Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos [Lovecraft, H. P.]

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"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" ‚ Ho ward 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 Jos ƒe Farmer; A student of the black arts receives an education in horror at notorious Miskatonic University. ‚ PLUS EIGHTEEN MORE SPINE-TINGLING TALES! Show more