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At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror
H.P. Lovecraft's Novels by August Derleth
At the Mountains of Madness
The Dreams in the Witch-House
The Statement of Randolph Carter
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Silver Key
Through the Gates of the Silver Key
Cover illustration: John Dore; John Claridge
At the Mountains of Madness
The Dreams in the Witch-House
The Statement of Randolph Carter
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Silver Key
Through the Gates of the Silver Key
Cover illustration: John Dore; John Claridge
300 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1968
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About the author
H.P. Lovecraft
6,209 books19.4k followersHoward Phillips Lovecraft, of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction.
Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Christianity. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades. He is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe.
See also Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
— Wikipedia
Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Christianity. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades. He is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe.
See also Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
— Wikipedia
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July 5, 2024
The first two stories are great, but I'm not a big fan of the Randolph Carter ones.
November 5, 2021
4.5 Stars
rounded up to 5 Stars.
H.P. Lovecraft's Novels by August Derleth - 3.5 Stars
At the Mountains of Madness - 5 Stars
The Dreams in the Witch-House - 5 Stars
The Statement of Randolph Carter - 4.5 Stars
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - 5 Stars
The Silver Key -4 Stars
Through the Gates of the Silver Key - 3.5 Stars
H.P. Lovecraft's Novels by August Derleth - 3.5 Stars
At the Mountains of Madness - 5 Stars
The Dreams in the Witch-House - 5 Stars
The Statement of Randolph Carter - 4.5 Stars
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - 5 Stars
The Silver Key -4 Stars
Through the Gates of the Silver Key - 3.5 Stars
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews