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IMPRISONED WITH THE PHARAOHS--Houdini seeks to reveal the demons that inhabit the Egyptian night.
AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS--An unsuspecting expedition uncovers a city of untold terror, buried beneath an Antarctic wasteland.
Plus, for the first time in any Del Rey edition:
HERBERT WEST: REANIMATOR--Mad experiments yield hideous results in this, the inspiration for the cult film Re-Animator.
COOL AIR--An icy apartment hides secrets no man dares unlock.
THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN--The intruders seek a fortune but find only death!
AND TWENTY-FOUR MORE BLOOD-CHILLING TALES
The horrible conclusion which had been gradually obtruding itself upon my confused and reluctant mind was now an awful certainty. Read the first page
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This book is also an excellent one for someone who has never read any H. P. Lovecraft, and would like to get a taste of his style without an exorbitant price.
Definitely a must read.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft ... a writer who has been granted both respect and contempt over the decades, the founder of a school of purple prose-laden horror that has, despite critical approbation, not only survived but thrived in book and cinematic form. New devotees join the cadre of writers who have continued various aspects of Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, and Lovecraft himself has had a cinematic avatar in two made-for-cable alternate universe movies, and never mind the rock band named after the man himself (or the growing collection of music based on or inspired by his work.)
Del Rey have been releasing a series of Lovecraft collections in trade paperback, each one with a new introduction and a handful of macabre illustrations. This volume is set up as something of an overview, hence the title, and features not only well-known tales such as "At The Mountains Of Madness" but a selection of early (and more derivative) pieces, a poem that reads like congealed Coleridge, and several collaborations, including a notable adventure produced with the aid of Harry Houdini and a science fiction tale that takes a horrific turn.
The Transition Of H.P. Lovecraft makes a fair introduction to Lovecraft's entire body of writing, but if the mythos is more of interest, then the better choice would likely be the earlier The Dream Cycle Of H.P Lovecraft, though "At The Mountains Of Madness" and "Herbert West - Reanimator" should not be missed.
--Steven McDonald
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