This version of the book doesn't feature all the stories listed on this page (which is for the Arkham House editions). 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.ġ978 Jove mass-market with cover art from the always excellent Rowena Morrill. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality.Īlthough Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Christianity. 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. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Howard Phillips Lovecraft, of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction.

na Visionary Press: Everett, PA, 1936 Weird Tales Jan ’42.

vi The Tryout Jul ’20 Weird Tales Aug ’26.

ss Tales of Magic and Mystery Mar ’28 Weird Tales Jul ’27.

ss The National Amateur Jul ’19 Weird Tales Mar ’37.

ss The National Amateur Mar ’22 Weird Tales Nov ’34.

ss The Tryout Nov ’25 Weird Tales Apr ’32.

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