Fiction, Poetry, Essays and Letters from the Master of the Macabre, H.P. Lovecraft Read the complete collection of writings from H.P. Lovecraft. This edition includes a fully linked table of contents so you can find your favorites easily and return to Lovecraft’s work again and again. The following stories (plus poems, letters and essays!) are included in this massive eBook: The Alchemist At the … the Mountains of Madness Azathoth The Battle that Ended the Century The Beast in the Cave Beyond the Wall of Sleep The Book The Call of Cthulhu The Case of Charles Dexter Ward The Cats of Ulthar Celephaïs The Challenge from Beyond Collapsing Cosmoses The Colour out of Space Cool Air The Crawling Chaos The Curse of Yig Dagon The Descendant The Diary of Alonzo Typer The Disinterment The Doom That Came to Sarnath The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath The Dreams in the Witch House The Dunwich Horror The Electric Executioner The Evil Clergyman Ex Oblivione Facts concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family The Festival From Beyond The Green Meadow The Haunter of the Dark He Herbert West–Reanimator History of the Necronomicon The Hoard of the Wizard-Beast The Horror at Martin’s Beach The Horror at Red Hook The Horror in the Burying-Ground The Horror in the Museum The Hound Hypnos Ibid In the Vault In the Walls of Eryx The Last Test The Little Glass Bottle The Lurking Fear The Man of Stone Medusa’s Coil Memory The Moon-Bog The Mound The Music of Erich Zann The Mysterious Ship The Mystery of the Grave-Yard The Nameless City The Night Ocean Nyarlathotep Old Bugs The Other Gods Out of the Aeons The Outsider Pickman’s Model The Picture in the House Poetry and the Gods Polaris The Quest of Iranon The Rats in the Walls A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson The Secret Cave or John Lees Adventure The Shadow out of Time The Shadow over Innsmouth Discarded Draft of The Shadow over Innsmouth The Shunned House The Silver Key The Slaying of the Monster The Statement of Randolph Carter The Strange High House in the Mist The Street Sweet Ermengarde The Temple The Terrible Old Man The Thing in the Moonlight The Thing on the Doorstep Through the Gates of the Silver Key “Till A’ the Seas” The Tomb The Transition of Juan Romero The Trap The Tree The Tree on the Hill Two Black Bottles Under the Pyramids The Unnamable The Very Old Folk What the Moon Brings The Whisperer in Darkness The White Ship Winged Death This edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers and contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.
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Granted, the book itself is not short, but I am a fan of Lovecraft’s short stories. Many of the ones in this collection can be enjoyed during a lunch break.
Okay, it is official, HP has been my favourite author for over 30 years nows, and I doubt that will ever change. This was a Xmas gift, a large fancy bound version of all his stories which looks great on my shelf, especially compared to my tatty paperbacks!
Since it has every story in it, then in theory you only need this book, right? …. Nope wrong!
All my faves are here, yes, including the Quest of Iranon, which as a childe fascinated and saddened me no end. But the text is bloody small! Very diff to read, especially in half-light or when your eyes are feeling their 50+ years of age.
This is my usual complaint with books like this, they are great shelf fillers but not so good to read!
Now, as for Mr Lovecraft, he was a horror writer in the 1920s and beyond and invited much of the modern horror styles. Equally, he created much of the words used in the modern language of horror.
His work in seminal and brilliant but takes time to get used to. If your mind can handle Dickens and the Shelly, then you won’t have a problem. If it cant, then forget it.
Finally, the stories, breathtaking and shows an imagination that shines. He created a mythos, he created gods, he redefined reality for many people, and now in this volume, it is all laid bare. So read if you dare!
Lovecraft’s complete works highlighted here, gives an amazing overview his collected mythos and world.
As a big fan of Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, I wanted to experience his stories in an audible version which I debated for some time in which version to choose. I’m glad I went with this omnibus edition, as it’s broken down year-by-year his stories released, and a short interlude of said years detailing his life and work. Though this is just the first half, it left me eager to move onto the second half right away. Awesome choice for any Lovecraft/Cthulhu fan.
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I didn’t read Lovecraft until later in life, but I love it! So far the Call of Cthulu and Whisperer in the Darkness are my favorites!
2.5 stars
The overall rating is the average of the following ratings.
I listened to this book with audible and I feel it made a big difference. I don’t think I would have enjoyed these stories as much reading them. There is something about listening to these creepy stories that really captivates you. The narrator’s were perfect too. They portrayed the emotions of the characters perfectly, especially their horror. I highly recommend getting this on Audible for anyone who likes audiobooks and is interested in reading Lovecraft.
That being said, while there are some great stories in this collection a lot of them are just ok. I will probably only read the few I enjoyed again. I probably won’t ever listen to this whole collection again.
Rating system:
1 stars – wasn’t for me
2 stars – it was ok
3 stars – I liked it
4 stars – I loved it
5 stars – it was amazing
The Alchemist: 4/ 5
What a twist at the end!
At the Mountains of Madness: 5/5
This is written as an account from an Antarctic exploration mission which found a unique ancient creature at the base of the Mountains of Madness. They dubbed the creature the Old Ones. That night they suffered heavy losses. The second camp decided to keep the actual findings hidden from the public but explain what was actually found.
This was quite interesting and creepy story. I loved how the narrator emphasized the horror and excitement of what was found. I quite enjoyed this unique story that presents a different history of life on earth.
Azathoth: 2/5
A very short (3 min.) story. I felt it needs to be longer to really understand what is going on.
The Beast in the Cave:3/5
A short horror tale of someone lost in a cave and realizes they are not alone.
Beyond the Wall of Sleep: 2/5
A story about a Doctor that was fascinated with Joe Slader a mental patient who had amazing stories. Using a handmade device the doctor was trying to connect himself to what the Slader was imagining in the hopes of connecting with the dream world. I didn’t love this one. It wasn’t as captivating as previous stories.
The Book: 2.5/5
A scholar who discovers and learns great magic. He quickly learns that he needs to be careful of that knowledge. An interesting and quick tale.
The Call of Cthulhu: 4/5
“That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.”
A very interesting tale. Not what I was expecting but I still enjoyed it.
The Cast of Charles Dexter Ward: 1/5
I was not interested in this story. I listened to 2 out of the 5 chapters and I was pretty bored so I am skipping the rest.
The Cats of Ulthar:3/5
“…in Ulthar no man may kill a cat.”
Because the cat’s are liable to kill you. A very nice revenge tale.
Celephais:3/5
This is a story about a man who has a dream about a beautiful place called Celephais. He spends the rest of his life seeking the dream-world of this place with the use of drugs.
The Colour out of Space: 3.5/5
“That which spoke could speak no more…..”
This is a tale about a meteorite crash that poisoned every living thing in the area. This story had very gruesome deaths for animals and humans. Lovecraft has a very captivating writing style that really draws you in and makes you see the horror of what is going on, especially when it comes to death.
Cool Air: 3/5
An interesting ending for a unique and weird old man.
Dagon: 3/5
The short story of a tortured, drug addicted man who is telling an incident that happened to him during WWI. This is one of Lovecraft’s first stories he wrote as an adult and it was pretty good.
The Descendant:2/5
“In London there is a man who screams when the church bells ring.”
A very short story about a man who is aged beyond his years who finally admits his fear after being confronted with the Necronomicon.
Discarded Draft o f “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”: 3/5
An interesting start. I wonder how it will compare to the finished story.
The Doom that Came to Sarnath: 2/5
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath:1/5
I was quite bored by this one and stopped about 10% through.
The Dreams in the Witch House:3/5
Walter Gilman, a student, rents a room in the ‘witch’s house’. He has strange dreams that escalate as time goes on. The house is haunted by the witch who owned it. This was an interesting tale. Lovecraft really has a thing for dream stories.
The Dunwich Horror: 3/5
An interesting and creepy tale. I wasn’t expecting the revelation of who the creature was at the end.
The Evil Clergyman: 2/5
A short horror story about a man being overtaken by an evil clergymen.
Ex Oblivione: 2/5
A man seeking to remain in the eternal world of Dreamland. This was an ok and quick story.
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family: 3/5
A tale of family tragedy and repeat searching for an ape city.
The Festival:2/5
From Beyond: 2.5/5
A man creates a machine that allows him to see beyond the normal senses. He sees strange creature in the air but you must be careful, if you move you die.
The Haunter of the Dark: 2.5/5
He: 3/5
Interesting. He has a kind of vampire like quality.
Herbert West – Reanimator:5/5
Two doctors spend their lives trying to find a solution that will reanimate the dead. This was very Frankenstein-esk. I really liked this one.
History of the Necronomicon:3/5
A brief history of the Necronomicon and it’s suppression throughout history.
The Horror at Red Hook: 2/5
The Hound: 4/5
This is why you don’t disturb the dead.
Hynos: 2.5/5
Ibid: 2/5
A story of an ancient skulls travels through time.
In the Vault:3/5
A cemetery working getting locked in a crypt with the bodies of the recent dead. The dead will have their revenge
Little Glass Bottle:3/5
A prank played on some treasure hunters.
The Lurking Fear: 2/5
Memory: 2/5
The Moon-Bog: 3/5
There is more to the swamp than you think. Leave the beauty of nature alone or it will get you.
The Music of Erich Zann: 2/5
A mute musician who plays for a mysterious dark abyss.
The Mysterious Ship (long version): 2/5
The Mysterious Ship (short version): 2/5
The Mystery of the Grave-yard:2/5
The Nameless City: 3/5
“That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die.”
Nyarlathotep: 3/5
Old Bugs: 3/5
A story about an alcoholic druggy named Old Bugs.
The Other Gods:2/5
The Outsider: 3/5
Pickman’s Model: 2.5/5
The Picture in the House: 3/5
A picture of horror that reflects the horror in this house.
Polaris: 2/5
The Quest of Iranon:2/5
The Rats in the Walls: 2/5
A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson:3/5
A quick look back on the 200+ years of his life.
The Secret Cave:2/5
A short tale about the terrible death of a sister and a box of treasure.
The Shadow Out of Time: 2/5
Interesting concept but was a little boring.
The Shadow over Innsmouth: 3/5
The Shunned House: 3/5
A story of a haunted house that slowly kills people.
The Silver Key: 2/5
The Statement of Randolph Carter: 2.5/5
The Strange High House in the Mist: 2/5
The Street: 2/5
The history and life of a street. It was ok.
Sweet Ermengarde: 1/5
The Temple: 1/5
The Terrible Old Man:1/5
This was boring. At least it was very short.
The Thing on the Doorstep: 3/5
Through the Gates of the Silver Key: 2/5
The Tomb: 3/5
The Transition of Juan Romero: 2/5
The Tree: 2.5/5
Under the Pyramids: 4/5
An eventful trip to Egypt with Harry Houdini.
The Unnamable: 3/5
The Very Old Folk: 2/5
What the Moon Brings: 2/5
The Whispers in Darkness: 2/5
The White Ship: 2/5
Concise phraseology. Every word matters. Similar to Poe and Hawthorne. I recommend this to all
It’s H.P. Lovecraft. What more is there to say?