
July 18, 2019
A very promising title leads into a fascinating story full of cosmic horror. Robert Blake, a writer and painter, is found dead in his chair looking outside the window. There was a power failure over town. But what frightened him? You hear about a dark church on Federal Hill, a decayed Cylopean building he thoroughly investigated. There he found among many black bound tomes a copy of the Necronomicon. In a dusty corner was a skeleton. Which cults of evil were performed within the church? You'll read about the Shining Trapezohedron, a gateway to... Well, another great Lovecraft tale full of reference to the Old Ones. What can I say? Read it and get you eerie shot of Lovecraft. This is spine tingling horror, nothing for the faint hearted. The dark church is masterly done and you reall feel the evil spirit through the pages!
November 26, 2018
Dark knowledge!
DARKNESS FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW
This tale is set in Providence, Rhode Island...
...and focused on the Church of Starry Wisdom,...
...where a secret society came into the possession of an old item of impossible angles,...
...which is able to show dark knowledge...
...about places beyond imagination but...
...to a too highly cost to pay.
DARKNESS FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW
This tale is set in Providence, Rhode Island...
...and focused on the Church of Starry Wisdom,...
...where a secret society came into the possession of an old item of impossible angles,...
...which is able to show dark knowledge...
...about places beyond imagination but...
...to a too highly cost to pay.
August 14, 2018
Notable for being Lovecraft鈥檚 last original story (written in 1935 and first published in 1936 in Weird Tales a few months before he would die of intestinal cancer) Haunter in the Dark is quintessential Lovecraft, counted as a part of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Atmospheric and brooding as is the best of his writing, this story has a unique backstory of its own as it is a sequel to Robert Bloch鈥檚 鈥淭he Shambler from the Stars鈥�. Some fans may not know that Bloch, author of , was a friend and correspondent of Lovecraft, and in many ways the older writer served as a mentor to Bloch. ** Bloch published a third related story, "The Shadow from the Steeple", in 1950.
Set in Providence, Lovecraft describes the strange last days of Robert Blake (a pseudonym for Bloch presumably) in which he discovers the abandoned Church of the Starry Wisdom and the mystical Shining听Trapezohedron housed within, where a portal to the chaotic and unknowable and unspeakable eldritch mysteries can be attained.
The final words of the story are a fitting end to Lovecraft鈥檚 great contribution to our literature: 鈥�"I see it-- coming here-- hell-wind-- titan-blur-- black wings--听Yog-Sothoth听save me-- the three-lobed burning eye...".
Atmospheric and brooding as is the best of his writing, this story has a unique backstory of its own as it is a sequel to Robert Bloch鈥檚 鈥淭he Shambler from the Stars鈥�. Some fans may not know that Bloch, author of , was a friend and correspondent of Lovecraft, and in many ways the older writer served as a mentor to Bloch. ** Bloch published a third related story, "The Shadow from the Steeple", in 1950.
Set in Providence, Lovecraft describes the strange last days of Robert Blake (a pseudonym for Bloch presumably) in which he discovers the abandoned Church of the Starry Wisdom and the mystical Shining听Trapezohedron housed within, where a portal to the chaotic and unknowable and unspeakable eldritch mysteries can be attained.
The final words of the story are a fitting end to Lovecraft鈥檚 great contribution to our literature: 鈥�"I see it-- coming here-- hell-wind-- titan-blur-- black wings--听Yog-Sothoth听save me-- the three-lobed burning eye...".
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July 23, 2018
No love for short stories have I. I never have liked them and I'm not sure I ever will, but Lovecraft seems to have them nailed to a T and I can't fault him.
Everything Lovecraftian exists in this story: Diary entries from someone very interested in folklore and the occult; strange, unavoidable pulls towards odd locations or items, excitable over-active imaginations that are all too obsessed with The Other, and countless others besides.
I personally think-and find that this accounts for my recently acquired fondness for Lovecraft-that his writing would never suite a novel-length piece of writing (she says not knowing if he did ever write a novel or not because she's too lazy to look it up). If he ever did, I hope I won't be disappointed but think I probably will be. The sheer wonder of what the imagination can come up with is spread thickly through this story, where we follow a man named Blake as he explores an old, rundown church in the Italian Quarter of a town.
It explores imagination beyond the ideal and finds that the mind can make of nothing absolutely everything. It is almost metaphorical, deep down, yet lathers up the occult and eldritch goings on to such a mass that the metaphorical becomes the absurd and the truth is then the unthinkable.
One thing I think contributes to the success of Lovecraft and his inimitable style is that Americans think 150 years counts as history. The idea of folklore being as recent as 50 years is quite ridiculous, and yet it works so well. These stories need that near distant memory, of someone knowing someone who's grandad saw something creepy happening. Or a father remembering something from his childhood but through the fog of life can't quite recall it clearly. Every little thing seems to rely on this recent folklore to create the intrigue and wonder that makes Lovecraft so bloody good. I think thinking 150 years as being a decent history is pathetic, but in the interest of these stories and the enjoyment of them, it works superbly well.
Everything Lovecraftian exists in this story: Diary entries from someone very interested in folklore and the occult; strange, unavoidable pulls towards odd locations or items, excitable over-active imaginations that are all too obsessed with The Other, and countless others besides.
I personally think-and find that this accounts for my recently acquired fondness for Lovecraft-that his writing would never suite a novel-length piece of writing (she says not knowing if he did ever write a novel or not because she's too lazy to look it up). If he ever did, I hope I won't be disappointed but think I probably will be. The sheer wonder of what the imagination can come up with is spread thickly through this story, where we follow a man named Blake as he explores an old, rundown church in the Italian Quarter of a town.
It explores imagination beyond the ideal and finds that the mind can make of nothing absolutely everything. It is almost metaphorical, deep down, yet lathers up the occult and eldritch goings on to such a mass that the metaphorical becomes the absurd and the truth is then the unthinkable.
One thing I think contributes to the success of Lovecraft and his inimitable style is that Americans think 150 years counts as history. The idea of folklore being as recent as 50 years is quite ridiculous, and yet it works so well. These stories need that near distant memory, of someone knowing someone who's grandad saw something creepy happening. Or a father remembering something from his childhood but through the fog of life can't quite recall it clearly. Every little thing seems to rely on this recent folklore to create the intrigue and wonder that makes Lovecraft so bloody good. I think thinking 150 years as being a decent history is pathetic, but in the interest of these stories and the enjoyment of them, it works superbly well.
August 13, 2022
In Providence, Rhode Island, Robert Blake, a young writer with an interest in the occult, becomes fascinated by a large disused church on Federal Hill which he can see from his lodgings on the city's Upper East side. His researches reveal that the church has a sinister history involving a cult called the Church of Starry Wisdom and is dreaded by the local migrant inhabitants as being haunted by a primeval evil.
Another of Lovecraft's final tales that emphasizes how much he grew as a writer. It's much more personal and his characters have a lot more depth to them. I wish he could've gone on to write for another 30-50 years. I can only imagine how amazing his stories could've became if he had another lifetime's worth of improvement.
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Another of Lovecraft's final tales that emphasizes how much he grew as a writer. It's much more personal and his characters have a lot more depth to them. I wish he could've gone on to write for another 30-50 years. I can only imagine how amazing his stories could've became if he had another lifetime's worth of improvement.
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February 14, 2017
This is an account of the death of a horror writer who stumbled upon something he couldn't fight.
The story starts with Robert Blake already dead, then it goes back piecing the story from his journal entries and newspaper articles.
For some reason Blake was drawn towards an abandoned church where the Church of Starry Wisdom used to congregate. The cult used an ancient artefact, the Shining Trapezohedron, to summon a being that required sacrifices for all the knowledge it gave them. People started missing and the church was abandoned, but nobody wanted to be near it any more.
Whether you like Lovecraft's writing or not, the atmosphere is always weird, eerie or terrifying and that's one of the reasons why I don't mind when it gets slow at times.
You can read it .
The story starts with Robert Blake already dead, then it goes back piecing the story from his journal entries and newspaper articles.
For some reason Blake was drawn towards an abandoned church where the Church of Starry Wisdom used to congregate. The cult used an ancient artefact, the Shining Trapezohedron, to summon a being that required sacrifices for all the knowledge it gave them. People started missing and the church was abandoned, but nobody wanted to be near it any more.
Whether you like Lovecraft's writing or not, the atmosphere is always weird, eerie or terrifying and that's one of the reasons why I don't mind when it gets slow at times.
You can read it .
March 31, 2016
Another short story by H P. Lovecraft, the plot is a bit typical (out of curiosity, a loner makes a shocking discovery, then he is hunted down by indescribable dark beings) but I do like the details about the Church of Starry Wisdom and the description of the scary abandoned church.
May 21, 2012
What can be said about Lovecraft or his writing that already hasn't been said? He is well respected, largely studied and often cited. It has been awhile, a long while, since I last read any Lovecraft. Though somewhat dated it is easy enough to follow. This is part of the roots of modern American horror.
I arrived at this story from reading Ryan Harding's GENITAL GRINDER who in turn is heavily influenced by Edward Lee who came recommended to my by Harding. After opening Lee's THE HAUNTER OF THE THRESHOLD the preface implored the reader to familiarize themselves with HP Lovecrafts' THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK first. And so I did and so I am a better reader for it.
This is as horror writing once was. It is not blatant. There is mood. There is suggestion. There is long forgotten uses of description. It all works to create an uneasy creepy feeling that you don't usually get from modern day horror. If you love horror you need to find some roots. Don't be afraid to read back in time. Most of it is manageable. Lovecraft included.
I arrived at this story from reading Ryan Harding's GENITAL GRINDER who in turn is heavily influenced by Edward Lee who came recommended to my by Harding. After opening Lee's THE HAUNTER OF THE THRESHOLD the preface implored the reader to familiarize themselves with HP Lovecrafts' THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK first. And so I did and so I am a better reader for it.
This is as horror writing once was. It is not blatant. There is mood. There is suggestion. There is long forgotten uses of description. It all works to create an uneasy creepy feeling that you don't usually get from modern day horror. If you love horror you need to find some roots. Don't be afraid to read back in time. Most of it is manageable. Lovecraft included.
July 12, 2011
If I had to choose only one author to read for the rest of my life, I think I would choose H P Lovecraft and be perfectly happy.
It took me a couple of attempts to get into Lovecraft initially, with his long sentences and slightly archaic prose style. Once bitten though, you are a Lovecraft addict for life - at least I am. What is so enthrallingly wonderful about Lovecraft, apart from his astonishing imagination, huge vocabulary, and his devotion to the antique, to the past, and the rich history of Rhose Island and New England, is that together his stories evoke a cohesive world. It is a world filled with the darkest shadows, unnameable horrors, forbidden knowledge, and edritch revelations which send men insane. It is a world haunted by the Elder Gods, those shadowy, alien, ill-intentioned beings who are always lurking just beyond the corner of your eye, or in the darkest depths of the sea. It is a world of thrilling fear and terrible wonder. It is a world that will draw you back, again and again, to share the secrets of Lovecraft's haunted outsiders.
For my money there is no greater author of supernatural fiction than Lovecraft, and the fictional world he creates, Arkham, is one of the most mysterious and thrilling literary creations I have encountered.
Favourite stories include "The Colour Out Of Space," "The Strange, High House In The Mist," "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," and of course, "The Call of Cthulhu."
It took me a couple of attempts to get into Lovecraft initially, with his long sentences and slightly archaic prose style. Once bitten though, you are a Lovecraft addict for life - at least I am. What is so enthrallingly wonderful about Lovecraft, apart from his astonishing imagination, huge vocabulary, and his devotion to the antique, to the past, and the rich history of Rhose Island and New England, is that together his stories evoke a cohesive world. It is a world filled with the darkest shadows, unnameable horrors, forbidden knowledge, and edritch revelations which send men insane. It is a world haunted by the Elder Gods, those shadowy, alien, ill-intentioned beings who are always lurking just beyond the corner of your eye, or in the darkest depths of the sea. It is a world of thrilling fear and terrible wonder. It is a world that will draw you back, again and again, to share the secrets of Lovecraft's haunted outsiders.
For my money there is no greater author of supernatural fiction than Lovecraft, and the fictional world he creates, Arkham, is one of the most mysterious and thrilling literary creations I have encountered.
Favourite stories include "The Colour Out Of Space," "The Strange, High House In The Mist," "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," and of course, "The Call of Cthulhu."
April 7, 2019
Interesting set-up and backstory. I wish the historical elements had been elaborated a little more, especially the part with the reporter. And the thing itself. I mean, does it have a motivation or does it just electrocute people out of general Evil? It was kind of anticlimactic.
Unusually for Lovecraft the "superstitious" Italians are not only
I was amused by the editorial note that the main character "Robert Blake" was a nod to a youthful , who had killed Lovecraft-the-character in his story "The Shambler from the Stars." Years after Lovecraft's actual demise, Bloch wrote a sequel to Haunter of the Dark entitled "The Shadow from the Steeple."
Unusually for Lovecraft the "superstitious" Italians are not only
I was amused by the editorial note that the main character "Robert Blake" was a nod to a youthful , who had killed Lovecraft-the-character in his story "The Shambler from the Stars." Years after Lovecraft's actual demise, Bloch wrote a sequel to Haunter of the Dark entitled "The Shadow from the Steeple."
July 4, 2017
螒未喂伪谓蠈畏蟿慰 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽渭伪, 慰 3慰蟼 蟿慰渭慰蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 螁蟺伪谓蟿伪 蟿慰蠀 H.P. Lovecraft 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 螒蟺蠈位蠀蟿畏 螔委尾位慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 螕魏蠈胃喂魏 螞慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼. 韦慰 蔚谓伪蟻魏蟿萎蟻喂慰 未喂萎纬畏渭伪, 慰 螢苇谓慰蟼, 渭蔚 维蠁畏蟽蔚 渭蔚 蟿慰 蟽蟿蠈渭伪 伪谓慰喂蠂蟿蠈 谓伪 魏慰喂蟿维味蠅 伪蟺慰蟽尾慰位蠅渭苇谓慰蟼 纬蠉蟻蠅 渭慰蠀, 蔚谓蠋 蟿慰 螝维位蔚蟽渭伪 蟿慰蠀 螝胃慰蠉位慰蠀 (蟺慰蠀 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽蔚 魏伪喂 蟿慰 魏委谓畏蟿蟻慰 谓伪 伪蟽蠂慰位畏胃蠋 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪) 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚委 蟿慰 蟺位苇慰谓 渭伪魏维尾蟻喂慰 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽渭伪 蟺慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 蟺苇蟽蔚喂 蟺慰蟿苇 蟽蟿伪 蠂苇蟻喂伪 渭慰蠀, 魏蔚委渭蔚谓慰 蟺慰蠀 慰渭慰位慰纬蠋 蟺蠅蟼 伪谓 蟿慰 未喂维尾伪味伪 蟽蟿伪 20 渭慰蠀, 渭蔚蟿维 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿蔚蟼 5 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 胃伪 未喂维位蔚纬伪 蔚委蟿蔚 谓伪 蟿慰 蟽蟿伪渭伪蟿慰蠉蟽伪 蔚委蟿蔚 谓伪 蟿慰 蟽蠀谓苇蠂喂味伪 渭慰谓维蠂伪 渭苇蟻伪 魏伪喂 魏伪蟿维 蟺蟻慰蟿委渭畏蟽畏 蠀蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽委伪 蟺伪蟻苇伪蟼. 螚 位苇尉畏 韦蟻蠈渭慰蟼, 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 伪渭苇蟽蠅蟼 伪谓蟿喂位畏蟺蟿萎 渭苇蟽伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 位苇尉蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 伪尉蔚蟺苇蟻伪蟽蟿慰蠀 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 胃位喂尾蔚蟻萎 味蠅萎 蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 蟺苇蟻伪蟽蔚 蟽蟿畏 蟽魏喂维 蟿慰蠀 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟿苇蟻伪 蟿慰蠀 慰 慰蟺慰委慰蟼 蠀蟺苇蠁蔚蟻蔚 伪蟺蠈 蟺伪蟻伪位蠀蟿喂魏萎 蟺伪蟻维谓慰喂伪 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 纬蔚纬慰谓蠈蟿慰蟼 蟺蠅蟼 未蔚谓 魏伪蟿维蠁蔚蟻蔚 谓伪 蟺维蟻蔚喂 蟿慰 伪蟺慰位蠀蟿萎蟻喂慰 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 蟽蠂慰位蔚委慰 蟿慰蠀 纬喂伪 谓伪 纬委谓蔚喂 伪蟽蟿蟻慰谓蠈渭慰蟼 蠈蟺蠅蟼 慰谓蔚喂蟻蔚蠀蠈蟿伪谓 位蠈纬蠅 谓蔚蠀蟻喂魏慰蠉 魏位慰谓喂蟽渭慰蠉 蟺慰蠀 蠀蟺苇蟽蟿畏 蟽蟿伪 17 蟿慰蠀 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪. 螆渭蟺谓蔚蠀蟽萎 蟿慰蠀, 慰喂 蔚蠁喂维位蟿蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 蠈蟺蠅蟼 慰 委未喂慰蟼 蔚喂蠂蔚 纬蟻维蠄蔚喂, 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬萎渭伪蟿维 蟿慰蠀 畏 未喂维蟽畏渭畏 蟺蠈位畏 蟿慰蠀 螁蟻魏伪渭 (渭蔚 蟿慰 纬谓蠅蟽蟿蠈 蟽蔚 蠈位慰蠀蟼 渭伪蟼 螁蟽蠀位慰 蟿慰蠀 螠蟺维蟿渭伪谓), 蟿慰 螤伪谓蔚蟺喂蟽蟿萎渭喂慰 蟿慰蠀 螠喂蟽魏伪蟿蠈谓喂魏 魏伪喂 蠁蠀蟽喂魏维 蟿慰 伪谓蠉蟺伪蟻魏蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 蟿委蟿位慰 螡蔚魏蟻慰谓慰渭喂魏蠈谓 蟿慰蠀 螁蟻伪尾伪 螒渭谓蟿慰蠉位 螒位蠂伪味蟻蔚谓蟿.
螠慰谓伪未喂魏萎 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏萎 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪, 谓慰渭委味蠅 伪尉委味蔚喂 蟿慰谓 魏蠈蟺慰 谓伪 伪蟽蠂慰位畏胃蔚委 魏伪蟺慰喂慰蟼 魏伪喂 伪蟼 魏维谓蔚喂 渭蔚蟿维 谓伪 魏慰喂渭畏胃蔚委 蟽伪谓 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰蟼 魏维谓伪 未委渭畏谓慰.
螠慰谓伪未喂魏萎 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏萎 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪, 谓慰渭委味蠅 伪尉委味蔚喂 蟿慰谓 魏蠈蟺慰 谓伪 伪蟽蠂慰位畏胃蔚委 魏伪蟺慰喂慰蟼 魏伪喂 伪蟼 魏维谓蔚喂 渭蔚蟿维 谓伪 魏慰喂渭畏胃蔚委 蟽伪谓 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰蟼 魏维谓伪 未委渭畏谓慰.
March 7, 2021
丌禺乇蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 乇爻賲蹖 賱丕賵乇讴乇賮鬲. 賵丕賯毓丕 賴乇趩蹖 鬲毓丿丕丿 氐賮丨丕鬲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖 賱丕賵乇讴乇賮鬲 讴賲鬲乇 亘丕卮賴 亘丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘賴鬲乇蹖 胤乇賮蹖賲. 噩賲賱賴 倬丕蹖丕賳蹖 讴鬲丕亘 趩賯丿乇 賯卮賳诏 丨爻 賵 丨丕賱 丌禺乇蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 讴賴 賱丕賵乇讴乇賮鬲 賯亘賱 丕夭 賲乇诏卮 亘乇 丕孬乇 爻乇胤丕賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 乇賵 賲蹖 乇爻賵賳賴:
"I see it.. coming here.. hell-wind.. titan-blur.. black wings..Yog-Sothoth save me.. the three-lobed burning eye..."
"I see it.. coming here.. hell-wind.. titan-blur.. black wings..Yog-Sothoth save me.. the three-lobed burning eye..."
December 30, 2017
Something scares someone to death. We don't get to see it, and there are at best vague hints about it.
This, when liberally spiced with lurid adjectives, seems to be the heart of Lovecraft, and its pretty much all there is here. And, of course, everything is thoroughly mediated. We get this from a narrator who has access to the diaries of the victim. And just as the victim, at most, gets vague glimpses of the terror, we too get only vague glimpses of the diaries. It's sort of a commonplace that horror can be most effective when it leaves room for the imagination. Sometimes I feel like Lovecraft leaves huge tracts of land, acre upon acre. Sometimes it works; sometimes, as here, it feels just a bit more like an exercise in tacit suggestions.
This, when liberally spiced with lurid adjectives, seems to be the heart of Lovecraft, and its pretty much all there is here. And, of course, everything is thoroughly mediated. We get this from a narrator who has access to the diaries of the victim. And just as the victim, at most, gets vague glimpses of the terror, we too get only vague glimpses of the diaries. It's sort of a commonplace that horror can be most effective when it leaves room for the imagination. Sometimes I feel like Lovecraft leaves huge tracts of land, acre upon acre. Sometimes it works; sometimes, as here, it feels just a bit more like an exercise in tacit suggestions.
October 21, 2017
4.25 stars. This is one of Lovecraft's better stories. I'm happy to say that he has won me over again. Review to come.
January 3, 2025
螒谓 胃苇位蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚蟿蔚 苇谓伪 渭蠈谓慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀 螞伪尾魏蟻伪蠁蟿, 胃伪 蟽伪蟼 蟽蠀谓苇蟽蟿畏谓伪 蔚蟿慰蠉蟿慰, 渭蔚 苇蟻纬伪 蟿畏蟼 蠅蟻喂渭蠈蟿畏蟿维蟼 蟿慰蠀. 螆谓伪蟼 "螒蠂苇蟻慰谓蟿伪 蟿慰蠀 蟺慰位蠉蟽蠂畏渭慰蠀 未喂伪尾慰位喂蟽渭慰蠉".
螝喂伪谓 胃伪 苇蟺蟻蔚蟺蔚 谓伪 未喂伪位苇尉蠅 苇谓伪 渭蠈谓慰 未喂萎纬畏渭伪, 胃伪 萎蟿伪谓 螣 螢螘螡螣危 渭蔚 韦螣 螝螒螞螘危螠螒 韦螣违 螝螛螣违螞围螣违 蟺慰位蠉 魏慰谓蟿维.
螝喂伪谓 胃伪 苇蟺蟻蔚蟺蔚 谓伪 未喂伪位苇尉蠅 苇谓伪 渭蠈谓慰 未喂萎纬畏渭伪, 胃伪 萎蟿伪谓 螣 螢螘螡螣危 渭蔚 韦螣 螝螒螞螘危螠螒 韦螣违 螝螛螣违螞围螣违 蟺慰位蠉 魏慰谓蟿维.
January 28, 2019
Great story for Lovecraft fans
One of Lovecraft's trademarks was to take the ordinary, the mundane and make it horrible by using strange, unusual and archaic descriptions and language. He does that here with a particular part of town and a large abandoned church located there. He adds hints of evil sects, lore and beings, leading eventually to the actual existence of such things. Looked at objectivily, in the light of day so to speak, there is really little horror here. But the mood created by Lovecraft is one of horror and fear. It does not work very well if the reader consciously resists it. If, however, one falls into the mood of the story it works. Lovecraft fans will like this one. Lovecraft detractors will not. Those whose idea of a horror story is one which hits the reader over the head with blood, gore and revolting occurrences probably won't like it either. I have liked Lovecraft since junior high so five stars from me.
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One of Lovecraft's trademarks was to take the ordinary, the mundane and make it horrible by using strange, unusual and archaic descriptions and language. He does that here with a particular part of town and a large abandoned church located there. He adds hints of evil sects, lore and beings, leading eventually to the actual existence of such things. Looked at objectivily, in the light of day so to speak, there is really little horror here. But the mood created by Lovecraft is one of horror and fear. It does not work very well if the reader consciously resists it. If, however, one falls into the mood of the story it works. Lovecraft fans will like this one. Lovecraft detractors will not. Those whose idea of a horror story is one which hits the reader over the head with blood, gore and revolting occurrences probably won't like it either. I have liked Lovecraft since junior high so five stars from me.
Achtung T Shirt LLC offers an interesting t shirt of H.P. Lovecraft wearing an Edgar Allan Poe t shirt. The title on Amazon is: Mens Lovecraft Edgar Allan Poe Horror Mystery Writers Tee By Achtung T Shirt LLC
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January 1, 2013
Part of the , which can be found formatted for Nook and Kindle on .
Synopsis: 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.
My Thoughts: This is the last story in the omnibus, so by extension it is the last story published by Lovecraft. I must say he was coming well into his own, so it's a real pity his work was cut short. This shows a maturity and self-confidence that is lacking in some of the earliest works in this book. Wonderful stuff. A voice that will be missed.
Synopsis: 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.
My Thoughts: This is the last story in the omnibus, so by extension it is the last story published by Lovecraft. I must say he was coming well into his own, so it's a real pity his work was cut short. This shows a maturity and self-confidence that is lacking in some of the earliest works in this book. Wonderful stuff. A voice that will be missed.
May 14, 2019
While reading this story, I think I've finally understood one of the things that makes Lovecraft such a slog for a lot of people. He doesn't write good characters. His narratives are distant and objective, as if they were written for 19th century newspapers. Despite that, I liked this story for it's weird atmosphere and ideas, not that they are substantially different from those of other stories, but because they fit within the whole mythos.
August 10, 2023
El Morador de Las Tinieblas es el 煤ltimo relato escrito por Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Con 茅l, finalizo la lectura de toda su narrativa, sobrecogido y emocionado.
La historia trata sobre un escritor y pintor, Robert Blake, que muere en extra帽as circunstancias, aunque muchos no quieren ver m谩s all谩 de lo evidente y se aferran a un racionalismo bastante sensato si se quiere preservar la cordura. Durante su 煤ltima etapa vital, Robert estuvo obsesionado con la iglesia abandonada de Federal Hill, Providence. Su curiosidad lo llev贸 a investigar sus tenebrosos interiores, desembocando en las habituales consecuencias de vislumbrar los h贸rridos confines del universo.
No es uno de mis relatos favoritos, pero cabe destacar una serie de hechos que confieren a esta obra de cierta relevancia:
En primer lugar, este relato es una continuaci贸n de El vampiro estelar, escrito por Robert Bloch, disc铆pulo y amigo de Lovecraft, a quien, de hecho, va dedicado. Seguramente esta historia sea m谩s interesante conociendo el trasfondo original.
En segundo lugar, se observa la evoluci贸n de Lovecraft como escritor si la comparamos con obras tempranas, no ya de su narrativa, sino del propio horror c贸smico. Se mantiene la esencia y personalidad de su estilo, con esas descripciones eternas y minuciosas, pero el personaje protagonista resulta algo m谩s profundo. Quiz谩s, al tomar a Robert Bloch como retrato y no a s铆 mismo (como intuyo que sol铆a hacer) se esmer贸 m谩s en su construcci贸n, pero sin pasarse tampoco, porque no olvidemos que los protagonistas de las obras de Lovecraft no son sus personajes sino sus escenarios y horrores.
En tercer y 煤ltimo lugar, la atm贸sfera que se consigue durante la expedici贸n a la iglesia es sublime. Nada a lo que no nos tenga acostumbrado el bueno de Howard, pero en esta ocasi贸n siento que consigui贸 decir m谩s con menos, describiendo un lugar totalmente siniestro, no s贸lo ya por la visi贸n de su arquitectura y de los terribles objetos que contiene (libros prohibidos, restos humanos y dem谩s parafernalia) sino tambi茅n por las creencias populares que emanan de aquel lugar embrujado y de la reacci贸n de los habitantes de Federal Hill a los sucesos acontecidos.
Ahora siento un vac铆o terrible, como si al leer este 煤ltimo relato hubiera muerto parte de la magia del mundo. Supongo que es el momento de atacar las colaboraciones que Lovecraft tuvo con otros autores, toda su poes铆a y las cartas que se hayan publicado.
La historia trata sobre un escritor y pintor, Robert Blake, que muere en extra帽as circunstancias, aunque muchos no quieren ver m谩s all谩 de lo evidente y se aferran a un racionalismo bastante sensato si se quiere preservar la cordura. Durante su 煤ltima etapa vital, Robert estuvo obsesionado con la iglesia abandonada de Federal Hill, Providence. Su curiosidad lo llev贸 a investigar sus tenebrosos interiores, desembocando en las habituales consecuencias de vislumbrar los h贸rridos confines del universo.
No es uno de mis relatos favoritos, pero cabe destacar una serie de hechos que confieren a esta obra de cierta relevancia:
En primer lugar, este relato es una continuaci贸n de El vampiro estelar, escrito por Robert Bloch, disc铆pulo y amigo de Lovecraft, a quien, de hecho, va dedicado. Seguramente esta historia sea m谩s interesante conociendo el trasfondo original.
En segundo lugar, se observa la evoluci贸n de Lovecraft como escritor si la comparamos con obras tempranas, no ya de su narrativa, sino del propio horror c贸smico. Se mantiene la esencia y personalidad de su estilo, con esas descripciones eternas y minuciosas, pero el personaje protagonista resulta algo m谩s profundo. Quiz谩s, al tomar a Robert Bloch como retrato y no a s铆 mismo (como intuyo que sol铆a hacer) se esmer贸 m谩s en su construcci贸n, pero sin pasarse tampoco, porque no olvidemos que los protagonistas de las obras de Lovecraft no son sus personajes sino sus escenarios y horrores.
En tercer y 煤ltimo lugar, la atm贸sfera que se consigue durante la expedici贸n a la iglesia es sublime. Nada a lo que no nos tenga acostumbrado el bueno de Howard, pero en esta ocasi贸n siento que consigui贸 decir m谩s con menos, describiendo un lugar totalmente siniestro, no s贸lo ya por la visi贸n de su arquitectura y de los terribles objetos que contiene (libros prohibidos, restos humanos y dem谩s parafernalia) sino tambi茅n por las creencias populares que emanan de aquel lugar embrujado y de la reacci贸n de los habitantes de Federal Hill a los sucesos acontecidos.
Ahora siento un vac铆o terrible, como si al leer este 煤ltimo relato hubiera muerto parte de la magia del mundo. Supongo que es el momento de atacar las colaboraciones que Lovecraft tuvo con otros autores, toda su poes铆a y las cartas que se hayan publicado.
April 23, 2024
Free download available at .
From BBC Radio 4:
Three years on from Heawood's dramatic disappearance at Pleasant Green, Kennedy has lost hope of ever seeing him again.
Following the dramatic end to The Shadow Over Innsmouth, she has travelled extensively, following apparent leads, and there is no trace of him. But then a mysterious man leaves a message on the Red Hook answerphone. Perhaps the story isn't over yet.
Kennedy Fisher and The Lovecraft Investigations podcast are back in Julian Simpson鈥檚 H P Lovecraft-inspired universe.
Cast:
Kennedy Fisher - Jana Carpenter
Marcus Byron - Ben Crowe
Eleanor Peck - Nicola Walker
Laura Gibson - Catherine Kanter
Written and directed by Julian Simpson
Music composed by Tim Elsenburg
Sound design: David Thomas
Production Assistant: Ethan Elsenburg
Producer: Sarah Tombling
Executive Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
Episode 1 of 10:
Three years on from Heawood's disappearance, Kennedy has exhausted all leads.
Episode 2 of 10
Kennedy and Byron are in Essex. Will Philip Gibson's storage facility yield some clues?
Episode 3 of 10
The trail seems to lead from Philip Gibson into current politics and Tory MP Ashton-Heath.
Episode 4 of 10
Can Aramis Levesque shed light on journalist Edwin Lillibridge and his connections?
Episode 5 of 10
Kennedy is in Suffolk following a lead on the 2010 Blake House disappearances.
Episode 6 of 10
All roads are leading back to the Blake House.
Episode 7 of 10
The team gathers to pool their clues.
Episode 8 of 10
To follow the trail or not to follow the trail?
Episode 9 of 10
Kennedy and Ness are in Dunwich.
Episode 10 of 10
Has the Lovecraft team finally found the Church of Starry Wisdom?
From BBC Radio 4:
Three years on from Heawood's dramatic disappearance at Pleasant Green, Kennedy has lost hope of ever seeing him again.
Following the dramatic end to The Shadow Over Innsmouth, she has travelled extensively, following apparent leads, and there is no trace of him. But then a mysterious man leaves a message on the Red Hook answerphone. Perhaps the story isn't over yet.
Kennedy Fisher and The Lovecraft Investigations podcast are back in Julian Simpson鈥檚 H P Lovecraft-inspired universe.
Cast:
Kennedy Fisher - Jana Carpenter
Marcus Byron - Ben Crowe
Eleanor Peck - Nicola Walker
Laura Gibson - Catherine Kanter
Written and directed by Julian Simpson
Music composed by Tim Elsenburg
Sound design: David Thomas
Production Assistant: Ethan Elsenburg
Producer: Sarah Tombling
Executive Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
Episode 1 of 10:
Three years on from Heawood's disappearance, Kennedy has exhausted all leads.
Episode 2 of 10
Kennedy and Byron are in Essex. Will Philip Gibson's storage facility yield some clues?
Episode 3 of 10
The trail seems to lead from Philip Gibson into current politics and Tory MP Ashton-Heath.
Episode 4 of 10
Can Aramis Levesque shed light on journalist Edwin Lillibridge and his connections?
Episode 5 of 10
Kennedy is in Suffolk following a lead on the 2010 Blake House disappearances.
Episode 6 of 10
All roads are leading back to the Blake House.
Episode 7 of 10
The team gathers to pool their clues.
Episode 8 of 10
To follow the trail or not to follow the trail?
Episode 9 of 10
Kennedy and Ness are in Dunwich.
Episode 10 of 10
Has the Lovecraft team finally found the Church of Starry Wisdom?
July 23, 2017
-Dentro de la creaci贸n tan personal del autor en su tiempo, diferentes senderos narrativos.-
G茅nero. Relatos.
Lo que nos cuenta. El libro El que susurra en la oscuridad (publicaci贸n original: The Haunter of the Dark, 1950) es una recopilaci贸n de varios relatos del autor, escritos y publicados a lo largo de un periodo de diecis茅is a帽os, representativos de diferentes momentos en la producci贸n de Lovecraft y con variados contenidos, que no estilos, que tocan temas como una cripta oculta bajo una mansi贸n, el arte hiperrealista e inquietante, las extra帽as costumbres de una familia en un municipio de la costa este, los descubrimientos de los investigadores universitarios sobre algunas leyendas, los efectos de un meteorito en una granja, las consecuencias de un noviazgo poco recomendable y los incre铆bles poderes evocadores de algunas m煤sicas.
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G茅nero. Relatos.
Lo que nos cuenta. El libro El que susurra en la oscuridad (publicaci贸n original: The Haunter of the Dark, 1950) es una recopilaci贸n de varios relatos del autor, escritos y publicados a lo largo de un periodo de diecis茅is a帽os, representativos de diferentes momentos en la producci贸n de Lovecraft y con variados contenidos, que no estilos, que tocan temas como una cripta oculta bajo una mansi贸n, el arte hiperrealista e inquietante, las extra帽as costumbres de una familia en un municipio de la costa este, los descubrimientos de los investigadores universitarios sobre algunas leyendas, los efectos de un meteorito en una granja, las consecuencias de un noviazgo poco recomendable y los incre铆bles poderes evocadores de algunas m煤sicas.
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December 29, 2024
A very excellent and creepy closing story to Lovecraft's work. This is one of the more ambiguous and uneventful stories, told through a series of diary entries of a dead man, but the setting in this one (an old abandoned church) is probably the eeriest and most memorable location/setting of any of Lovecraft's stories. He has a way of taking any structure or building and describes it in a way that will send chills down your spine.
It's sort of bittersweet, reading Lovecraft's final story. I'm glad to have finally read all his work but also a little sad that he hadn't lived longer to write more.
Lovecraft was truly a unique and gifted writer that while, his style may not have been for everyone, he was one of a kind and the influence of his stories is immense.
Lovecraft is one of the greatest horror authors of all time.
Highly recommended.
It's sort of bittersweet, reading Lovecraft's final story. I'm glad to have finally read all his work but also a little sad that he hadn't lived longer to write more.
Lovecraft was truly a unique and gifted writer that while, his style may not have been for everyone, he was one of a kind and the influence of his stories is immense.
Lovecraft is one of the greatest horror authors of all time.
Highly recommended.
January 20, 2013
The final instalment of the three Lovecraft Omnibuses, this collects together his mid-length work. I think it's my favourite of the three books, mainly because there are so many good stories here. In fact, there are only three I didn't enjoy as much as I'd hoped: THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN is a little cliched, THE PICTURE IN THE HOUSE is middling, and THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME is downright dull.
The rest is excellence. THE OUTSIDER is an alien fantasy written in a fine grandiose style. THE RATS IN THE WALLS is completely disturbing and easily the strongest of the author's early works. It has it all: monsters, magic, cannibalism, and of course the ancient gods.
PICKMAN'S MODEL is a little obvious, but nonetheless brimming with atmosphere. Meanwhile, THE CALL OF CTHULHU is, in my mind, the definitive mythos story, a global epic that inspired countless imitations (Brian Lumley seems to have been particularly inspired by it) but few equals. THE DUNWICH HORROR, a period horror set in a small town, is more traditional but no less enjoyable for it.
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS sees the same plot elements being recycled one more time, but it still works somehow. THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE, with its tale of a sinister meteorite falling from the skies, is another personal favourite, everything I love about the author contained in one single story. THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK is almost a pastiche and written in homage to Robert Bloch, an eventful and engaging little outing.
THE THING ON THE DOORSTOP builds from a slow start to a gruesome, Grand Guignol climax and has one of my favourite opening sentences in a story. THE LURKING FEAR features loathsome fungoid horrors so can't really go wrong, and THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH is so well known as to need no description; needless to say, it's a classic for a reason.
Everything great about Lovecraft is collected in this volume, and I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better assortment of writing in one place. It's the stuff of greatness!
The rest is excellence. THE OUTSIDER is an alien fantasy written in a fine grandiose style. THE RATS IN THE WALLS is completely disturbing and easily the strongest of the author's early works. It has it all: monsters, magic, cannibalism, and of course the ancient gods.
PICKMAN'S MODEL is a little obvious, but nonetheless brimming with atmosphere. Meanwhile, THE CALL OF CTHULHU is, in my mind, the definitive mythos story, a global epic that inspired countless imitations (Brian Lumley seems to have been particularly inspired by it) but few equals. THE DUNWICH HORROR, a period horror set in a small town, is more traditional but no less enjoyable for it.
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS sees the same plot elements being recycled one more time, but it still works somehow. THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE, with its tale of a sinister meteorite falling from the skies, is another personal favourite, everything I love about the author contained in one single story. THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK is almost a pastiche and written in homage to Robert Bloch, an eventful and engaging little outing.
THE THING ON THE DOORSTOP builds from a slow start to a gruesome, Grand Guignol climax and has one of my favourite opening sentences in a story. THE LURKING FEAR features loathsome fungoid horrors so can't really go wrong, and THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH is so well known as to need no description; needless to say, it's a classic for a reason.
Everything great about Lovecraft is collected in this volume, and I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better assortment of writing in one place. It's the stuff of greatness!
September 23, 2017
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This is Lovecraft's last solo work of fiction. He wrote a couple of collaborations further, some poetry and an essay. He died with intestinal cancer on March 15, 1937 at the age of 46. I am so, so sorry it ended here for him. This is by far and away his best prose work. (I don't think I'm saying that because of the immigrants heroically holding up candles outside the desecrated church, either. That detail did make my heart soar, though.) I don't even think you need any background in his Mythos to enjoy this, as he finally keeps the Mythos touches light enough to flavor the story rather than explaining it. Go. Read. Enjoy. I did.
This is Lovecraft's last solo work of fiction. He wrote a couple of collaborations further, some poetry and an essay. He died with intestinal cancer on March 15, 1937 at the age of 46. I am so, so sorry it ended here for him. This is by far and away his best prose work. (I don't think I'm saying that because of the immigrants heroically holding up candles outside the desecrated church, either. That detail did make my heart soar, though.) I don't even think you need any background in his Mythos to enjoy this, as he finally keeps the Mythos touches light enough to flavor the story rather than explaining it. Go. Read. Enjoy. I did.
February 19, 2012
Lovecraft鈥檚 prose, with his lingering use of adjectives, is quite evocative and has a very pleasing 鈥榩ulp鈥� style. This collection contains most of his best stories, namely: 鈥楾he Call of Cthulu鈥�, 鈥楾he Dunwich Horror鈥�, 鈥楾he Whisperer in Darkness鈥�, 鈥楾he Colour Out of Space鈥�, 鈥楾he Thing on the Doorstep鈥�, 鈥楾he Lurking Fear鈥�, 鈥楾he Shadow Over Innsmouth鈥� and 鈥楾he Shadow Out of Time鈥�. If you鈥檝e never read any of Lovecraft鈥檚 work, these stories are a good place to start.
November 22, 2019
Buen cuento.
May 23, 2024
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