Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (87 page)

“Now that time has given us some perspective on his work, I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.”

—Stephen King

This is the collection that true fans of horror fiction have been waiting for: sixteen of H. P. Lovecraft’s most horrifying visions, including:

THE DUNWICH HORROR—An evil man’s desire to perform an unspeakable ritual leads him in search of the fabled text of
The Necronomicon
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THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE—A horror from the skies, far worse than any nuclear fallout, transforms a man into a monster.

THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH—Rising from the depths of the sea, an unspeakable horror engulfs a quiet New England town.

THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME—Lovecraft’s master. piece: the shocking revelation of the mysterious forces that hold all mankind in their fearsome grip.

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“Lovecraft’s fiction is one of the cornerstones of modern horror. These dream stories are a perfect introduction to his work: a unique and visionary world of wonder, terror, and delirium.”

—Clive Barker

Twenty-nine tales of terror by the legendary master of the macabre, including:

IMPRISONED WITH THE PHARAOHS—Houdini seeks to reveal the demons that inhabit the Egyptian night.

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS—An unsuspecting expedition uncovers a city of untold terror, buried beneath an Antarctic wasteland.

Plus, for the first time in any Del Rey edition
:

HERBERT WEST: REANIMATOR—Mad experiments yield hideous results in this, the inspiration for the cult film
Re-Animator
.

COOL AIR—An icy apartment hides secrets no man dares unlock.

THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN—The intruders seek a fortune but find only death!

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“A master craftsman, Lovecraft brings compelling visions of nightmarish fear, invisible worlds, and the demons of the unconscious. If one author truly represents the very best in American literary horror, it is H. P. Lovecraft.”

—John Carpenter

This volume collects, for the first time, the entire Dream Cycle and related tales as penned by H. P. Lovecraft, the master of twentieth-century horror, including some of his most fantastic visions:

THE DOOM THAT CAME TO SARNATH—Hate, genocide, and a deadly curse.

THE NAMELESS CITY—Death lies beneath the shifting sands, in a story linking the Dream Cycle with the legendary Cthulhu Mythos.

THE CATS OF ULTHAR—In Ulthar, no man may kill a cat … and woe unto any who tries.

THE DREAM QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH—The epic nightmare adventure with tendrils stretching through, out the entire Dream Cycle.

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