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The Colour Out of Space

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Colour Out of Space
Authors and Contributors      By (author) H. P. Lovecraft
SeriesPenguin Science Fiction
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111
Category/GenreClassic horror and ghost stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780241443934
ClassificationsDewey:813.52
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 6 August 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Classic science-fiction tales from the twentieth century's master of the weird In the deep glens of Massachusetts, in the wild hills of Vermont, and in Australia's sandy wastes, unfathomable things lurk. Things that shine with an unnatural light, that speak and buzz strangely in the night, that prowl in the mind. Things not of our Earth. Widely considered to be the most significant writer of supernatural tales in the twentieth century, H.P. Lovecraft made a profound contribution to science fiction. From their singularly creepy atmospheres to their portrayal of extraordinary creatures and happenings, the three stories included in this collection - 'The Colour Out of Space', 'The Whisperer in the Darkness' and 'The Shadow Out of Time' - are peerless examples of the genre.

Author Biography

H.P. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1890. He was self-educated and lived in his birthplace all his life, working as a freelance writer, journalist, and ghostwriter. His best work - including some sixty or so short stories - was published from 1923 onwards in the pulp magazine Weird Tales. He died in 1937, in poverty and virtually unknown; today he is recognized as one of the great masters of supernatural fiction.

Reviews

One of the most influential popular authors of the 20th century * Independent * It casts a spell . . . fiction like Lovecraft's can be brutally hypnotic * New York Review of Books *