The Outsider and Other Stories Лавкрафт Говард Филлипс Т8

«Хребты безумия». Возможно, самая жуткая повесть Говарда Филлипса Лавкрафта. Её герои – команда учёных из Мискатоникского университета, изучающие покинутый город в Антарктике. Постепенно исследователи раскрывают его секреты, но один из них – древние создания, таящиеся под толщей льда и способные обречь человечество на неописуемо ужасное будущее • Также в данную книгу вошли два других произведения, крайне важные для канона Лавкрафта, – «Тень над Инсмутом» и «Тварь на пороге». Они наглядно демонстрируют, с каким мастерством классик жанра ужасов пугает своих читателей. Этот сборник – отличное введение в мир мифоса Ктулху • Именно творчеству Лавкрафта мы обязаны культовой настольной игрой «Ужас Аркхэма», фильмами «Дагон» и «Цвет из иных миров», книгой «Страна Лавкрафта» и снятым по ней одноимённым сериалом, а также множеством других знаковых образцов современной массовой культурой

В Данвиче происходят таинственные события: кто-то зверски убивает животных и даже людей. Невидимое существо, гость из другого мира, внушает ужас местным жителям. Что же им делать? Забыть всё и просто уехать? А если бежать некуда? Группа смельчаков решает остановить дьявольскую тварь • В сборник "Ужас Данвича и другие истории" вошли еще три работы гения ужаса Г.Ф.Лавкрафта : "Шепчущий во тьме", "За гранью времен" и "За гранью времен" • Книга на английском языке • Wilbur Whateley is born in strange circumstances in the small, isolated village of Dunwich. He is shunned by the local community and turns to shadowy rituals and the study of witchcraft. When a ghastly monster is released, it is not just the people of Dunwich who are threatened, but the very existence of the human race

Howard Lovecraft (1890—1937) was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. "The Outsider and Other Stories" is a collection of wonderful short stories such as "The Book", "He, What the Moon Brings", "Hypnos" and others. These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world

When strange things are reported to be floating in rivers in rural Vermont after a flood, old myths about hill-dwelling monsters who abduct humans resurface in subsequent debates, much to the annoyance of local academic Albert N. Wilmarth. However, when he starts receiving letters from a man named Henry Wentworth Akeley about the supposed presence near his farmhouse of an extraterrestrial race worshipping ancient cosmic deities, Wilmarth finds himself drawn into an astonishing correspondence that leads to a harrowing discovery • A seminal early contribution to the horror and science-fiction genres, ‘The Whisperer in Darkness’ is presented here, along with other classics from the Lovecraft canon – such as ‘The Call of Cthulhu’, ‘The Shadow over Innsmouth’, ‘The Music of Erich Zann’ and ‘The Silver Key’ – in a brand-new collection showcasing the finest tales from the twentieth century’s foremost purveyor of terror

Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт (1890-1937) – известный американский автор ужасов. Его рассказы и повести публиковались в журналах, специализировавшихся на беллетристике готического и научно-фантастического толка, например, «Weird Tales». Он прославился не только своей нелюдимостью, но и колоссальным влиянием на развитие литературы и массовой культуры. Он по праву считается одним из основоположником странной фантастики (weird fiction), направления, подарившего читателям множество самобытных и разноплановых произведений • Герои вселенной Лавкрафта нередко теряют рассудок в результате столкновения с противоестественными и неописуемо зловещими созданиями из доисторических эпох или с далёких планет. Цветистый язык мастера ужасов отлично подходит для того, чтобы подготовить читателя к срыву покровов с гротескной, ужасающей и безразличной к человеческим страданиям природы мира его произведений

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life - indeed, 'The Gambler', a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes 'Bobok', the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man', the story of one man's plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows, as well as 'A Christmas Party and a Wedding', 'A Nasty Story' and 'The Meek One'

The Steppe and Other Stories 1887-91 is a collection that reveals Anton Chekhov's evolution from a novice writer to a master of short narrative form. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Ronald Wilks with an introduction by Donald Rayfield • This collection of Chekhov's finest early writing is headlined by 'The Steppe', which established his reputation, telling the unforgettable tale of a boy's journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown destiny. 'Gusev' depicts an ocean voyage, where the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power; 'The Kiss' portrays a shy soldier's failed romantic encounter; and in 'The Duel' two men's enmity ends in farce. Haunting and highly atmospheric, all the stories in this volume show a writer emerging from the shadow of his masters - great Russian writers such as Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev and Nikolai Gogol - and discovering his own voice

Howard Lovecraft (1890—1937) was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. "The Alchemist and Other Stories" is a collection of wonderful short stories such as "The Beast in the Cave", "The Alchemist", "Polaris" and others. These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world

Part of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director Guillermo del Toro • Howard Phillips Lovecraft's unique contribution to American literature was a melding of traditional supernaturalism (derived chiefly from Edgar Allan Poe) with the genre of science fiction that emerged in the early 1920s. The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Storiesbrings together a dozen of the master's tales - from his early short stories 'Under the Pyramids' (originally ghostwritten for Harry Houdini) and 'The Music of Erich Zann' (which Lovecraft ranked second among his own favourites) through to his more fully developed works, 'The Dunwich Horror', 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward', and 'At the Mountains of Madness'

The third and final part of Gollancz's definitive collection of Moorcock's short fiction, this selection features some of his finest work • From 'The Time Dweller' to 'Breakfast in the Ruins', the stories here are incredibly varied in their style, execution and subject matter • The stories included in this collection are • Breakfast in the Ruins • The Time Dweller • Escape from Evening • A Dead Singer • London Flesh • Behold the Man