Free shipping on orders over $99
Horror Gems, Volume Thirteen, Clark Ashton Smith and Others

Horror Gems, Volume Thirteen, Clark Ashton Smith and Others

by Paul W. FairmanJoseph Payne Brennan Gregory Luce and others
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/06/2017

Share This Book:

 
Armchair Fiction presents paperback collections of the best in classic horror short stories, complete with many original illustrations. Here it is, the lucky 13th Horror Gems collection, featuring ten tasty terrors to make you tremble. Because of this special occasion, we've decided to treat you to a variety of heavenly horrors, including two all time classics, Clark Ashton Smith's "Return of the Sorcerer" and H. P. Lovecraft's "The Colour out of Space." Along with these two treasures are eight other frightening tales, guaranteed to fill your late night readings with goose bumps. Included here are Allison V. Harding's horror showpiece, "The Damp Man," a tale that will surely have you looking over your shoulder as you walk down dark, lonely streets. Then there are Edmond Hamilton's brilliant ramblings about the pros and cons of returning from the dead in "The Man Who Returned." If you like a well-written pulp story, try Don Wilcox's "The Pit of Death," a savory blend of both horror and sci-fi. And of course, you can always rely on an old pro like Seabury Quinn, who spins a yarn of revenge from both sides of the grave with "Hoodooed." These tales and others will surely keep you hearing mysterious creakings at the far end of your abode-just after the lights go out Here are all the titles in the order they appear: THE DAMP MAN by Allison V. Harding RETURN OF THE SORCERER y Clark Ashton Smith MADAGASCAR GHOST by David Wright O'Brien INSIDE THE CAR WASH by Gregory Luce THE MAN WHO RETURNED by Edmond Hamilton THE PIT OF DEATH by Don Wilcox THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE by H. P. Lovecraft HOODOOED by Seabury Quinn THE GREEN PARROT by Joseph Payne Brennan THE SECRET OF GALLOW'S HILL by Paul W. Fairman
ISBN:
9781612873725
9781612873725
Category:
Horror & ghost stories
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-06-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Armchair Fiction & Music
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
203.2x133.35x13.72mm
H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft, of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction.

Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity.

Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Christianity.

Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality. Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades.

He is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe.

Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available

Reviews

Be the first to review Horror Gems.