The Call of Cthulhu
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A random murder in a public park. An artist wracked by fantastical and haunting dreams. A police inspector confronting the depraved rites of a voodoo cult. Intrepid sailors pitted against a diabolical monstrosity risen from the bottom of the sea. And one man, doomed to understand that such things foretell madness and the end of mankind.
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CONTENTS: 01. The Nameless City 02. The Festival 03. The Colour Out of Space 05. The Call of Cthulhu 08-17. The Dunwich Horror 18-25. The Whisperer in Darkness 26-27. The Dreams in the Witch House 28.The Haunter of the Dark 29-33. The Shadow Over Innsmouth 34.Discarded Draft of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" 35-42. The Shadow Out of Time 43-54. At the Mountains of Madness 55-80.The Case of Charles Dexter Ward 81. Azathoth 82. Beyond the Wall of Sleep 83. Celephaïs 84. Cool Air 85. Dagon 86. Ex Oblivione 87-88. Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family 89. From Beyond 90. He.
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The ocean's imponderable depths contain mysteries far beyond the grasp of mortal men. From the adventurous mariners of ancient times, to simple fishermen of our own New England of yesteryear, mankind has found the seven seas to be both the source of life, and a watery grave. When man seeks to delve too deeply into that abyss, what appalling secrets will rise to the surface? And what will mankind do when faced with the unnamed horrors of the deep?
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"The Music of Erich Zann." Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is a novelist famous for his horror stories, fantasy and science fiction. Although he was not famous during his lifetime, his work is now considered a classic of literature. Lovecraft's work has influenced many authors, including Stephen King, who considers him "the greatest craftsman of the classic horror story of the 20th century."
Publisher's Summary
Madness and incantations in the nightmares of poets. Vicious ancient cults in the mountains and swamps. A corpse city rising in the sea. After Professor Angell meets a sudden and mysterious end, Francis Thurston, while sorting through his uncle's papers, makes a fateful discovery that ties these malignant manifestations together. Taken together, what they awaken from the deep will, as Francis warns us, "Open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age."
Of the dozens of tales that comprise the mythos of H. P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu, first published in Weird Tales in 1928, is the cosmic core of his universe. Please enjoy this foreboding novella, and beware what dreams may come thereafter.
This production of The Call of Cthulhu is an official selection of the 2016 HEAR Now Festival.
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- taylor
- 03-11-17
Classic Lovecraft
I love this story, like many, I'm sure this is the one that people start out with when exploring the world of Lovecraft.
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- OldBill
- 04-18-17
great fun
being old, it is in a little strange to listen to. But the performance.. the storytelling is just a lot of fun.
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- Oliver Steele
- 03-21-19
Only One complaint
The narrator was great but he dosent pronounce the title charter “right”. I realize that many different people pronounce it different ways but that’s the only problem I have with it. Other than that I found that the narrator was so captivating and compelling.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-05-18
Short but really good
For its length it goes deep into details and really puts you on the edge of your seat.
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- Donna Forman
- 02-01-19
Overly dramatic narration on a fantastic story
The story is quite dramatic on its own, and doesn’t need the breathy, stuffed-nose narrators assistance in creating atmosphere. The narrator also has problems with pronunciation throughout. I wish I had picked a different production, as the story is fantastic.
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- Lee
- 11-09-16
Couldn't follow.
This book was not really what I was expexting and hard to follow and understand.
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- Carrie Trojanczyk
- 08-27-18
Not for me...too racist
The narrator was good! I know this is an old story and it was a different time but I could not get myself to finish due to the racist undertones and vocabulary in this story.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-18
A dark and slightly repetitive horror story.
I chose this version as the voices of the narrator was gritty and held within it the level of fear I felt appropriate for a Lovecraft story. However there was not much variation in tone, and after a while this gritty fear became tiresome. As the story was short, it wasn’t too bad however.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-14-18
minor peeves
Great story, only thing thst annoyed me is the pronounciation of "Cthulhu" and "Dunedin" being from New Zealand that was irritating. Its pronounced Dun-e-din just as its spelt. othrr than that it was great!
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- Anonymous User
- 03-22-18
Not bad
Overall, it was alright. The voice actor was great that was reading the book. But because it was made so long ago i feel like it didn't really scare me at all. Maybe it is because i couldn't relate to the character. But i am glad i finally got to hear a h.p lovecraft ebook.