H. P. Call Cthulhu & Other Weird Stories (Penguin Classics

A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentiethcentury horror in a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition with cover art by Travis Louie. Frequently imitated and widely influential, Howard Philips Lovecraft reinvented the horror genre in the 1920s, discarding ghosts and witches and instead envisioning mankind as a tiny outpost of dwindling sanity in a chaotic and malevolent universe. S. T. Joshi, Lovecrafts preeminent interpreter, presents a selection of the masters fiction, from the early tales of nightmares and madness such as "The Outsider" to the overpowering cosmic terror of "The Call of Cthulhu." More than just a collection of terrifying tales, this volume reveals the development of Lovecrafts mesmerizing narrative style and establishes him as a canonical and visionaryAmerican writer. | H. P. Lovecraft The Call of Cthulhu & Other Weird Stories (Penguin Classics