At the Mountains of Madness (Voyager Classics)

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The finest works of H P Lovecraft, renowned as one of the great horror writers of all time. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection. A major figure in twentieth-century supernatural fiction, H P Lovecraft produced works of enduring power. He has influenced the whole spectrum of those working in the horror genre, from Stephen King to the creators of hit TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Gathered together in this volume are seven of his greatest works, including the three short novels, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, At the Mountains of Madness and The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. Timeless in their appeal, these classics of the sinister and the macabre hold the power to truly terrify.

H P Lovecraft was born in 1890 and lived most of his life in Providence, Rhode Island. A major figure in twentieth-century supernatural fiction, Lovecraft wrote many classic horror stories, many of which were published in book form only after his death in 1937. Among them are At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror (1964), Dagon and Other Macabre Tales (1965) and The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions (1970).

'The 20th century horror story's dark and baroque prince' Stephen King 'These tales of horror are in the true gothic tradition full of hinted terrors and unholy stenches. They are something very much out of the ordinary, a real collector's piece for connoisseurs of the unusual! Lovers of the macabre, the sinister, and the uncanny, take note.' Guardian' 'Horror against which there is neither defence nor refuge there is in his work something of lasting appeal' Time Out