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Francis Thurston finds an old collection of letters and articles from his late uncle. They contain detailed descriptions of the so called Cthulhu cult, which Francis gets more and more interested in. He begins to understand his uncle’s fear and dread but he decides to continue his investigation. Will he keep be able to keep his sanity or will the Cthulhu cult come calling on him? B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories.

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with sparse, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "From Beyond", "Cold Air", "The Moon-Bog", "The Music of Erich Zann" and "The Transition of Juan Romero". - H.P.

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "The Outsider", "The Festival", "The Green Meadow", "He" and "Till A' the Seas". - H.P.

William Dyer is a geologist who embarks on a long expedition to the Antarctic continent. The journey is dangerous but the strange things he and his group witness and find are far from what they had expected. The discovery mission turns into a fantastical and supernatural experience. Things get out of control when Dyer finds one of his colleagues’ camp demolished. The bigger part of the group is slaughtered, another man and his dog are missing.

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains six of his short stories: "Dagon", "The Tree", "The Evil Clergyman", "The Very Old Folk", "Pickman's Model" and "Azathoth". H.P.

Nora Hollisters Leben wird auf den Kopf gestellt. Sie muss erkennen, dass es unterschiedliche Gruppen gibt, die ihren Tod wollen. In lange Kutten gehüllte Kämpfer, die sich Madenjäger nennen, bringen sie zu einem geheimen Rebellenstützpunkt. Hier erfährt Nora die Wahrheit über den X-Virus, finstere Intrigen der UMC und die Weißen Männer.

Charles Dexter Ward is a young man from a prominent Rhode Island family who has disappeared from a mental asylum. He had been incarcerated during a prolonged period of insanity, during which he exhibited minor and inexplicable physiological changes. His empty cell is found to be very dusty. The bulk of the story concerns the investigation conducted by the Wards' family doctor, Marinus Bicknell Willett, in an attempt to discover the reason for Ward's madness and physiological changes.

Wir befinden uns in einer nicht mehr fernen Zukunft, in der global agierende Megakonzerne die Regierungen als Exekutive abgelöst haben. Einer der größten Konzerne ist die UMC (United Merchandise Company). Den Hauptumsatz generiert UMC mit humanoiden und tierischen Replikanten, künstliche biomechanische Geschöpfe, die von ihren biologischen Ebenbildern kaum zu unterscheiden sind. In einer der zahllosen Tochterfirmen der UMC arbeitet Nora Hollister als Designerin für intelligente Damentaschen. Ihr bislang sorgenfreies Leben ändert sich dramatisch, als sie eines Tages ein Reparaturteam für ihre defekte Replikanten-Katze ruft.

Gebäude verformen sich und verschwinden. Tote wandeln unter den Lebenden. Alle diese Zeichen kündigen die Rückkehr einer alten kosmischen Gottheit an. Hisako Matsuta erhält einen unglaublichen Auftrag. Um die Welt vor dem Chaos zu bewahren, muss er zu einem Ort reisen, den er nie wieder aufsuchen wollte.

In der von der Hexe Keziah Mason heimgesuchten Stadt Arkham ist Walter Gilman kurz davor, die Dimension von Raum und Zeit zu durchbrechen...

Una de las novelas cortas más conocidas de Howard Phillips Lovecraft, en la que vuelve a entrecruzar su historia con tintes de ciencia ficción y horror. El narrador, un reputado profesor de universidad, vuelve en sí tras años de amnesia total en los que se ha comportado como un completo extraño ávido de conocimientos y ha terminado alejando a todos sus seres queridos. Pronto descubrirá qué es lo que ha poseído su cuerpo durante esos años, y a qué lugar terrorífico más allá del tiempo ha ido a parar su consciencia.

On the eve of the year 2001 a vast crowd of interested spectators were present amidst the romantic ruins of Cohen’s Garage, on the former site of New York, to witness a fistic encounter between two renowned champions of the strange-story firmament Two-Gun Bob, the Terror of the Plains, and Knockout Bernie, the Wild Wolf of West Shokan. [The Wolf was fresh from his correspondence course in physical training, sold to him by Mr. Arthur Leeds.

Come mai un quindicenne alto quasi tre metri cerca disperatamente il libro proibito di un folle arabo? Perché in una fattoria del New England il bestiame muore dissanguato? C'è incesto tra il vecchio Whateley e sua figlia? I bagliori sulle colline, i cupi rimbombi, il putrido fetore che aleggia intorno il villaggio di Dunwich cos’hanno a che fare con gli atavici riti dei pellerossa? Cosa nasconde la famiglia Whateley nel fienile?

Na teren wsi w Nowej Anglii spada meteoryt składający się z nieznanego na Ziemi metalu i o niespotykanych dotąd właściwościach. Jaki straszliwy wpływ na mieszkańców będzie miała tajemnicza energia, którą emanuje? "Kolor nie z tej planety" to horror science fiction autorstwa amerykańskiego pisarza Howarda Phillipsa Lovecrafta, który cieszy się wielką popularnością wśród czytelników w każdym wieku.

Le famose storie dell'orrore dello scrittore statunitense Howard Phillips Lovecraft continuano a far discutere gli appassionati, incerti se collocarle nella categoria del fantastico più originale o delle cronache di un possibile domani, di un oggi "laterale" in cui antichi misteri si aprono come crepe nel tessuto della realtà. "L'orrore di Salem" raccontato e interpretato con dialoghi, atmosfere, effetti sonori e musiche.

Le famose storie dell’orrore dello scrittore statunitense Howard Phillips Lovecraft continuano a far discutere gli appassionati, incerti se collocarle nella categoria del fantastico più originale o delle cronache di un possibile domani, di un oggi "laterale" in cui antichi misteri si aprono come crepe nel tessuto della realtà.

"The Festival" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in October 1923 and published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales.

"The Evil Clergyman" is an excerpt from a letter written by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft in 1933. After his death, it was published in the April 1939 issue of Weird Tales as a short story.

Come mai un quindicenne alto quasi tre metri cerca disperatamente il libro proibito di un folle arabo? Perché in una fattoria del New England il bestiame muore dissanguato? C’è incesto tra il vecchio Whateley e sua figlia? I bagliori sulle colline, i cupi rimbombi, il putrido fetore che aleggia intorno il villaggio di Dunwich cos’hanno a che fare con gli atavici riti dei pellerossa? Cosa nasconde la famiglia Whateley nel fienile?

Misteriosa località all'apparenza abbandonata, centro di oscuri rituali esoterici, la cittadina portuale di Innsmouth, New England, sembra ormai scomparsa dalle mappe. Un giovane viaggiatore ci finisce per caso e mentre cerca informazioni sulla storia locale, gli capita di ascoltare il lungo e delirante racconto di un vecchio marinaio ubriaco, Zadok Allen, che gli narra di demoniache creature degli abissi arrivate da mari lontani. Uscito nel 1936, e Shadow Over Innsmouth è considerato uno dei migliori racconti del terrore di Lovecraft.