{"product_id":"the-classic-horror-stories-paperback","title":"The Classic Horror Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. P. Lovecraft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger Luckhurst\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a reclusive scribbler of horror stories for the American pulp magazines that specialized in Gothic and science fiction in the interwar years. He often published in \u003cem\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/em\u003e and has since become the key figure in the slippery genre of \"weird fiction.\" Lovecraft developed an extraordinary vision of feeble men driven to the edge of sanity by glimpses of malign beings that have survived from human prehistory or by malevolent extra-terrestrial visitations. The ornate language of his stories builds towards grotesque moments of revelation, quite unlike any other writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new selection brings together nine of his classic tales, focusing on the \"Cthulhu Mythos,\" a cycle of stories that develops the mythology of the Old Ones, the monstrous creatures who predate human life on earth. It includes the Introduction from Lovecraft's critical essay, \"Supernatural Horror in Literature,\" in which he gave his own important definition of \"weird fiction.\" In a fascinating contextual introduction, Roger Luckhurst gives Lovecraft the attention he deserves as a writer who used pulp fiction to explore a remarkable philosophy that shockingly dethrones the mastery of man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH. P. Lovecraft \u003c\/strong\u003e(1890-1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, known as \"weird fiction.\" He published primarily in the pulp magazine \u003cem\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/em\u003e and attracted a cult following. He wrote in the Gothic tradition, creating a profound sense of dread, and of contact with unknown spheres and powers. He created the Cthulhu Mythos, a series of interconnected fictions featuring creatures from human prehistory, and the Necronomicon, a fictional textbook of magical rites and forbidden lore. He has influenced writers such as Robert Bloch and Stephen King, and filmmakers such as David Lynch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Luckhurst\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Invention of Telepathy\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2002), \u003cem\u003eScience Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e (Polity Press, 2005), \u003cem\u003eThe Trauma Question\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2008), and \u003cem\u003eThe Mummy's Curse: The True History of a Dark Fantasy\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2012). He is an expert on science fiction and Gothic literature, publishing widely and broadcasting regularly on these topics. For Oxford World's Classics he has edited \u003cem\u003eLate Victorian Gothic Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, Stevenson's \u003cem\u003eStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e, James's \u003cem\u003ePortrait of a Lady\u003c\/em\u003e, and Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227386724601,"sku":"9780198759492","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cTFsR29qQWs0SlVxYmRCS0JnNmkvdz09.webp?v=1768279635","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-classic-horror-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}