The Invocations: H.P. Lovecraft Short Stories
(Autor) H.P. LovecraftLovecraft, the foundation stone of horror and the supernatural, presented here in a special, collectable Edition for Ramsey Campbell's 60 years in publication. Special, collectable hardcover edition for Ramsey Campbell's 60 years in publication. H.P. Lovecraft, the inventor of cosmic horror, weird fiction and the Cthulhu mythology, inspired a generation of writers to explore the horrors that lurk along the corridors, at the edges of perception. This special collectable edition of Lovecraft's short stories features a new introduction by Ramsey Campbell along with one of his own tales. The Ramsey Campbell Special Editions. Campbell is the greatest inheritor of a tradition that reaches back through H.P. Lovecraft and M.R. James to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the early Gothic writers. The dark, masterful work of the painter Henry Fuseli, a friend of Mary Wollstonecraft, is used on these special editions to invoke early literary investigations into the supernatural.
H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft was an American writer known for his influential works in the horror and weird fiction genres. His most notable works include "The Call of Cthulhu," "At the Mountains of Madness," and "The Shadow over Innsmouth." Lovecraft's writing style often featured cosmic horror, ancient creatures, and a sense of existential dread. He is credited with creating the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared universe of eldritch beings and forbidden knowledge that has had a lasting impact on horror literature. Lovecraft's most famous work, "The Call of Cthulhu," has become a classic of the genre and continues to inspire writers to this day.