The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack (R): 40 Modern and Classic Lovecraftian Stories

by H.P. Lovecraft, T.E.D. Klein, John Gregory Betancourt (Editor)

This volume assembles no less than 40 stories set in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Ranging from Lovecraft's own tales (including classics such as the novel At the Mountains of Madness, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," and "The Colour Out of Space") to works by his friends and contemporaries (Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, and Robert Bloch), to later followers (Henry Kuttner, Lin Carter, Brian McNaughton), and contemporary afficianados (Brian Stableford, Mark McLaughlin, Adrian Cole) -- and many more. This is one collection no Lovecraft fan can afford to miss! Included are:

"At the Mountains of Madness," by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Events at Poroth Farm," by T.E.D. Klein
"The Return of the Sorcerer," by Clark Ashton Smith
"Worms of the Earth," by Robert E. Howard
"Envy, the Gardens of Ynath, and the Sin of Cain," by Darrell Schweitzer
"Drawn from Life," by John Glasby
"In the Haunted Darkness," by Michael R. Collings
"The Innsmouth Heritage," by Brian Stableford
"The Doom That Came to Innsmouth," by Brian McNaughton
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth," by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Nameless Offspring," by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Hounds of Tindalos," by Frank Belknap Long
"The Faceless God," by Robert Bloch
"The Children of Burma," by Stephen Mark Rainey
"The Call of Cthulhu," by H.P. Lovecraft
"The Old One," by John Glasby
"The Holiness of Az darac," by Clark Ashton Smith
"Those of the Air," by Darrell Schweitzer and Jason Van Hollander
"The Graveyard Rats," by Henry Kuttner
"Toadface," by Mark McLaughlin
"The Whisperer in Darkness," by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Eater of Hours," by Darrell Schweitzer
"Ubbo-Sathla," by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Space-Eaters," by Frank Belknap Long
"The Fire of Asshurbanipal," by Robert E. Howard
"Beyond the Wall of Sleep," by H.P. Lovecraft
"Something in the Moonlight," by Lin Carter
"The Salem Horror," by Henry Kuttner
"Down in Limbo," by Robert M. Price
"The Dweller in the Gulf," by Clark Ashton Smith
"Azathoth," by H.P. Lovecraft
"Pickman's Modem," by Lawrence Watt-Evans
"The Hunters from Beyond," by Clark Ashton Smith
"Ghoulmaster," by Brian McNaughton
"The Spawn of Dagon," by Henry Kuttner
"Dark Destroyer," by Adrian Cole
"The Dunwich Horror," by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Dark Boatman," by John Glasby
"Dagon and Jill," by John P. McCann

And don't forget to search this ebook store for more entries in the Megapack series -- collections covering Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure ... and many more!

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Anthologies

1051 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 17, 2012

About the author

Howard 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

Reviews

[Elías Pensado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo único bueno que parió el protestantismo literario

[Blai Rius · Rating 3 out of 5]

Muchas historias son buenísimas y son super originales, puedes sentir el verdadero terror, pero odio la forma que Lovecraft empieza las historias, el tio te empieza la casa por el tejado y durante 3 5 paginas no entiendes nada y revisas a ver si no has entendido algo y al final final todo cobra sentido pero lo paso mal

[Tiziana · Rating 5 out of 5]

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«Nella sua dimora di R'lyeh il morto Cthulhu attende sognando»

Lovecraft è Lovecraft, non servo certo io a fargli una presentazione; riconosciuto come uno dei maggiori scrittori horror americani e come precursore della fantascienza per come la conosciamo oggi, è stato uno scrittore molto prolifico che ha creato universi nelle sue narrazioni infarcite di incubi, di irrequietezza e di quel terrore strisciante che si può attribuire solo all’ignoto, all’affacciarsi oltre il bordo di un abisso talmente profondo da far intravedere solo movimenti nelle ombre.
In questa raccolta in particolare, abbiamo a che fare con una parte degli scritti e racconti riguardanti la cosmogonia degli Antichi, divinità partorite dalla mente di Lovecraft e da lui attribuite al manoscritto fittizio Necronomicon. A capo di questo pantheon di divinità malvagie e venerate da sparute sette di uomini folli, c’è Cthulhu.

Si inizia con il racconto breve Nyarlathotep(1920), profeta al cui passaggio ogni città viene colpita da oscure visioni ed incubi che portano i cittadini ad invocare l’insonnia; questo racconto è di poche pagine, ma fa entrare nel mood della narrazione lovecraftiana.
Si prosegue con una breve Storia del Necronomicon con cronologia, e quindi si entra nell’ambito delle vere e proprie storie con L’orrore di Dunwich(1929), L’entità sulla soglia(1933), L’ombra su Innsmouth(1936), Il richiamo di Cthulhu(1928).

Lovecraft riesce a creare un’atmosfera unica ponendo i personaggi e il lettore di fronte ad un orrore peculiare, quello dell’ignoto che porta alla pazzia perché incomprensibile per le regole di questo universo, e soprattutto perché ineluttabile: non c’è un possibile lieto fine a lungo termine nelle opere di Lovecraft, non quando si è messi di fronte ai Grandi Antichi e ai loro piani.

Continua sul blog racconto per racconto.

[Gabriela Peraza · Rating 5 out of 5]

**Relato: Canto profano recitado** (Reto sustos Clásico es Leerte)
Al otro lado del umbral-August Derleth

Creo que me gustó INTENTAR decir el canto profano jajajjaa de verdad debo dejar de leer tan literal las cosas porque seguro la cosa era super espeluznante pero a mí me dio risa por el tono que lo leí en voz alta.

" ¡Ia!¡Ia! ¡Ithaqua, Ithaqua! ¡Ai! ¡Ai! ¡Ai! Ithaqua Cf'ayak vulgtumm vugtlagln vulgtumm. ¡Ithaqua fhatagn! ¡Ugh! ¡Ia! ¡Ia! ¡Ia! ¡Ai! ¡Ai! ¡Ai!"

¡Sin embargo, no puedo decir que el relato esté mal! ¡Increíble estuvo!

[Kelly Miess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Damn, that was a slog!

I read this collection because though Lovecraft has been on my radar for a while, it seems like recently I kept hearing references to his work, this that and the other being described as "Lovecraftian." And I'd never read his stuff. So I did a little research and this collection of his Cthulhu Mythos stories was highly rated. I have to admit, I don't get it. OK, some of the ideas were compelling but he flogged them to death. Here's what I really disliked:

- All stories narrated by a highly educated, professionally accomplished, privileged white male.
- All the stories are so similar it's hard to remember which one was which
- Constipated language and run-on sentences from hell
- Stories that you have figured out halfway through but keep going on and on and on and then end in
a one-liner meant to shock you, and you're like that's it?
- Known fact, but the guy has an issue with women, non-whites.

I could go on but you get my drift. So I give it two stars for my enjoyment and four stars for fulfilling its duty of familiarizing me with Lovecraft's work. 2.5 stars rounded up and I'm done with Lovecraft.

[Станислав · Rating 3 out of 5]

Лавкрафт, около и далеко.
Это антология и искать здесь оценку - как среднюю температуру по больнице. Русское собрание сочинений ГФЛ продолжает додаевать его наследие, пользуясь тем, что часть Лавкрафта издана им под другими именами, часть в соавторстве, часть доработано чужое, часть он завещал Дерлету, который считается таким квази-Лавкрафтом. Сюда почему-то включили фундаментальный "Зов Ктулху" с которого скорее всего и надо было начинать и посещение Блейку : "Гость-из-Тьмы" оригинального ГФЛ. Дальше идёт около. От таких гигантов как Кинг и людей близких ГФЛ по стилю и мыслю до совсем далёких. Общее впечатление это портит, включать сюда рассказы только за то, что там упомянули "Некрономикон" это уже слишком.
Не оставляет чувство, что люди, пытавшиеся дополнить лавкрафтовскую мифологию были очень неизобретательны.

[Imowen Lodestone · Rating 5 out of 5]

a master piece by Love Craft, however he spelled the name wrong it's ktulu according to the sumerian dialect. The actual God ktulu is more myth than fact. All i could find where glimpses in the book abdul Alhzdreid, and that quote he left behind stranger eon even death may die. To make a long story short, Dagon locked him R'ley with a spell one day the spell will break and ktulu will be released. He will teach man how to kill in new ways. Also bestow powers to those who survive and the ancient Gods will rule once more. But it is still debate that ktulu really exist. It's a good read i just like watching science fall apart when the supernatural destroys mans reality mwa hahahahahaha

[Jewell Moreno · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was okay. Most of the stories were interesting, and I liked all the ones HP Lovecraft wrote, although he tends to be long winded. At the Mountains of Madness was probably his best. I truly liked The Children Of Burma by Stephen Mark Rainey. Only story by him in this book, but he is great at suspense and characters. Also really liked Dweller in the Gulf by Clark Ashton Smith. The only complaint I had is that after a while all the stories seemed too similar, I know each writer was writing based on the mythos created by HP Lovecraft, but the stories needed a little more diversity. Felt like I was reading a really long book about the same situation.

[Leopoldo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clásico. Aunque ya he leído varias veces el excelente relato de Lovecraft, "La llamada de Cthulhu", no había tenido la oportunidad de leer a otros autores del círculo. Robert E. Howard y Frank B. Long fueron gratísimas lecturas, fueron capaces de seguir la fórmula del horror cósmico sin sacrificar un estilo propio. En cambio, Ashton Smith y August Derleth me parecieron lo contrario: Smith me pareció puro armazón, y me pareció que Derleth sabe mucho sobre los mitos pero su texto aburre, su prosa no brilla.

A pesar de todo, lo que me gustó del volumen me gustó muchísimo.

[Frances · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid collection - a lot of the stories were ones I'd read before, but the ever-loved "The Events at Poroth Farm," by T.E.D. Klein is probably a particular favourite. (By the way: this is a very affordable way to get that story, I'm just saying.)

That said, I found the story quality uneven, hence the three rather than four stars.

[Burak Emiralp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovecraft'ın oluşturduğu Cthulhu mitosuna farklı yazarlar da katkıda bulunur ve ortaya birbirinden güzel yeni hikayeler ve birbirinden korkunç yeni yaratıklar çıkar.

Clark Ashton Smith, August Derleth, Robert Bloch, Frank Belknap Long ve Robert E. Howard'ın Cthulhu mitosuna yönelik yazdıkları kozmik dehşet içeren öyküleri okumak inanılmaz keyifliydi...

[Sabooski's Meow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have the Leather bound version. Beautifully formatted book though text is small. As a matter of fact, if the typeface were normal paperback font you could add another 200 pages of thickness here. This is a solid chunk of HPL's Cthulhu Mythos stories. Dense and intense. Price point on this edition excellent.

[darofar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un libro muy ameno. Aunque está taducción de Francisco Torres Oliver es bastante libre. Me ha resultado extraño leer primordiales en lugar de primigenios, al igual que otras palabras.
No obstante siempre es agradable encontrar nuevos relatos que aún desconocías de los mitos.

[Juan Sebastian Santacruz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tres estrellas por la mejorable edición y la traducción que no me agradó.

[Ale Romaní · Rating 2 out of 5]

Creí que me iba a gustar más