Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos
Robert M. Price & Robert Bloch & Robert E. Howard & Clark Ashton Smith & Henry Kuttner & August Derleth & Mark Schorer & E. Hoffmann Price & Richard F. Searight & Bertram Russell & Mearle Proyt & C. Hall Thompson & Henry Hasse & Robert W. Lowndes & Duane W. Rimel & Carl Jacobi & Donald A. Wollheim & Fritz Leiber
Language: English
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: May 15, 2002
Description:
When H.P. Lovecraft first introduced his macabre universe in the pages of Weird Tales magazine, the response was electrifying. Gifted writers — among them his closest peers — added sinister new elements to the fear-drenched landscape. Here are some of the most famous original stories from the pulp era that played a pivotal role in reflecting the master’s dark vision. FANE OF THE BLACK PHARAOH by Robert Bloch: A man obsessed with unearthing dark secrets succumbs to the lure of the forbidden. BELLS OF HORROR by Henry Kuttner: Infernal chimes ring the promise of dementia and mutilation. THE FIRE OF ASSURBANIPAL by Robert E. Howard: In the burning Afghan desert, a young American unleashes an ancient curse. THE ABYSS by Robert A. W. Lowndes: A hypnotized man finds himself in an alternate universe, trapped on a high wire between life and death. AND SIXTEEN MORE TALES OF ICY TERROR