These stories were written by the eminent dean of horror, H. P. Lovecraft and each deals with dark and evil mysteries humans should not know or have anything to do with. The first story is about Herbert West, a medical student who is determined to find a way to bring corpses to life. This story, by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft that was first serialized in February through July 1922 in the amateur publication Home Brew. The story was the basis of the 1985 horror film Re-Animator and its sequels, in addition to numerous other adaptations in various media. You want zombies? Listen to this because Lovecraft was one of the very first and he got zombies right: scary, evil, implacable and out to get you.
The second story is a famous story in which the dark ugly side of humanity reveals itself. Hidden in small pockets across the earth's surface are bands of primitive people who have worshiped dark and blood thirsty gods for eons beyond counting. Their chief priest Cthuhlu sleeps but when he is wakened horrible things happen.
Voici les 5 nouvelles fantastiques les plus connues de HP Lovecraft : L'Appel de Cthulhu, La Quête onirique de Kadath l'inconnue, L'Affaire Charles Dexter Ward, Le Cauchemar d'Innsmouth, Le Témoignage de Randolph Carter. Stephen King a dit de Lovecraft qu'il était ' le plus grand artisan du récit classique d'horreur du vingtième siècle '. Ses sources d'inspiration, tout comme ses créations, se réfèrent à la notion d'horreur cosmique, selon laquelle l'être humain est insignifiant à l'échelle du cosmos qui lui est profondément étranger. Ceux qui raisonnent véritablement, comme ses protagonistes, mettent toujours en péril leur santé mentale. On lit souvent Lovecraft pour le mythe qu'il a créé, le mythe de Cthulhu, pour employer l'expression d'August Derleth : l'ensemble des mythes de l'univers de Lovecraft constituaient pour l'auteur une sorte de ' panthéon noir '.
This is complete collection of American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
Stephen King has called Lovecraft 'the twentieth Century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.'
His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Christian humanism.
This carefully compiled collection includes:
The Alchemist
At the Mountains of Madness
Azathoth
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
The Colour out of Space
Dagon
The Descendant
The Doom That Came to Sarnath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Dunwich Horror
The Evil Clergyman
Ex Oblivione
Facts concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
The Festival
From Beyond
The Haunter of the Dark
He
Herbert West-Reanimator
The History of the Necronomicon
The Horror at Red Hook
The Hound
Hypnos
Ibid
In the Vault
The Little Glass Bottle
Memory
The Moon-Bog
The Music of Erich Zann
The Nameless City
Nyarlathotep
Old Bugs
The Other Gods
The Outsider
Pickman's Model
The Picture in the House
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
The Shunned House
The Silver Key
The Statement of Randolph Carter
The Strange High House in the Mist
The Street
The Temple
The Terrible Old Man
The Tomb
The Transition of Juan Romero
The Tree
Under the Pyramids
The Very Old Folk
What the Moon Brings
The Whisperer in Darkness
The White Ship
Supernatural Horror in Literature
Voici 7 nouvelles fantastiques courtes de HP Lovecraft : Dagon, Celephaïs, La musique d'Eric Zann, Mémoire, Azatoth, Les chats d'Ulthar, Nyarlathotep. Stephen King a dit de Lovecraft qu'il était 'le plus grand artisan du récit classique d'horreur du vingtième siècle.' Ses sources d'inspiration, tout comme ses créations, se réfèrent à la notion d'horreur cosmique, selon laquelle l'être humain est insignifiant à l'échelle du cosmos qui lui est profondément étranger. Ceux qui raisonnent véritablement, comme ses protagonistes, mettent toujours en péril leur santé mentale. On lit souvent Lovecraft pour le mythe qu'il a créé, le mythe de Cthulhu, pour employer l'expression dAugust Derleth : l'ensemble des mythes de l'univers de Lovecraft constituaient pour l'auteur une sorte de 'panthéon noir'.
Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Howard Phillips Lovecraft, nació en Providence, Rhode Island, en 1890 y murió 1937. Considerado uno de los más grandes exponentes de la literatura de ficción y de terror, tanto como escritor como editor.
Sus relatos nos trasladan al mundo refugio de la vida del propio autor donde nos acerca a espíritus malignos, posesiones psíquicas y mundos oníricos donde el tiempo y el espacio se alteran irremediablemente. Sus relatos expresan la soledad y la pequeñez de la condición humana en un universo infinito y amoral, azaroso y hostil, carente de significado y angustiosamente ajeno a nuestras preocupaciones y cavilaciones. Una de las expresiones de la genialidad del Lovecraft radica en que creará, en su literatura, una cosmogonía, un mundo mitológico. Este mundo se fundamenta en la idea de que los grandes monstruos habían perdido su dominio frente al ser humano y ahora trataban de recuperarlo. En ésta edición recopilamos 9 de los relatos de terror cósmico más 1 “Algunas notas sobre algo que no existe” (1933) notas autobiográficas escritas y publicadas por el propio autor donde detalla sus influencias, gustos de infancia y juventud, así como qué le llevo a la literatura. - Dagón 1917- Al otro lado de la barrera del sueño 1919 - El extraño 1921- Los gatos de Ulthar 1920 - El ceremonial 1923 - Aire Frío 1926 - El libro 1933 - El clérigo malvado 1933 - El descendiente 1938
Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982) was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, and screenwriter. She is best-known for her two influential novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism. Rand's first major success as a writer came with The Fountainhead in 1943, a romantic and philosophical novel that eventually became a worldwide success. It was eventually also made into a movie. Atlas Shrugged, published in 1957, was considered Rand's best work. It is a novel of the morality of rational self-interest. In this public lecture, she criticizes altruism and mysticism as incompatible with business.
This is the tale of a 228 year old man, born in 1690, telling about his interactions with Dr. Samuel Johnson. A large part focuses on their belonging to a literary club and the other men who also participated in the club. It is a simple observance of social interactions, as put forth by a very old man and his dated voice.
This spoof is from the point of view of a colleague of Samuel Johnson, something that showcased Lovecraft's passion for antiquities and classical writers. The narrator introduces himself as being 228 years old and goes on to document his interactions with Dr. Johnson. Being older and in a time when respect for elders was everything, the narrator expects Dr. Johnson to appreciate his writing, which the man does not. While the tale goes on to document other awkward meetings with Dr. Johnson, he ultimately dies younger than the narrator - who goes on to continue writing and living an unfulfilled life.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), better known as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame for his brilliant and highly influential works of horror fiction.
Arthur Jermyn is the story of a baronet with an interest in anthropology who sets out to solve the mystery of what his great, great, great grandfather discovered in the Congo many years earlier. The family stories were very peculiar and the old ancestor had gone mad and been locked up in an asylum...but when on an expedition to the Congo Arthur Jermyn finally met someone claiming to be able to solve the mystery, he anticipated great things. He returned to England and awaited eagerly the arrival of a box from Africa containing the mysterious solution to the riddle....
Ya su tatarabuelo comenzó a obsesionarse con la leyenda sobre una supuesta civilización prehistórica de individuos blancos que vivían en una zona recóndita del Congo. . Arthur era hijo de Alfred, y de una cantante de cabaret, que se trasladó con su hijo a Jermyn House cuando murió su marido. Arthur siempre tuvo desde pequeño una apariencia simiesca, pero sin embargo era culto y talentoso. Tras morir su madre, marchó al Congo para proseguir las investigaciones sobre las criaturas blancas. Por un anciano de la tribu de los kaliris, supo que éstas han sido exterminadas por los belicosos n'bangus y la ciudad que habitaban destruida, y todo eso había sucedido, para robarles la diosa momificada que adoraban. Después de múltiples aventuras Arthur encuentra la ciudad: apenas unas ruinas y un tratante belga le dice que cree haber localizado a la diosa embalsamada.
A large scale and much publicized expedition to Antarctica is about to take place. While excitement runs high in the scientific community over this expedition, one geologist tries his hardest to stop the trip from ever happening. This is because William Dyer has been to Antarctica on an expedition before, and knows of the unspeakable horrors that lie in its frigid terrain. Dyer goes into explaining that during his last trip, he and another small group led by Professor Lake, encountered ancient alien life forms dubbed The Elder Things. Told from Dyers perspective, this story goes into detail of Dyer's fatal encounters with the aliens in Antarctica and how this new expedition will surely end in nothing but more tragedy.
