Shadows of Death Terrifying Tales by H. P. Lovecraft |
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| Author:
| Lovecraft, H. P. |
| Introduction by:
| Ellison, Harlan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-345-48333-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Random House Worlds
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| Imprint: | Del Rey |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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Descend into the nerve-shattering realm of America's master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft--to a dank place where gloomy maelstroms await the unwary, where the unnatural is surpassed only by the unspeakable, and where all pleasure is perverse. Take a chance . . . all you can lose is your sanity. Featuring an introduction by Harlan Ellison The Doom That Came to Sarnath--The magnificent city had wealth beyond measure, but no riches could save it from a...
More Description Descend into the nerve-shattering realm of America's master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft--to a dank place where gloomy maelstroms await the unwary, where the unnatural is surpassed only by the unspeakable, and where all pleasure is perverse. Take a chance . . . all you can lose is your sanity.
Featuring an introduction by Harlan Ellison
The Doom That Came to Sarnath--The magnificent city had wealth beyond measure, but no riches could save it from a ghastly day of reckoning.
The Shunned House--He vowed to rid the odious structure of the brooding horror that clung to it, but evil would not go gently.
The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath--Desperate to understand his tormenting vision, one man begins a forbidden and nightmarish journey.
The Tomb--The old Hyde family crypt held a gruesome attraction for a boy, until he communed with the dead and learned their secrets.
The Shadow Out of Time--The quest to understand the devouring force that once possessed a scholar leads a man to the other side of the world, where all will be revealed in one hideous, unholy night.
Plus eleven other macabre tales of pure terror!