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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 of Poe's traditional supernaturalism with the emerging genre of science fiction. Originally appearing in pulp magazines like Weird Tales in the 1920s and 1930s, Lovecraft's work is now being regarded as the most important supernatural fiction of the twentieth century. Lovecraft's biographer and preeminent interpreter, S. T. Joshi, has prepared this volume of eighteen stories--from the early classics like "The Outsider" and "Rats in the Wall" to his mature masterworks, "The Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth." The first paperback to include the definitive corrected texts, The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories reveals the development of Lovecraft's mesmerizing narrative style, and establishes him as a canonical--and visionary--American writer. "I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale." --Stephen King

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5 4 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 07 09:52:02 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 13:21:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 4 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 18:54:12 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 18:55:03 -0700 2008 The Call of Cthulhu collects the stories that lead up to and include the Cthulhu Mythos, arranged in chronological order with introduction and explanatory notes for each story from the anthologizer, S.T. Joshi. Joshi does an exceptional job ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 04:12:05 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 04:12:08 -0700 2007
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Rare is the story that can make me visibly shiver in the bright hot sun, but dang if Lovecraft didn't deliver ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 03 11:24:52 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 11:37:09 -0700 2008
I have not read all the stories in this book. I am really just referring to the original Call of Cthulhu. Lovecraft is not a better writer than other w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 07:32:42 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 06:56:17 -0700 2008
This anthology was much better than The Thing on the Doorstep and other Weird Stories. Or maybe I was just mor...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon May 12 21:49:53 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 15 21:39:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 11:22:48 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 11:13:16 -0700 2008
Interesting themes:
--"Heart of Darknes...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jan 31 06:42:17 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 05:30:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 18 19:22:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 26 07:18:55 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 18 19:22:00 -0800 2008 Dagon: Excellent, but way too short. The Sci-Fi Channel movie "Dagon" was NOT based on this story.
The Statement of Randolph Carter: Also excellent. HP can create more terror in 7 pages than most people in 700 pages.
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family: Very go...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 03 14:12:24 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 31 18:18:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 08:37:05 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 23:14:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 17 08:32:37 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 10:41:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 04 20:56:18 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 21:01:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 07:11:21 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 07:14:38 -0700 2008

On the whole I enjoyed it, especially the imaginative aspects of Lovecraft's writing. It is c...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 06 02:53:48 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 02:53:48 -0700 2008
HP Lovecraft was also a racist. He was not unique in that regard,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 29 14:45:35 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 14:48:55 -0700 2009

Will probably not read them again. He tapped into so...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:45:52 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:50:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=33490