Publisher's Synopsis
Welcome to the 7 Best Short Stories book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. This edition is dedicated to american author H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft created a new brand of horror, discarding ghosts and witches and instead unleashing nightmarish fiends to whom mankind is a hapless tiny spot of dwindling sanity in a malevolent universe. This selection chosen by the critic August Nemo, reveals the mesmerizing narrative style of the visionary american writer. H.P. Lovecraft has influenced many great writers and creative minds like Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, Clive Barker, John Carpenter, Mike Mignola, Ridley Scott, H. R. Giger, Joyce Carol Oates, Michel Houellebecq, August Derleth, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, Fritz Leiber, Ramsey Campbell, Bentley Little, Joe R. Lansdale, Alan Moore, Junji Ito, F. Paul Wilson, Brian Lumley, Caitlín R. Kiernan, William S. Burroughs, Neil Gaiman and Jorge Luis Borges. Works selected for this book: The Call of Cthulhu, The Outsider, Pickmans Model, The Statement of Randolph Carter, The Colour out of Space, The Dunwich Horror and The Music of Erich Zann. Bonus content: Notes on Writing Weird Fiction. If you appreciate good literature, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!
