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H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus: Book 1
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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Necronomicon
Necronomicon
The Best Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft
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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The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
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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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
by H. P. Lovecraft, S. T. Joshi
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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Shadows over Baker Street
New Tales of Terror!
by Michael Reaves, John Pelan, Caitlin R. Kiernan
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 Necronomicon
by Simon
In the past 31 years, there has been a lot of ink - actual and virtual - spilled on the subject of the Necronomicon . Some have derided it as a clumsy hoax; others have praised it as a powerful grimoire. As the decades have passed, more information has come to light both on the book's origins and discovery, and on the information contained within its pages. The Necronomicon has been found to contain formula for... (more)
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H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus: Book 2
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales
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 Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
by 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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Shadows over Innsmouth
by Stephen Jones, 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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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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Encyclopedia Horrifica
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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Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series: Book 26
The Doom That Came to Sarnath
by H. P. Lovecraft
Calm yourself. There are 20 terrorizing short tales of mirth and murder awaiting your inspection, created by the master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft. Prepare for the fright of your life--it's within these pages....
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The Dunwich Horror
by H. P. Lovecraft
This Halcyon Classics ebook is H.P. Lovecraft's classic occult tale of horror THE DUNWICH HORROR. Wilbur Whateley is peculiar in a remarkably unsettling way. He's the son of a deformed albino mother and an unknown father. Strange events surrounded his birth and precocious development. Wilbur matured at an abnormal rate, reaching manhood within a decade--all the while indoctrinated him into dark rituals and... (more)
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The Shadow Out of Time: A Science Fiction Novel
by H. P. Lovecraft, S. T. Joshi
“The Shadow out of Time” is H. P. Lovecraft’s last major story, written in a four-month period from November 1934 to February 1935. It was first published in Astounding Stories for June 1936. And yet, this text has never been published as Lovecraft wrote it -- until now. The recent discovery of Lovecraft’s handwritten manuscript allows readers to appreciate this magnificently cosmic story exactly as originally... (more)
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A Night in the Lonesome October
by Roger Zelazny
Jack the Ripper's faithful watchdog, Snuff, relates the shady tendencies of his master, as well as those of a vampire, witch, demented clergyman, and others who band together and are also accompanied by animal familiars. Reprint. K. PW.
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Stephen King's N.
by Marc Guggenheim
There is something unearthly and mysterious deep in Ackerman's Field in rural Maine. There is a Stonehenge-like arrangement of seven stones with a horrifying EYE in the center. And whatever dwells there in that strange, windswept setting may have brought about the suicide of one man...and harbor death for the OCD afflicted "N.", whose visits to the field have passed beyond compulsion into the realm of obsession.... (more)
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The Dreams in the Witch House
and Other Weird Stories
by H. P. Lovecraft, S. T. Joshi
Plagued by insane nightmare visions, Walter Gilman seeks help in Miskatonic University’s infamous library of forbidden books, where, in the pages of Abdul Alhazred’s dreaded Necronomicon , he finds terrible hints that seem to connect his own studies in advanced mathematics with the fantastic legends of elder magic. "The Dreams in the Witch House," gathered together here with more than twenty other tales... (more)
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Dreams of Terror and Death
by H. P. Lovecraft
"Lovecraft's dream fantasy works are as terrifying and haunting as his tales of horror and the macabre. A master craftsman, Lovecraft brings compelling visions of nightmarish fear, invisible worlds and the demons of the unconscious. If one author truly represents the very best in American literary horror, it is H. P. Lovecraft." --John Carpenter, Director of At the Mouth of Madness, Halloween, and Christine This... (more)
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H.P. Lovecraft
The Fiction
by H. P. Lovecraft
A full collection of short stories written by H.P. Lovecraft in the 1920's and 30's. Stories include “The Call of Cthulhu,” “The Dreams in the Witch House,” “The Haunter of the Dark,” “At the Mountains of Madness,” and many, many more! 1113 pages of non-stop, groundbreaking weird fiction. Totally unabridged.
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Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying
Call of Cthulhu: Horror Role Playing in the Worlds of H. P. Lovecraft
by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis
CALL OF CTHULHU is Chaosium's classic roleplaying game of Lovecraftian horror in which ordinary people are confronted by the terrifying and alien forces of the Cthulhu Mythos. CALL OF CTHULHU uses Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying System, easy to learn and quick to play. This bestseller has won dozens of game-industry awards and is a member of the Academy of Adventure Game Design Hall of Fame. In 2001 CALL OF CTHULHU... (more)

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