The Call of Cthulhu x{0026} other Weird Stories

Resumen del libro

A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror in a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition with cover art by Travis Louie.

"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

Frequently imitated and widely influential, Howard Philips Lovecraft reinvented the horror genre in the 1920s, discarding ghosts and witches and instead envisioning mankind as a tiny outpost of dwindling sanity in a chaotic and malevolent universe. S. T. Joshi, Lovecraft's preeminent interpreter, presents a selection of the master's fiction, from the early tales of nightmares and madness such as "The Outsider" to the overpowering cosmic terror of "The Call of Cthulhu." More than just a collection of terrifying tales, this volume reveals the development of Lovecraft's mesmerizing narrative style and establishes him as a canonical- and visionary-American writer.

Biografía del autor

H.P. Lovecraft (Estados Unidos, 1890 1937) es uno de los grandes pioneros de la ciencia ficción y de terror de la historia. Difundió sus relatos a través de revistas y sólo después de su muerte aparecieron en forma de volúmenes. Entre sus obras destacan: El modelo de Pickman, La casa encantada o En las montañas de la locura.