Die Berge des Wahnsinns

by H.P. Lovecraft

Hardcover

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

[Tanja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Snow. Horror. Monsters. Everything is there what makes this tale a masterpiece for me. I loved Lovecraft's long and descriptive style of the surroundings and the buildings. My heart craves for this, maybe I'm insane as well. Lovecraft never failed me even when I listend the german audiobook. His brilliance is transmitted through every existing language; he is a true artist when it comes to writing. Give this man a nobel prize, please.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Antarktisches Atlantis oder doch bestimmte bewusstseinserweiternde Kräuter? Mir egal, aber die Berge des Wahnsinns machen mich wahnsinnig

[Cathrin · Rating 5 out of 5]

12 Kapitel und mit jedem wurde ich überrascht. Im Stil eines wissenschaftlichen Berichts eingebettet berichtet der Erzähler über seine Erlebnisse, die er selbst nicht glauben kann. Der Erzähler berichtet dabei in Vergangenheitsform und verzögert immer und immer wieder Berichte über das Besrohliche, was zu einem ständig steigenden Gefühl des "Unheimlichen" (vgl. Freud) führt. Anders als bisherige Horrorgeschichten geht es bei H.P.Lovecraft um eine allumfassende Bedrohung - der VErnichtung der Welt und der Menscheit als ganzes.

[Florian · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 1/2

[Marie-Luise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Am Anfang brauchte ich lange, um rein zu finden. Die techn. Details sind auch nicht meins, am Ende wird es aber spannend