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Povestirile macabre aparţin celei mai prolifice etape din creaţia autorului şi aruncă o lumină vie asupra modului în care a luat naştere universul ficţional extraordinar al lui H.P. Lovecraft. Populată de monştri de proporţii cosmice, zei pierduţi în negura timpului, indivizi...

"The Call of Cthulhu" by Howard Phillips H. P. Lovecraft is one of the classic horror works, so called "Lovecraft horrors". American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror; the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity.

Charles Ward, even as a child, had always wandered the streets of ancient Providence, drawn inexorably to its domes and spires, its hills and homes, its history and its haunts. His antiquarian habits were always just so: an innocent preoccupation with the city and its wonders. Yet, when the discovery of a shadowy ancestor exposes an eldritch malevolence long thought to be contained, Charles must resist the dark grip of his fascination, before it consumes him, and his world, completely.

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti reads "The Festival", a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in October 1923 and published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales. It is considered to be one of the first of his Cthulhu Mythos stories.

The Lurking Fear includes examples of Lovecraft's earliest weird fiction including "Hypnos", "What the Moon Brings", "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs", and "Memory" (inspiration for the 2014 film of the same name), as well as the title story, "The Lurking Fear", a traditional horror study commissioned by George Julian Houtain to be run as a serial in Home Brew magazine in 1923 that has served as the source material for multiple films and been adapted into a comic book.

Die Insassen des Arkham Asylum planen ihre Flucht. Ein für alle Mal soll das Geheimnis, das sie umgibt, gelüftet werden. Wie es scheint, lässt sich alles im verlassenen Zimmer der einstigen Hexe Keziah Mason beenden. Dort angekommen begehen sie einen entscheidenden Fehler, der die ganze Welt ins Chaos zu stürzen droht ...

Writing can be a lonely art. Distractions and writers block are just two of the many impediments to a burnished stream of prose. But sometimes two heads really can be better than one. Collaborating and sounding off of one another, in the right circumstances and with complimenting skills, can work wonders as these very talented duos now demonstrate.

En Las montañas de la locura es un relato fundamental de la mitología de Lovecraft donde, a través de una misteriosa expedición a la Antártida, un grupo de científicos descubren una antigua y devastadora civilización aliénigena.

Blending psychological terror and cosmic dread, this Lovecraftian classic explores the fragility of reason and the monstrous history lurking beneath civilization’s veneer. Perfect for fans of eerie atmospheric fiction, haunted estates, and tales of forbidden discovery.

When Miskatonic University professor Albert Wilmarth investigates strange happenings in the remote hills of Vermont, he uncovers a terrifying conspiracy involving alien entities known as the Mi-Go—fungoid beings from the outer void who can harvest human brains for interstellar travel. As letters, whispers, and shadows close in, Wilmarth’s descent into dread reveals the vast, incomprehensible horror lurking just beyond human understanding.

Step into the twisted geometry of nightmare in H. P. Lovecraft’s The Dreams in the Witch House. When Walter Gilman, a student at Miskatonic University, rents a room in Arkham’s infamous Witch House, he believes its strange angles hide cosmic secrets. Gilman is drawn into a nightmare of black magic, forbidden mathematics, and sacrificial horror.

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.

In the shadowed streets and decaying buildings of Red Hook, New York, Detective Thomas Malone encounters horrors beyond human comprehension. Sent to investigate a series of strange events in this sinister neighborhood, he discovers a dark world of ancient rituals, occult practices, and hidden mysteries lurking beneath the city’s surface. As Malone delves deeper, he finds himself facing powers that defy all rational thought, leading him into a nightmare he may never escape.

Step into the chilling world of H. P. Lovecraft’s The Colour Out of Space, a landmark tale of cosmic horror and science fiction. When a strange meteorite crashes onto Nahum Gardner’s farm, it unleashes a terrifying force beyond human comprehension—an indescribable “colour” that poisons the land, warps nature, and drives the Gardner family into despair and madness. Blending eerie atmosphere, rural isolation, and the unknown terror of extraterrestrial presence, this story stands as one of Lovecraft’s most haunting masterpieces.

The Quest of Iranon by H. P. Lovecraft is a haunting fantasy short story that follows the wandering minstrel Iranon on his search for the lost city of Aira—a place of beauty, memory, and dreams. Blending melancholic lyricism with Lovecraft’s signature dreamlike style, the tale explores themes of youth, longing, disillusionment, and the ephemeral nature of beauty.

Dive into the chilling world of Herbert West‚AîReanimator, a seminal work by the master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft. First serialized from February to July 1922 in the underground publication Home Brew, this gripping tale laid the groundwork for the 1985 cult classic film Re-Animator and its sequels, along with countless adaptations across various media. If youre craving a true horror experience, this story delivers unsettling zombies that are not only terrifying but also relentless in their pursuit. Discover why Lovecraft is hailed as a pioneer of the genre, as narrated by Phil Chenevert.

The Trap by H. P. Lovecraft is a chilling short story that blends supernatural horror with cosmic mystery. Centered on a cursed antique mirror that acts as a portal to another dimension, the tale follows Canevin and his student Robert as they confront dark forces, warped realities, and the sinister legacy of Axel Holm’s forbidden experiments. Perfect for fans of eerie classic horror, Lovecraftian themes, and stories where ordinary objects conceal terrifying secrets, this haunting narrative captures the timeless fear of curiosity gone too far.

Lovecraft es especialmente conocido por crear el «mito de Cthulhu», un panteón de seres antiguos y cósmicos que existen más allá del entendimiento humano, a menudo vistos por protagonistas que descubren secretos antiguos y oscuros que desafían su comprensión del universo. La llamada de Cthulhu es un relato fundamental de esa mitología.

Step into the haunting streets of early 20th-century New York through H. P. Lovecraft’s chilling short story He. Blending urban decay with existential dread, this tale follows a sleepless wanderer who encounters a mysterious stranger promising hidden truths about the city’s past.