| 1. The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre | 
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By: H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch
Publisher: Del Rey
May 12, 1987
HP Lovecraft is clearly the link between Edgar Allan Poe and the modern writer of fantastic horror fiction. While his style is derivative of Poe in its poetic brilliance, Lovecraft clearly developed a form of writing that was uniquely his own.
Lovecraft was adept at building his horrors - and our dread - to such a level that we feel temporary relief when the expected full disclosure is... more
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| 2. The Road to Madness |
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By: H. P. Lovecraft, John Jude Palencar, Barbara Hambly
Publisher: Del Rey
October 01, 1996
Among the most influential of horror novelists is H.P. Lovecraft, and this is appropriate. His tales of weird fiction are still in their own little niche. Thematically, most of his stories fit into two categories which are not exclusive: there are things that man is not meant to know, and there are places that have a certain wrongness. Unlike most horror novelists who may provide a typical happy... more
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| 3. Tales of H. P. Lovecraft (P.S.) | 
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By: Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
September 18, 2007
This is actually a good (not great) sampling of H. P. Lovecraft's weird tales, but the one reason to buy this edition is for the Joyce Carol Oates introduction, which was a review of S. T. Joshi's H. P. LOVECRAFT: A LIFE. The introduction explains aspects of Lovecraft biography, his history of publication, and the evocative power of Lovecraft's finest narratives. I was amused by her disdain for one... more
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| 4. H. P. Lovecraft: A Comprehensive Bibliography | |
By: S. T. Joshi
Publisher: University of Tampa Press
December 01, 2009
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| 5. Dreams of Terror and Death: The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft |
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By: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Del Rey
September 11, 1995
The book begins with a section entitled "Three Fragments," in which is printed "Azathoth," "The Descendant," and "The Thing in the Moonlight." A note following ye latter fragment notes: "As discovered editor/historian S. T. Joshi, the central portion of this fragment was taken from a letter Lovecraft wrote to Donald Wandrei. Opening and closing paragraphs were added by J. Chapman Miske." It was... more
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| 6. H. P. Lovecraft: Tales (Library of America) | 
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By: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Library of America
February 03, 2005
It strikes me as very odd that The Library of America has no plans to publish a second volume of H. P. Lovecraft's Works. This first volume was one of their best-selling books, and it got lots of attention. S. T. Joshi could assemble for LoA such an amazing second collection, with the rest of the tales, some of the best revisions (such as "The Mound" and perhaps "Out of the Aeons"), and with the... more
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| 7. The Lurker at the Threshold | 
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By: H.P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Arkham House
January 01, 1945
I know August Derleth wrote most of the novel and finished Lovecraft's beginning, but he did an amazing job here. There was always a sense of creepiness, something not quite right going on all the time, even with casual conversations with the locals. I loved that. And how the characters slowly became mad, to the point where they were beyond comprehension, was illustrated amazingly well through both... more
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| 8. Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft (Gollancz SF) |
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By: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Gollancz
April 28, 2008
I love the edition. Black with golden letters.
It's not too heavy: just 880 pages, well woven.
I don't understand why people thought it was the COMPLETE edition. It says cleary: the BEST weird tales of H.P. Lovecraft.
So, except for the illustrations, I found them to be weird, yes, and appropriate for the book. The Frontispice is fine and mysterious. I like illustrations and find... more
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| 9. The Ancient Track: The Complete Poetical Works of H. P. Lovecraft |
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By: S. T. Joshi
Publisher: Night Shade Books
August 01, 2001
I would have preferred a volume of nothing but Lovecraft's ingenious and immersing works of fictional poetry, and I do not think I'll read all the way through this weighty tome... I actually bought it because it contains "Fungi From Yuggoth", a favorite of mine, and for that I shall enjoy it... until I find that same work in a different collection, at which time this one will be retired for sure... more
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| 10. At the Mountains of Madness: And Other Tales of Terror |
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By: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Del Rey
September 13, 1991
HP Lovecraft is the type of writer who is prominent because of his influence on other writers and the importance of his ideas to the genre, rather than for skill in writing. 'At the Mountains of Madness' is a perfect example of this. The ideas of the 'Old Ones' and other elements of the Cthulhu mythos, have had enourmous influence on other horror writers, but the writing itself can be a bit of a chore... more
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