Bøger af H. P. Lovecraft

"The Lurking Fear" is a 1923 short story by master of horror fiction H. P. Lovecraft. The tale revolves around an intrepid monster hunter's investigation into reports in the media of attacks perpetrated by a band of mysterious creatures that appear to reside in a foreboding mountain. A chilling tale of preternatural horror not to be missed by lovers of the genre. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American writer of supernatural horror fiction. Though his works remained largely unknown and did not furnish him with a decent living, Lovecraft is today considered to be among the most significant writers of supernatural horror fiction of the twentieth century. Other notable works by this author include: "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Rats in the Walls", and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". Read & Co. is publishing this classic work now as part of our "Fantasy and Horror Classics" imprint in a new edition with a dedication by George Henry Weiss.

An unnamed narrator recounts his experiences with Herbert West, a brilliant but narcissistic young man who believes that the dead can be brought back to life and endeavours to prove himself right, whatever it takes.

Alonzo Typer lived an exotic life as researcher of the occult, his studies taking him to many interesting places around the world including India, Nepal, Tibet, Indochina and Easter Island. His final adventure to a dilapidated manor house once owned by suspected witches, however, seemed on the surface much less exciting. Yet it was on this seemingly innocuous trip in 1908 that Alonzo disappeared, leaving only his diary as evidence of the terrible secrets that lay within the cursed house.

With the much-anticipated follow-up to his "Olympian landmark of modern gothic literature" (Harlan Ellison), Leslie Klinger completes his tour-de-force annotation of H.P. Lovecraft's canon of weird fiction.

"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 Literature"Howard 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 Edgar Rice Burroughs. His chilling mythology established a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of otherworldly terror, whose unspeakable denizens and monstrous landscapes--dread Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, the Plateau of Leng, the Mountains of Madness--have earned him a permanent place in the history of the macabre. In Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, a pantheon of horror and fantasy's finest authors pay tribute to the master of the macabre with a collection of original stories set in the fearsome Lovecraft tradition: ¿ The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft: The slumbering monster-gods return to the world of mortals. ¿ Notebook Found in a Deserted House by Robert Bloch: A lone farmboy chronicles his last stand against a hungering backwoods evil. ¿ Cold Print by Ramsey Campbell: An avid reader of forbidden books finds a treasure trove of deadly volumes--available for a bloodcurdling price. ¿ The Freshman by Philip José Farmer: A student of the black arts receives an education in horror at notorious Miskatonic University.PLUS EIGHTEEN MORE SPINE-TINGLING TALES!

Han har levet et langt og begivenhedsrigt liv. Han har færdedes i prominente kredse, mellem baroner og kongelige. Men tiden går. Dem han holdt af er for længst døde. Nu lever han på minderne fra en svunden tid, en tid han aldrig burde have oplevet. Alene med sine minder, sætter han sig ved sit skrivebord, griber pennen og nedskriver sine.... 'Erindringer om Dr. Samuel Johnson'.Denne novelle af H.P. Lovecraft er meget forskellig fra hans mere kendte værker. Der er ingen gys, ingen horror og kun et svagt anstrøg af noget overnaturligt. Ikke desto mindre bør 'Erindringer om Dr. Samuel Johnson' medtages, såfremt kronologien i hans samlede værker skal bevares. Lovecraft skrev denne novelle, som et selvironisk svar til de kritikere, som hævdede at hans sprog var gammeldags og umoderne. Af samme grund valgte Lovecraft en skrivestil og et sprog, der førte læseren tilbage til 1700-tallets England. Det har været en udfordring ud over det normale, at oversætte denne novelle til dansk (hvilket måske er en af grundene til, at det ikke er blevet gjort før nu). Vi har forsøgt at føre vores danske læsere tilbage i tiden ved at genindføre aa i stedet for å og skrive alle navneord med stort begyndelsesbogstav. Vi har dog valgt at bibeholde den moderne stavemåde, da vi ellers frygtede for, at novellen ville blive ulæselig. HN Publishing er stolet over at kunne præsentere resultatet for vores læsere, og vi håber at vores udelte begejstring også vil smitte bare en lille smule af på jer.'Erindringer om Dr. Samuel Johnson' er det sidste værk H.P. Lovecraft færdiggjorde i 1917. Sammen med 'Graven' og 'Dagon', udgør disse tre noveller Lovecraft's samlede værker fra 1917.

A definitive edition of stories by the master of supernatural fictionHoward Phillips Lovecraft's unique contribution to American literature was a melding of traditional supernaturalism (derived chiefly from Edgar Allan Poe) with the genre of science fiction that emerged in the early 1920s. This Penguin Classics edition brings together a dozen of the master's tales-from his early short stories "e;Under the Pyramids"e; (originally ghostwritten for Harry Houdini) and "e;The Music of Erich Zann"e; (which Lovecraft ranked second among his own favorites) through his more fully developed works, "e;The Dunwich Horror,"e; The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, and At the Mountains of Madness.The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories presents the definitive corrected texts of these works, along with Lovecraft critic and biographer S. T. Joshi's illuminating introduction and notes to each story.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

This new collection of Lovecraft's stories is the first to concentrate on his Gothic writing and includes tales from the beginning to the very end of the author's career.

The finest works of H P Lovecraft, renowned as one of the great horror writers of all time. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection.

"...Polaris lyser ind gennem mit nordvendte vindue med et uhyggeligt skær. Gennem hver eneste infernalske nattetime, lyser den forbandede stjerne op i det tætte, trygge mørke. Om efteråret, når nordenvindene hyler og skriger, og træerne ude i sumpen lader deres gyldne løv hviske unævnelige ting til hverandre i de tidlige morgentimer under den aftagende månes horn, så sidder jeg i vindueskarmen og betragter den kolde stjerne..." 'Polaris' var det eneste værk H.P. Lovecraft skrev dette år (1918) og novellen blev udgivet første gang i 1920 i december-nummeret af The Philosopher.

"Jeg har fortalt, at jeg levede adskilt fra den synlige verden, men jeg har ikke sagt, at jeg levede alene. Intet menneske kan leve i total ensomhed. I mangel af fællesskab med de levende, vil han uundgåeligt søge fællesskab med eksistenser, der ikke hører til den fysiske verden, eller hvis livscyklus for længst er tilendebragt." - Jervas DudleyDenne novelle er forfattet i juni 1917 af H. P. Lovecraft og udgivet første gang i 1922 i marts-nummeret af The Vagrant.Novellen er på 20 A4-sider (4.539 ord)

On title pages, the third word of title is inccorect; should be 'antiquarian'.

This is the first of three books containing the complete fiction collection of the great HP Lovecraft, the master of horror. The serie will contain 83 fiction stories (including some rare juvenile stories), one sonnet and two essays.