H. P. Lovecraft: Tales of Terror

by H.P. Lovecraft, Nigel Dobbyn (Illustrations)

This deluxe gilded hardback edition brings together the most celebrated fiction of H.P. Lovecraft.

Said to be inspired by his own nightmares, Lovecraft's writing astounds and terrifies in equal measure. His writings marry gothic horror with cosmic fantasy, from his early macabre stories to his tales of the dreamlands, and of course, his famous Cthulhu novellas, and have influenced authors from Stephen King to Neil Gaiman.

This gift edition is presented with a silver embossed cover design, gilded page edges and magnificent illustrations by Nigel Dobbyn, serving as a stunning collectible for any classic literature lover.


• Dagon
• Herbert West-Reanimator
• The Call of Cthulhu
• The Dunwich Horror
• The Whisperer in Darkness
• At the Mountains of Madness
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth
• The Shadow Out of Time
• The Haunter of the Dark.

ABOUT THE The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

384 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2022

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

[Francisco Rivero]

Lovecraft is a polemic figure, and I don't blame anybody that doesn't want to read his stories because his pretty racist remarks, that you can find even in his writing.

However, if you can stand that, you will find a pretty good horror writer, obsessed with the unknown, space and cults, topics that wouldn't be popular until many decades later. After a while his stories can feel a little samey, especially because his descriptions of environment and creatures can have a lot in common, but if you read his tales once in a while, instead of binging them, you'll probably enjoy them more.

Also, this collection looks pretty nice, and I like the illustrations and silver color, so this is a nice place to start, although you can find collections with way more stories than this one, and here you won't find The Color Out Of Space, so if you don't care about aesthetics and just want to read as much Lovecraft as possible, this edition isn't worth it.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

I chose this collection of Lovecraft's short stories because I wanted to read "The Call of Cthulhu." Cthulhu was enjoyable, but I was surprised it wasn't even in my top three favorite stories by the end of the book. "The Dunwich Horror," "At the The Mountains of Madness," and "The Shadow over Innsmouth" were excellent.

I hadn't read Lovecraft before, but I was impressed by how an early 20thC writer established so many themes and archetypes that later became mainstays of horror and fantasy.