H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror by Stephen Jones (Editor), Dave Carson (Editor)

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Synopsis

H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Horror is a connoisseur’s collection of classic chillers that have withstood the test of time. Hand-picked by horror master H.P. Lovecraft in his landmark essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature,” these twenty-one masterpieces of the macabre rank among the best weird tales written in the last two centuries. The selections span the globe and express all of horror fiction’s most memorable themes.

The cornucopia of terrors includes:

• “The Fall of the House of Usher”—Edgar Allan Poe
• “The Body Snatcher”—Robert Louis Stevenson
• “The Horla”—Guy de Maupassant
• “The Damned Thing”—Ambrose Bierce
• “The Mark of the Beast”—Rudyard Kipling
• “The Great God Pan”—Arthur Machen
• “Count Magnus”—M.R. James

Featuring irresistible storytelling and unspeakable scares, H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Horror is your recommended reading list for the best—and darkest—in world literature.

Biography

Stephen Jones lives in London, England. He has written and edited more than one hundred books, including H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of the Supernatural and the annual Best New Horror series, and he is a multiple winner of the World Fantasy, Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, and British Fantasy awards.

Dave Carson is a British Lovecraftian horror artist, who works in classic pen-and ink illustration, digital art, and sculpture. His artwork has been featured in films and numerous books including Artists Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. You can visit his website at: www.cthulhuart.com