necronomicon the best weird tales of hp lovecraft

However, because there was so much attention to every single detail, or what an ancient long since dead creature would look like, it took me a lot longer to read some of these stories.

If the stories were more about horrible things happening to the protagonist, than going into great detail about an ancient civilization that I've never heard or don't understand how to even pronoun their name, then I would have been happy to read them. The sci-fi stories were incredibly detailed, but to the point that it distracted you with laborious details, that I was confused by. To be honest I much preferred the horror stories more than the sci-fi stories because they were to the point, and creepy. He was an intelligent, quiet, shy introvert, some people may of thought of him as a father figure or teacher. Lovecraft had strange and vivid dreams, that's where he got the inspiration for his stories, but he was possibly mentally ill. I couldn't sleep after reading some of these stories. Most of the time, I read these stories really late at night, when it was quiet. I really liked all of these stories in particular, because they were entertaining, and creepy. Through the gates of the Silver Key (With E.Hoffmann Price) I have read all the stories in the book, but i'm still reading the information about the Author, because it's really long. He is among one of the greatest writers in the 20th century, some of my other favourites are Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. Gathered together in this handsome leather-look tome are all H.P Lovecraft's tales of terror, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, in their original, unedited forms.H.P Lovecraft is a horror/sci-fi writer from the 1920's. These astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction and cosmic horror, the idea that those who delve into incomprehensible secrets and try raising the gods, risk not just their lives, but their sanity.

H.P Lovecraft's tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu and his pantheon of unpronounceable fellow gods were written mainly for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s. This volume will introduce a whole new generation of readers to his unforgettable fiction. Wikipedia says: 'H.P Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirect.'

Lovecraft's stories in one handsome volume, a companion to THE COMPLETE CHRONICLES OF CONAN.

Necronomicon the best weird tales of hp lovecraft