Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre
By H. P. Lovecraft
Read by various narrators
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The only audio edition of Eldritch Tales authorized by the H. P. Lovecraft Estate! Following the phenomenal success of Necronomicon, itscompanion volume brings together Lovecraft’s remaining major stories plus his weirdpoetry, a number of obscure revisions, and some notable nonfiction, includingthe seminal critical essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature.” Gathering together in chronological order the rest ofLovecraft’s rarely seen but extraordinary short fiction, this collectionincludes the entirety of the long-out-of-print collection of thirty-sixsonnets “Fungi from Yuggoth.” Lovecraft died at the age of forty-seven,but in his short life he turned out dozens of stories that changed the face ofhorror. His extraordinary imagination spawned both the Elder God Cthulhu andhis eldritch cohorts, as well as the strangely compelling town of Innsmouth,all of which feature here.
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Summary
Summary
The only audio edition of Eldritch Tales authorized by the H. P. Lovecraft Estate!
Following the phenomenal success of Necronomicon, itscompanion volume brings together Lovecraft’s remaining major stories plus his weirdpoetry, a number of obscure revisions, and some notable nonfiction, includingthe seminal critical essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature.”
Gathering together in chronological order the rest ofLovecraft’s rarely seen but extraordinary short fiction, this collectionincludes the entirety of the long-out-of-print collection of thirty-sixsonnets “Fungi from Yuggoth.” Lovecraft died at the age of forty-seven,but in his short life he turned out dozens of stories that changed the face ofhorror. His extraordinary imagination spawned both the Elder God Cthulhu andhis eldritch cohorts, as well as the strangely compelling town of Innsmouth,all of which feature here.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Reviews
Reviews
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Some Creepy, Some Silly
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Perhaps my youth is responsible for remembering Lovecraft as having an almost supernatural ability to creep me out via the written word. In this collection, some of Lovecraft’s short stories leave my skin crawling. Such stories include “The Challenge from Beyond” as read by Simon Prebble, “The Alchemist” as read by Simon Vance, and my favorite in this miscellany “The Horror at Martin’s Beach” as masterfully brought to life by Bronson Pinchot who always brings out the creepiest aspects of a work via his narration.
The bulk of the stories, though, feel like the same “and then something spooky\creepy happened” tale repeated throughout with different monsters and ghouls. I’m sure that at the time they were originally published, the tales freaked out readers. Nowadays, most of the stories, especially their endings are downright hokey and silly. That said, this miscellany is a must read for any fan of Lovecraft or the horror and sci-fi genre in general. It serves as an excellent launching point into these genres. Not only that, but they stand as a historical work that highlights the influence Lovecraft had within these genres, as well as the worlds of comic books, video games, and pop culture at large.
Author
Author Bio: H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in his genre. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he lived most of his life. His relatively small corpus of work consists of three short novels and about sixty short stories.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download, Digital Rental, CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Science Fiction |
| Runtime: | 20.15 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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