The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories

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Title:

The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories

Author:

Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937.

Publication Information:

New York : Penguin Books, 1999.

Abstract:

Frequently imitated and widely influential, Howard Phillips Lovecraft reinvented the horror genre in the twentieth century, discarding ghosts and witches and envisioning instead mankind as a tiny outpost of dwindling sanity in a chaotic and malevolent universe. Love craft's preeminent interpreter S.T. Joshi presents a selection of the master's fiction, from the early tales of nightmares and madness such as "The Outsider" and "Rats in the Walls, " through the grotesquely comic "Herbert West-Reanimator" and "The Hound, " to the overpowering cosmic terror of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" and "The Call of Cthulhu." The first paperback edition to include the definitive corrected texts, The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories reveals the development of Lovecraft's mesmerizing narrative style and establishes him as a canonical-and visionary-American writer.

Contents:

Introduction -- Suggestions for further reading -- Note on the text -- Dagon -- Statement of Randolph Carter -- Facts concerning the late Arthur Jermyn and his family -- Celephais -- Nyarlathotep -- Picture in the house -- Outsider -- Herbert West--Reanimator -- Hound -- Rats in the walls -- Festival -- He -- Cool air -- Call of Cthulhu -- Colour out of space -- Whisperer in darkness -- Shadow over Innsmouth -- Haunter of the dark -- Explanatory notes.

Series:

Penguin twentieth-century classics.

Physical Description:

xxv, 420 pages ; 20 cm.

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Subject Term:

Horror tales, American.

Paranormal fiction.

Short stories.

Horror tales.

ISBN:

9780141182346

9780143106487

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A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror

"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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Together, these books offer 30 "weird stories" by our nation's greatest horror writer. In addition to the title piece, Cthulhu includes "Rats in the Walls," "Herbert West Reanimator" (the basis of several fun B movies), and "The Haunter of the Dark." The Thing sports such standards as "The Dunwich Horror," "Pickman's Model," and "Beyond the Wall of Sleep." These corrected texts present the definitive versions of each tale. Each volume also contains notes and an introduction by scholar S.T. Joshi. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Introduction	p. vii
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. xxi
A Note on the Text	p. xxv
Dagon	p. 1
The Statement of Randolph Carter	p. 7
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family	p. 14
Celephais	p. 24
Nyarlathotep	p. 31
The Picture in the House	p. 34
The Outsider	p. 43
Herbert West--Reanimator	p. 50
The Hound	p. 81
The Rats in the Walls	p. 89
The Festival	p. 109
He	p. 119
Cool Air	p. 130
The Call of Cthulhu	p. 139
The Colour Out of Space	p. 170
The Whisperer in Darkness	p. 200
The Shadow Over Innsmouth	p. 268
The Haunter of the Dark	p. 336
Explanatory Notes	p. 361

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