H.P. Lovecraft
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| Original Title: | The Road to Madness |
| ISBN: | 0345384229 (ISBN13: 9780345384225) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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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 night. AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS--An unsuspecting expedition uncovers a city of untold terror, buried beneath an Antarctic wasteland. Plus, for the first time in any Del Rey edition: HERBERT WEST: REANIMATOR--Mad experiments yield hideous results in this, the inspiration for the cult film Re-Animator. COOL AIR--An icy apartment hides secrets no man dares unlock. THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN--The intruders seek a fortune but find only death! AND TWENTY-FOUR MORE BLOOD-CHILLING TALESMention Containing Books The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness
| Title | : | The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness |
| Author | : | H.P. Lovecraft |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 379 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1996 by Del Rey |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Short Stories. Fantasy. Classics. Lovecraftian. Anthologies |
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Ratings: 4.3 From 9613 Users | 97 ReviewsNotice Containing Books The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness
I must admit that this was the first time I actually came across the author H. P. Lovecraft. I found this book at the Strand Bookstall in Mumbai after it fell on my head as I was rummaging through a bookshelf containing some other great books on philosophy. I was taken aback when I read on the back cover of the book that Lovecraft had inspired many of my own favourite authors of the macabre like Anne Rice, Stephen King & Clive Barker. As I poured over the stories at night UNDER my studyDude...it's Lovecraft.
This book contains some of Lovecraft's lesser-known and earlier work as well as a few famous pieces. Some of the earlier stories are only okay, but true Lovecraft fans will enjoy seeing how he progressed. Since this collection contains my all-time favorite Lovecraft story (or novella, actually), At the Mountains of Madness, I can't help but give it five stars. It also contains a few classics, like "Herbert West - Reanimator," and some interesting stories, like "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs"
While the stories here are not as good as the Best of Lovecraft volume by the same publisher, this volume still has some Lovecraft goodness. Highlighted perhaps by the short novel "At the Mountains of Madness," the stories display Lovecraft's characteristically detailed prose with his brand of mysterious horror. "In the Walls of Eryx" is a nice little science fiction story I don't remember reading, and there are other great multi-part stories, such as "Herbert West--Reanimator." Overall, I'd say
Ive been reading, and re-reading, Lovecraft short stories recently, and finding the experience very different from what I thought I remembered of the works by the author of the Cthulhu mythos. I hadnt previously noticed the dramatic racism that seems to taint almost every story possibly partly because at the time I wrote such things off as mere foibles of the era, like reading older stories where people thought the earth was flat, or the sun went around the earth, or some such. I guess what Im
PurplePurple is the word that comes to mind after reading this collection of stories from one of the original masters. I think of the purple void of nightmare and the purple prose that wends its way through these passages. The writing is terrific, dark, brooding, flowingbut sometimes you can fee strangled by it, wrapped in its stream.The stories themselves are great, the masterpiece in my opinion being "At the Mountains of Madness." But, through all of the blocks of text, with all the deep
The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft is a fairly solid group of shorts, but isn't really recommended for those new to the macabre world of Lovecraft. The collection favors more obscure early pieces, which are interesting as curios for completests, but since they were written when H. P. was still sulking around school and listening to whatever the 1900s version of The Cure was, most of them are garbage.The standout works are the wonderfully crafted Mountains of Madness, Herbert West: Re-animator, In
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