Weird and Horrific Stories (2021) collects some of H. P. Lovecrafts finest early work. Although his reputation as one of the worlds greatest writers of horror and weird fiction remains undisputed, much of his writing was published in such pulp literary magazines as Argosy, the United Amateur, and Weird Tales, making it difficult to find proper collections. Weird and Horrific Stories attempts to bridge this gap for modern readers, bringing them face to face with some of Lovecrafts most terrifying creations."The Alchemist," originally written in 1908 and published in 1916, is the story of Count Antoine, whose ancestors were cursed after killing a fearsome dark wizard named Michel Mauvais. Every generation since has seen the death of its male members at the age of thirtytwo, an age fast approaching for Antoine. Lonely and terrified, he sets out to put an end to the cycle of death and suffering. Dagon, which appeared in The Vagrant in 1919, is a story told by a morphineaddicted man who survived a terrible shipwreck during the First World War. In The Cats of Ulthar, published in 1920, an unnamed narrator recounts the legal history of the town of Ulthar, which once was the home to a sadistic couple known for their obsession with torturing and killing housecats. Weird and Horrific Stories collects over thirty stories written at the height of Lovecrafts career.This edition of H. P. Lovecrafts Weird and Horrific Stories is a classic work of American horror reimagined for modern...

Binding: Paperback;334 pages; Publisher: Mint Editions; Classification: FK; Weight: 484.69 g; Dimensions: 203 x 127

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