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"The Silver Key" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1926, considered part of his Dreamlands series. It was first published in the January 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It is a continuation of "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", and was followed by a sequel, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key", co-written with E. Hoffmann Price. The story and its sequel both feature Lovecraft's recurring character of Randolph Carter as the protagonist.

The dark and twisted story of Wilbur Whateley and the strange events surrounding his birth and precocious development. Wilbur matures at an abnormal rate, reaching manhood within a decade—all the while becoming indoctrinated into dark rituals and witchcraft by his grandfather.

Thomas Olney, a "philosopher" visiting the town of Kingsport, Massachusetts with his family, is intrigued by a strange house on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It is unaccountably high and old and the locals have a generations-long dread of the place which no one is known to have visited. With great difficulty, Olney climbs the crag, approaches the house, and meets the mysterious man who lives there. The only door opens directly onto a sheer cliff, giving access only to mist and "the abyss".

Two Tales From H. P. Lovecraft includes the American horror writer's short stories, "The Cats of Ulthar", of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar, and "The Terrible Old Man", notable as the first story to make use of Lovecraft's fictional New England town of Kingsport. Both were written in 1920.

"Hypnos." 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."

"El extraño", o "El intruso" (título original: The Outsider), es un cuento de terror, escrito en 1921 y publicado en 1926, por el autor Howard Phillips Lovecraft. H. P. Lovecraft, es uno de los principales y más creativos escritores del género de terror; se dio a destacar, gracias a su horror que va más allá de lo terrestre y de lo natural, valiéndose de un gran ingenio, originalidad y un estilo barroco, con el que crea maravillas, que atrapan a quien lo lee, tanto por la trama, como por los adjetivos usados.

While taking a break from work and passing through Egypt, Harry Houdini and his wife take a tour of the pyramids. Harry returns after dark with his guide and suddenly finds himself assaulted and thrown into a pit of eldritch horror that challenges his sanity and escapist skills. FNH Audio presents an unabridged narration of this Lovecraft classic.

Celephaïs is a fantasy story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in early November 1920 and first published in the May 1922 issue of the Rainbow. The title refers to a fictional city that later appears in Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, including his novella The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1926). Celephaïs was created in a dream by Kuranes (which is his name in dreams—his real name is not given) as a child of the English landed gentry. As a man in his forties, alone and dispossessed in contemporary London, he dreams it again and then, seeking it, slowly slips away to the dream-world.

"La Cité sans nom" est une nouvelle retraçant l'histoire d'un explorateur qui découvre une cité enfouie au milieu du désert arabe. Au plus profond des tunnels, il découvre des fresques évoquant une attaque de la ville ainsi que des momies d'êtres reptiliens. Il finit par comprendre que ceux-ci étaient les habitants de la cité. Il conclut que c'est de cet endroit que l'Arabe fou Abdul al-Hazred avait rêvé avant d'écrire : "N'est pas mort ce qui à jamais dort, Et dans les ères peut mourir même la Mort."

A fast-paced and varied collection of captivating short stories ranging from action thrillers to poignant tear-jerkers to the downright weird, including: "Jerry Bundler" by W. W. Jacobs, "The Umbrella Mender" by Beatrice Harraden, "Green Ink" by J. S. Fletcher, "Why Herbert Killed His Mother" by Winifred Holtby, "The Red Mark" by Israel Zangwill, "The White Kid Glove" by J. S. Fletcher, "Sophy Mason Comes Back" by E. M. Delafield, plus many more.

Produced by SonicMovie.net, SonicMovies are premium audios with strong vocal performances enhanced by music and sound effects to such an extent that they sound like movies. Included here are 13 SonicMovies from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and more.

Who knows what unspeakable horrors lie in the deep places of the world, beneath fathoms of cold, dark water and eons of cold, dark time? One man knows, though he wishes he did not.

"Polaris" is a fantasy short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1918 and first published in the December 1920 issue of the amateur journal The Philosopher. It is the story that introduces Lovecraft's fictional Pnakotic Manuscripts, the first of his arcane tomes. In the story, an unnamed narrator describes his nightly obsession with the Pole star, and his recurring dreams of a city under siege. The narrator struggles with determining whether his reality is real, or if his dream is the true reality.

"The White Ship" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in The United Amateur (Volume 19), November 1919, and later appeared in the March 1927 issue of Weird Tales. Basil Elton, a lighthouse keeper, engages in a peculiar fantasy in which a bearded man in robes is piloting a mystical white ship which appears when the moon is full.

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.

La paura, l'occulto, la fantascienza. Storie di mostri e creature, dalle profondità del mare e della terra, che agiscono in una realtà parallela alla nostra, così vicina da sfiorarsi e fondersi. E se quello che più ci spaventa, il mostro sotto il letto, non fosse così irreale come crediamo? Elementi fantastici e di horror classico si mescolano per dare vita a un universo incredibile, oscuro e ammaliante. In questa raccolta sono presenti tutti i simboli, le ambientazioni, le tematiche e i personaggi che hanno reso H.P. Lovecraft uno degli autori dell’orrore più amati.

La paura, l'occulto, la fantascienza. Storie di mostri e creature, dalle profondità del mare e della terra, che agiscono in una realtà parallela alla nostra, così vicina da sfiorarsi e fondersi. E se quello che più ci spaventa, il mostro sotto il letto, non fosse così irreale come crediamo? Elementi fantastici e di horror classico si mescolano per dare vita a un universo incredibile, oscuro e ammaliante. In questa raccolta sono presenti tutti i simboli, le ambientazioni, le tematiche e i personaggi che hanno reso H.P. Lovecraft uno degli autori dell’orrore più amati.

In later years, this was H.P. Lovecraft's favorite among his own stories, and many of the most serious H.P. Lovecraft fans readily agree that it's his best work. It is one of his most truly cosmic horror stories, trading not at all on supernatural elements, relying for all its power on the idea of real forces and entities that humans are simply not equipped to fully perceive or understand.

"Herbert West -Reanimator" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written between October 1921 and June 1922. It was first serialized in February through July 1922 in the amateur publication Home Brew. The story is the first to mention Lovecraft's fictional Miskatonic University. It is also one of the first depictions of zombies as scientifically reanimated corpses, with animalistic and uncontrollable temperaments.

Ce roman est écrit à la première personne, par le Professeur William Dyer, un géologue de l'Université de Miskatonic. Il relate cette histoire afin de révéler des secrets fermement gardés...