"To understand why Lovecraft regarded these stories as the touchstone for greatness in the literature of supernatural horror is to understand the significance of the genre itself. Whitehead, and some additional tales by acclaimed authors Robert E. Included are stories like the classic "Passing of a God" by Henry S. This expanded edition features four additional stories not included in Lovecraft's original lists, culled from his later letters. This is the anthology of favorite weird tales that Lovecraft himself hoped to compile! Merritt, Walter de la Mare, Paul Suter, M. Contributors include Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, Robert W. Many of these stories are classics, inspiring several generations since of the world's best horror authors. We present Lovecraft's own favorites horror stories, including some well-known classics, alongside of a number of excellent rare tales by forgotten authors. Lovecraft made lists of both literary and popular stories "having the greatest amount of truly cosmic horror and macabre convincingness." These lists of his favorite weird tales make for a truly landmark Lovecraftian anthology. Lovecraft's favorite horror stories, those that inspired and awed him - with four additional stories from the original edition! A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction.
200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001.
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