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A Tumba
Este volume reúne histórias exemplares dos variados estilos de narrativa que tornaram o escritor norme-americano H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) um dos autores cult mais apreciados em todo o mundo. De "A tumba", um verdadeiro conto clássico de horror, a "Entre as paredes de Eryx", uma história de ficção científica passada em Vênus, o leitor terá uma amostra do melhor da fantasia gótica, do flerte com o sobrenatural e com o oculto, de personagens que são jogados no coração da loucura. As horripilantes histórias de Lovecraft seduzem pelo crescente medo que inspiram e emergem, quase todas, num clímax supreendente.
187 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 27, 2007
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H.P. Lovecraft
6,285 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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February 12, 2019
O Lovecraft certamente tinha problemas, eu gosto muito dessa ideia da historia ser loucura de quem está contando ou aconteceu de verdade.
Essa a vibe de misterio/terror do Lovecraft que eu curto, e essas historias curtas dele são as melhores.
Essa a vibe de misterio/terror do Lovecraft que eu curto, e essas historias curtas dele são as melhores.
April 20, 2020
Esta é uma ótima coletânea da editora L&PM! Ela foi lançada bem antes das edições da Darkside, Hedra e Martin Claret. Ou seja, vários desses contos eram inéditos no Brasil e continua sendo uma coletânea com seus contos menos conhecidos. Não tem as histórias relacionadas a Cthulhu, mas alguns contos dos "sonhadores" e um raro conto de ficção científica. Recomendo muito esta edição!
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