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Following the phenomenal success of Necronomicon, its companion volume brings together Lovecraft's remaining major stories plus his weird poetry, a number of obscure revisions, and some notable nonfiction, including the seminal critical essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature." athering together in chronological order the rest of Lovecraft's rarely seen but extraordinary short fiction, this collection includes the entirety of the long-out-of-print collection of thirty-six sonnets "Fungi from Yuggoth."

"The Cthulhu Mythos" is a system of cosmic entities, forbidden books, and macabre locations created by the American author, H. P. Lovecraft. Our original 2018 Mythos collection was based on Lin Carter's Lovecraft: A Look Behind the Cthulhu Mythos, which defined a Mythos story as one that "presents a significant item of information about the background lore of the Mythos, thus contributing important information to a common body of lore."

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has produced the definitive audio recording of Lovecraft's collaboration tales. Working from texts prepared by Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi, this collection features stories HPL wrote with other authors and includes, “The Curse of Yig”, “The Horror in the Museum”, “The Mound”, “The Night Ocean”, and many others. All tales include original music by HPLHS composer Troy Sterling Nies. This collection features 33 stories adding up to more than 23 hours of Lovecraftian listening fun.

Enter the unsettling imagination of H. P. Lovecraft with The Selected Short Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, a chilling collection that showcases the full range of his cosmic horror and dark fantasy. These tales explore forbidden knowledge, ancient forces, and humanity’s fragile place in an indifferent universe—hallmarks of Lovecraft’s enduring influence on modern horror and speculative fiction.

A tourist becomes prey in this surprising journey into the secrets of a small town.

The Call of Cthulhu", written in 1926, is probably Lovecraft's best-known work. Discovering notes left by a deceased relative, the narrator pieces together the whole truth and disturbing significance of the Cthulhu cult. This release also contains the shorter tales "The Festival" and "The Hound", in which gravediggers bring home more than they bargained for!

At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft’s work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult followers who – like all humans – know not what they do.

This volume collects, for the first time, the entire Dream Cycle created by H. P. Lovecraft, the master of twentieth-century horror, including some of his most fantastic tales.

In this electrifying anthology, Lovecraft’s most scientifically inclined nightmares take center stage. These tales follow inventors, doctors, and scholars who dare to pierce the veil of natural law, only to uncover monstrous truths, otherworldly forces, and a universe far more fragile than they imagined.

Long before science, there were older truths, whispered by witches, guarded by cults, and written in blood. In this sinister anthology, H. P. Lovecraft explores the shadowy world of ancient rites, folk horror, and inherited blasphemies. Here, strange festivals unfold under full moons, forgotten gods stir in rural hills, and knowledge forbidden by time itself reawakens. These stories draw from the primal roots of myth and superstition, where the line between folklore and fact is not just thin, but burning.

Steven Jones, an entertainment producer from Chicago, journeys to London in search of new acts. There, he discovers the strange and disturbing wax museum of Rodgers and his inscrutable associate Orabona. Is the mad artist able to conjure up the world's most horrifying waxen effigies through his occult inspirations, or is there a darker secret lurking behind the wax and paint?

Before the Mythos, before the madness—there were whispers in the dark. In this haunting collection, explore the formative horrors that shaped the imagination of H. P. Lovecraft. These early works—infused with Gothic atmosphere, Poe-inspired melancholy, and emerging cosmic dread—offer a glimpse into the genesis of a master. Here, decayed tombs, strange music, and unknowable forces stir in the background, foreshadowing the mythos to come.

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a masterful tale of cosmic horror and creeping dread. The story follows a young man’s unsettling visit to the decaying, isolated town of Innsmouth, where the locals hide terrifying secrets tied to ancient, otherworldly beings. As he unravels the mystery, he uncovers a disturbing connection between the town's inhabitants and the dark, oceanic depths.

Welcome to Arkham—a place where reason crumbles, forbidden knowledge festers, and shadows move of their own accord. In this chilling anthology, we'll explore the haunted heart of H. P. Lovecraft’s New England mythos. These seven tales chart the descent of scholars, doctors, and dreamers as they brush against the secrets lurking beneath Arkham’s ivy-clad halls and crumbling colonial homes. From reanimation experiments gone awry to occult rituals beneath moonless skies, each story peels back the veil on a world not meant to be known.

1928, Providence. Risa diaboliche, litanie sconosciute, odori mefitici e voci d'oltretomba si sentono provenire dal laboratorio che Charles Dexter Ward tiene gelosamente chiuso. Il Dr. Willett, che segue Charles dalla nascita, comincia ad indagare sulle cause della sua follia e si troverà a fronteggiare indicibili orrori e terrori soprannaturali. Audiolibro in Mp3.

In this unnerving collection of cosmic horror, H. P. Lovecraft casts his gaze far beyond our fragile Earth, revealing a universe vast, uncaring, and filled with incomprehensible forces. These seven stories confront the listener with the terrifying notion that mankind is not alone, not significant, and not safe. From ancient aliens buried in Antarctic ice to cryptic transmissions from the void, these tales chronicle the slow unravelling of minds exposed to truths no human was meant to grasp.

There are secrets beneath the waves ... older than mankind, and hungry still. In this salt-soaked collection, H. P. Lovecraft conjures horrors from the deep: ancient beings that slumber beneath black seas, forgotten isles lost to time, and coastal towns whose bloodlines trace back to something not entirely human. Each tale explores the terror of isolation—geographical and existential—as characters find themselves adrift in waters not meant to be charted. Whether wrecked on a strange shore or pulled downward by unseen forces, the fate is the same: madness, revelation … or worse.

The Cats of Ulthar is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnamed narrator relates the story of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar. As the narrative goes, the city is home to an old couple who enjoy capturing and killing the townspeople's cats. When a caravan of wanderers passes through the city, the kitten of an orphan (Menes) traveling with the band disappears.

The Colour Out of Space is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" in the wild hills west of the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts. The narrator discovers that many years ago a meteorite crashed there, poisoning every living being nearby; vegetation grows large but foul tasting, animals are driven mad and deformed into grotesque shapes, and the people go insane or die one by one.

È vero ho sparato sei pallottole in testa al mio migliore amico, ma spero di dimostrare, attraverso la storia che sto per raccontare, che non sono il suo assasino Letto da Roberto Pedicini, la voce italiana di Javier Bardem, Kevin Spacey e Jim Carrey, sulle musiche di Ludwig van Beethoven e Hector Berlioz arrangiate in chiave elettronica.