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  Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre: The Best of H. P. Lovecraft

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  This is the collection that true fans of horror fiction have been waiting for: sixteen of H.P. Lovecraft's most horrifying visions, including Lovecraft's masterpiece, THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME--the shocking revelation of the mysterious forces that hold all mankind in their fearsome grip. "I think it is beyond doubt that H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the Twentieth Century's greatest practitioner of the... (more)
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  At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  A complete short novel, AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS is a tale of terror unilke any other. The Barren, windswept interior of the Antarctic plateau was lifeless--or so the expedition from Miskatonic University thought. Then they found the strange fossils of unheard-of creatures...and the carved stones tens of millions of years old...and, finally, the mind-blasting terror of the City of the Old Ones. Three additional... (more)
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  The Call of Cthulhu

  by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

  An unparalleled selection of fiction from H. P. Lovecraft, master of the American horror tale Long after his death, H. P. Lovecraft continues to enthrall readers with his gripping tales of madness and cosmic terror, and his effect on modern horror fiction continues to be felt-- Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker have acknowledged his influence. His unique contribution to American literature was a melding... (more)
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  At the Mountains of Madness

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  Introduction by China Miéville Long acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of his own pioneering fiction in 1931 with his quintessential work of supernatural horror, At the Mountains of Madness. The deliberately told and increasingly chilling recollection of an Antarctic expedition’s uncanny discoveries–and their encounter with untold menace in the... (more)
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  Shadows Over Baker Street: New Tales of Terror!

  by Michael Reaves

  Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is among the most famous literary figures of all time. For more than a hundred years, his adventures have stood as imperishable monuments to the ability of human reason to penetrate every mystery, solve every puzzle, and punish every crime. For nearly as long, the macabre tales of H. P. Lovecraft have haunted readers with their nightmarish glimpses into realms of cosmic... (more)
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  The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories

  by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

  Howard 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 new Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics edition brings together a dozen of the master's tales-from his early short stories "Under the Pyramids" (originally ghostwritten for Harry Houdini) and... (more)
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  The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  One of the most influential practitioners of American horror, H.P. Lovecraft inspired the work of Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker. As he perfected his mastery of the macabre, his works developed from seminal fragments into acknowledged masterpieces of terror. This volume traces his chilling career and includes: IMPRISONED WITH THE PHARAOHS--Houdini seeks to reveal the demons that inhabit the Egyptian... (more)
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  Necronomicon: The Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft (Gollancz SF)

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  Originally written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s, H. P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published. This tome brings together all of Lovecraft's harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were first released. It will introduce a whole new... (more)
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  Encyclopedia Horrifica: The Terrifying TRUTH! About Vampires, Ghosts, Monsters, and More

  by Joshua Gee

  Explore Hundreds of Fear Facts--From Aliens to Zombies! Within these warped pages, ENCYCLOPEDIA HORRIFICA invites you to join our quest for the terrifying truth about all things ghoulish and ghastly. But beware! Surprises lurk at every turn. . . . Page 20: Discover a timeline of ALIEN LIFE on Earth--beginning 4 billion years ago. Page 82: Meet a man recruited by the U.S. government to become... (more)
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  Dagon and Other Macabre Tales

  by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

  This last volume of a trilogy represents the culmination of a monumental projectthe bringing into print of Lovecraft's stories in their definitive form, based on manuscripts and notes. This volume also contains the important study, "Supernatural Horror in Literature," and repairs a longtime need by providing it with an index. T. E. D. Klein, whose work has been influenced by Lovecraft, contributes a long... (more)
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  Shadows over Innsmouth

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  SEVENTEEN CHILLING STORIES, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL MASTERPIECE OF HORROR: “THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH” by H. P. Lovecraft Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s classic, today’s masters of horror take up their pens and turn once more to that decayed, forsaken New England fishing village with its sparkling treasure, loathsome denizens, and unspeakable evil. “ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD AGAIN” by Neil Gaiman: The... (more)
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  Omnibus (H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus S.)

  by H.P. Lovecraft

  STEP INTO A NIGHTMARE WORLD OF HELLISH HORROR... Crawling, clawing, sliming horror, seeping from the night-tipped pen of that Grand Master of heart-stopping supernatural terror - H.P. LOVECRAFT Sample a dark universe peopled with gods best forgotten and strange races best left undiscovered. Shudder in the dank breath of an ages- old evil blowing icily from the dusk-shrouded eons of a time before history.... (more)
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  The Dunwich Horror and Others

  by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

  NIGHTMARE STORIES FROM THE LAND OF TOTAL FEAR Renowned as one of the great horror-writers of all time, H. P. LOVECRAFT produced works of enduring power. Now gathered together into this omnibus volume are seven classics of screaming supernatural terror and vilest horror ...
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  Through the Gate of Dreams

  by Gary M. Jaron

  Have you ever considered where you go when you dream? Two teens travel to a dream world of awesome beauty and deadly peril. Lamont, a novice dreamer, may not live to realize his true destiny and power because a dead god dreams of vengeance by tricking Basha, Jewess and Reclaiming Witch, to open the Gate of Dreams. What if it is really true that when we dream we could truly live another life? What price... (more)
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  Fungi from Yuggoth and other poems

  by H. P Lovecraft

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  The Disciples of Cthulhu (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)

  by Edward P. Berglund, Brian Lumley

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  Quest for Cthulhu (Carroll & Graf Science Fiction)

  by August William Derleth

  Brilliantly imagined by the late H. P. Lovecraft, the mythical cycle of Cthulhu is expanded and enriched in this one-volume edition of tales that only August Derleth, Lovecraft's friend and collaborator, could have produced. With the marvelously inventive novel The Trail of Cthulhu and the six remarkable stories of mythic horror included in The Mask of Cthulhu , Derleth maps the strange destinies intertwined in... (more)
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  GURPS Cthulhupunk: Ancient Horror Crawls into the Dark Future (Steve Jackson Games)

  by Chris W. McCubbin

• The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)Donald R. Burleson, Leonard Carpenter, Pierre Comtois, August William Derleth, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Dunsany, Alan Dean Foster, C. J. Henderson, M. R. James, Steven Paulsen, David C. Smith

  

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  The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)

  by Donald R. Burleson, Leonard Carpenter, pi Comtois, H. P. Lovecraft

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  The Strange Sound of Cthulhu: Music Inspired by the Writings of H. P. Lovecraft

  by Gary Hill

  Arguably no other author has inspired more musicians than has Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Here, for the first time, is a book documenting the music inspired by the works of this literary genius, with insights provided by the artists. The book features a foreword by H. P. Lovecraft expert S. T. Joshi and cover artwork by Joseph Vargo.