Иные боги и другие истории

by H.P. Lovecraft

Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт, не опубликовавший при жизни ни одной книги, сделался маяком и ориентиром целого жанра, кумиром как широких читательских масс, так и рафинированных интеллектуалов, неиссякаемым источником вдохновения для кинематографистов, да и само его имя стало нарицательным. Сам Борхес восхищался его рассказами, в которых место человека — на далекой периферии вселенской схемы вещей, а силы надмирные вселяют в души неосторожных священный ужас.Итак, вашему вниманию предлагаются повести и рассказы одного из самых влиятельных мифотворцев двадцатого века, причем в эталонных переводах.

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Anthologies

679 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1999

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

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Stars rounded up to 5 Stars.

Introduction by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock - 5 Stars
The Tomb - 5 Stars
Polaris - 3.5 Stars
Beyond the Wall of Sleep - 5 Stars
The Transition of Juan Romero - 4.25 Stars
The White Ship - 3.5 Stars
The Street - 4 Stars
The Doom That Came to Sarnath - 4 Stars
The Statement of Randolph Carter - 4.5 Stars
The Tree - 4 Stars
The Temple - 4.5 Stars
Celephaïs - 4 Stars
From Beyond - 4.25 Stars
Ex Oblivione - 4 Stars
The Nameless City - 4.5 Stars
The Moon-Bog - 4 Stars
The Other Gods - 3 Stars
Hypnos - 3.75 Stars
What the Moon Brings - 4 Stars
Azathoth - 3.5 Stars
The Hound - 5 Stars
The Lurking Fear - 5 Stars
The Unnamable - 3 Stars
The Festival - 3.5 Stars
Under the Pyramids - 4 Stars
The Shunned House - 5 Stars
The Horror at Red Hook - 4 Stars
He 4.25 Stars
In the Vault - 4 Stars
The Strange High House in the Mist - 5 Stars
The Descendant - 3 Stars
History of the Necronomicon - 4 Stars
The Very Old Folk - 3 Stars
Through the Gates of the Silver Key - 3.5 Stars
The Evil Clergyman - 3.5 Stars
The Book - 4 Stars

[A13 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Более поздние произведения, крупные и не очень формы. Что можно сказать, невообразимый и богомерзкий, неописуемый и кошмарный страх и ужас преследует героев весьма последовательно, вселенная Лавкрафта полнится подробностями, но хорошо, что все близится к финалу. Еще два небольших томика дописанных Дерлетом и совместных с другими авторами произведений и все, достаточно. Устал от этих совсем не динамичных и остросюжетных историй.

[Austin Wright · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Barnes and Noble edition of this series is absolutely horrendous.

The font is bafflingly small, there are no annotations (if you have an opportunity to read the annotations of S.T.Joshi or Leslie Klinger, please do!). There are several other editions which have about 50 pages of additional information which will help the reader further appreciate Lovecraft's work!!

[Azathoth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Assez inégal dans l'ensemble, et clairement dispensable pour certaines nouvelles. Et puis les descriptions à rallonges ont tendances à me saouler rapidement. Après il y a quand même une atmosphère de mystère, de folie et d'angoisse qui par moment est intéressante, et qui ouvre sur des univers qui peuvent être fascinants.

[Elisala · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lu pour dire d'avoir lu du Lovecraft: eh ben c'est pas joyeux, et je soupçonne le gars d'être sévèrement pas très net dans sa tête.
Disons que c'est pas le genre de littérature qui me passionne vraiment, plein de monstres de l'au-delà, visqueux, rampant, ou les 2 à la fois...

[Daniil Danzig · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is the cherry on the cake of the entire cycle of dreams. This world is aggressive to you as well as to the hero, you won't know anything until you try something yourself and find out.

[Neil · Rating 2 out of 5]

Difficile à lire mais m'a bien occupé à l'hp de merde par contre le racisme pas nécessaire mec

[Nespodivanka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting and creepy. Like it!

[Rumimi · Rating 1 out of 5]

le vieux a tellement irrigué les imaginaires des faiseurs d'horreur contemporains que toutes ses nouvelles semblent déjà lues et relues