x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
Twelve soul-chilling stories by the master of horror will leave you shivering in your boots and afraid to go out in the night. Only H.P. Lovecraft can send your heart racing faster than it's ever gone before. And here are the stories to prove it.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Summary edit
The dreadful cult that cast its Shadow Over Innsmouth ...
The unspeakable heritage of Arthur Jermyn ...
The Lurking Fear that killed in the night ...
The ghastly image The Outsider saw ...
Here are twelve of H. P. Lovecraft's most chilling stories, masterpieces of terror by... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Quotes edit
-
“You see them? You see them? You see the things that float and flop about you and through you every moment of your life? You see the creatures that form what men call the pure air and the blue sky? Have I not succeeded in breaking down the barrier; have I not shown you worlds that no other living men have seen?”
First Sentence edit
There was thunder in the air on the night I went to the deserted mansion atop Tempest Mountain to find the lurking fear.
Table of Contents edit
The Lurking Fear
Dagon
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
The White Ship
Arthur Jermyn
From Beyond
The Temple
The Moon-Bog
The Hound
The Unnamable
The Outsider
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Series & Lists edit
This is book 59 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Preceded by Quatermass and the Pit, and followed by The Haunting of Hill House .
Authors & Contributors edit
- H. P. Lovecraft (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Michael Whelan (Cover Artist) - Del Rey edition
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: January 1971
ISBN: 0 345 32604 0
Page Count: 182
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: January 1971
ISBN: 0 345 32604 0
Page Count: 182
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.52
Popular Tags
See all 50 tags
Movie Connections edit
- Lurking Fear (IMDb): 1994
We’re hiding the errata, links to supplemental material, books like this book, books with additional background information, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
