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The Complete Fiction

The Complete Fiction

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  • Author：H.P. Lovecraft
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Summary

Here is the complete collection of fiction by H。 P。 Lovecraft。

The Stories included are:

The Nameless City
The Festival
The Colour Out of Space
The Call of Cthulhu
The Dunwich Horror
The Whisperer in Darkness
The Dreams in the Witch House
The Haunter of the Dark
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Discarded Draft of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"
The Shadow Out of Time
At the Mountains of Madness
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
Azathoth
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
Celephaïs
Cool Air
Dagon
Ex Oblivione
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
From Beyond
He
Herbert West-Reanimator
Hypnos
In the Vault
Memory
Nyarlathotep
Pickman’s Model
The Book
The Cats of Ulthar
The Descendant
The Doom That Came to Sarnath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Evil Clergyman
The Horror at Red Hook
The Hound
The Lurking Fear
The Moon-Bog
The Music of Erich Zann
The Other Gods
The Outsider
The Picture in the House
The Quest of Iranon
The Rats in the Walls
The Shunned House
The Silver Key
The Statement of Randolph Carter
The Strange High House in the Mist
The Street
The Temple
The Terrible Old Man
The Thing on the Doorstep
The Tomb
The Transition of Juan Romero
The Tree
The Unnamable
The White Ship
What the Moon Brings
Polaris
The Very Old Folk
Ibid
Old Bugs
Sweet Ermengarde， or， The Heart of a Country Girl
A Reminiscence of Dr。 Samuel Johnson
The History of the Necronomicon

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Eduarda ，

"The most merciful thing in the world， I think， is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents。 We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity， and it was not meant that we should voyage far。 The sciences， each straining in its own direction， have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality， and of our frightful position therein， that we shall either go mad f "The most merciful thing in the world， I think， is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents。 We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity， and it was not meant that we should voyage far。 The sciences， each straining in its own direction， have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality， and of our frightful position therein， that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age。"- The Call of CthulhuSome stories are good， some are not， some are bizarre， some make you think wtf was he thinking when he wrote it。I didn't know about his Dreamland stories。 I definitely don't like them as much as the Old One's Mythos， but they were an interesting read。It's difficult to rate an anthology or a short stories collection， so I'll go with 3 stars - i liked it。Here are the stories I liked the most and would easily reccomend:- The Colour Out of Space- The Call of Cthulhu- At the Mountains of Madness- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward- Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family- The Cats of Ulthar 。。。more

Pieter ，

The Beast in the Cave ~ ★★★ The Alchemist ~ ★★★The Tomb ~ ★★★Dagon ~ ★★★★A Reminiscence of Dr。 Samuel Johnson ~ ★★Polaris ~ ★★★Beyond the Wall of Sleep ~ ★★★Memory ~ ★★★Old Bugs ~ ★★★The Transition of Juan Romero ~ ★★★★The White Ship ~ ★★★The Street ~ ★★★The Doom That Came to Sarnath ~ ★★★The Statement of Randolph Carter ~ ★★★★The Terrible Old Man ~ ★★★★The Tree ~ ★★★The Cats of Ulthar ~ ★★★★The Temple ~ ★★★Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family ~ ★★Celephaïs ~ ★★★From Beyond ~ ★ The Beast in the Cave ~ ★★★ The Alchemist ~ ★★★The Tomb ~ ★★★Dagon ~ ★★★★A Reminiscence of Dr。 Samuel Johnson ~ ★★Polaris ~ ★★★Beyond the Wall of Sleep ~ ★★★Memory ~ ★★★Old Bugs ~ ★★★The Transition of Juan Romero ~ ★★★★The White Ship ~ ★★★The Street ~ ★★★The Doom That Came to Sarnath ~ ★★★The Statement of Randolph Carter ~ ★★★★The Terrible Old Man ~ ★★★★The Tree ~ ★★★The Cats of Ulthar ~ ★★★★The Temple ~ ★★★Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family ~ ★★Celephaïs ~ ★★★From Beyond ~ ★★★★Nyarlathotep ~ ★★★The Picture in the House ~ ★★★★Ex Oblivione ~ ★★★Sweet Ermengarde ~ ★★The Nameless City ~ ★★★★The Quest of Iranon ~ ★★★★The Moon-Bog ~ ★★★The Outsider ~ ★★★★The Other Gods ~ ★★★The Music of Erich Zahn ~ ★★★★Herbert West - Reanimator ~ ★★★Hypnos ~ ★★★What the Moon Brings ~ ★★Azathoth ~ ★★★The Hound ~ ★★★The Lurking Fear ~ ★★★★The Rats in the Walls ~ ★★★★The Unnamable ~ ★★★The Festival ~ ★★★Under the Pyramids ~ ★★★★The Shunned House ~ ★★★The Horror at Red Hook ~ ★★★He ~ ★★★In the Vault ~ ★★★Cool Air ~ ★★★The Call of Cthulhu ~ ★★★★Pickman’s Model ~ ★★★The Silver Key ~ ★★★★The Strange High House in the Mist ~ ★★★The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath ~ ★★★The Case of Charles Dexter Ward ~ ★★★★The Colour out of Space ~ ★★★★★The Descendant ~ ★★★History of the Necronomicon ~ ★★★The Very Old Folk ~ ★★Ibid ~ ★★The Dunwich Horror ~ ★★★The Whisperer in Darkness ~ ★★★★At the Mountains of Madness ~ ★★★★The Shadow over Innsmouth ~ ★★★★The Dreams in the Witch House ~ ★★★★Through the Gates of the Silver Key ~ ★★★★The Thing on the Doorstep ~ ★★★★The Evil Clergyman ~ ★★★The Book ~ ★★★★The Shadow out of Time ~ ★★★★★The Haunter of the Dark ~ ★★★★Appendix: Juvenilia （1897-1902）The Little Glass Bottle ~ ★★The Secret Cave ~ ★★★The Mystery of the Grave-Yard ~ ★★The Mysterious Ship （Short Version） ~ ★★The Mysterious Ship （Long Version） ~ ★★★Discarded draft of “The Shadow over Innsmouth” ~ ★★★Supernatural horror in literature （essay） ~ ★★★FavoritesDagonThe Transition of Juan RomeroThe Statement of Randolph CarterThe Cats of UltharFrom BeyondThe Picture in the HouseThe Nameless CityThe Quest of IranonThe OutsiderThe Music of Erich ZahnThe Rats in the WallsUnder the PyramidsThe Call of CthulhuThe Silver KeyThe Case of Charles Dexter WardThe Colour out of SpaceAt the Mountains of MadnessThe Shadow over InnsmouthThe Shadow out of Time 。。。more

Maarten ，

This is by far the most memorable read of my life up until now。 It certainly is the longest ever， due to a combination of factors。 First of all， I was too ambitious in trying to read this huge collection of stories in its original form。 As I am not a native English speaker， the arcane language used was difficult to stomach。 Lovecraft's style is also very wordy and descriptive， which made matters even more difficult for me。 I needed all my concentration to progress in this work， which wasn't alwa This is by far the most memorable read of my life up until now。 It certainly is the longest ever， due to a combination of factors。 First of all， I was too ambitious in trying to read this huge collection of stories in its original form。 As I am not a native English speaker， the arcane language used was difficult to stomach。 Lovecraft's style is also very wordy and descriptive， which made matters even more difficult for me。 I needed all my concentration to progress in this work， which wasn't always there after a tiring day at work。 But lest not be negative about it: yes it was quite the challenge， but it was so worth it！ I loved the build-up of thrilling suspense， the seemingly never-ending stream of weird conceptions and ingenious images of morbid fantasy， the colourful landscapes created and the horror。 Oh such horror。 This is simply a monumental work of dark art。 Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn。 。。。more

James LeFrank ，

I really enjoyed reading this book， it makes it really easy to put yourself in the shoes of every character。

Martin ，

I spent more than 5 years with this book。 It was a journey with its highs and lows。 Many nice surprises。 Mr。 Lovecraft， Thou Art Not Gone。

Mark ，

The influence of the writings of H。P。 Lovecraft on pop culture and horror fiction is greater than the sum of their parts。 While many may recognize the Necronomicon of the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred， or the tongue-twisting names of Cthulhu， Nyarlathotep， Yog-Sothoth， and Azathoth。 Less of the population could name their origins in the work of Lovecraft。 He's not an easy read with his long-winded descriptions and antiquated style and though I read many of these stories when I was younger， it was a da The influence of the writings of H。P。 Lovecraft on pop culture and horror fiction is greater than the sum of their parts。 While many may recognize the Necronomicon of the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred， or the tongue-twisting names of Cthulhu， Nyarlathotep， Yog-Sothoth， and Azathoth。 Less of the population could name their origins in the work of Lovecraft。 He's not an easy read with his long-winded descriptions and antiquated style and though I read many of these stories when I was younger， it was a daunting undertaking to take on his entire canon。 I had to break it up by reading other books between these stories。 Unlike his fellow pulp writers Burroughs and Howard， creators of Tarzan and Conan respectively， whose heroes will brandish a weapon and take on any monster they're confronted with， Lovecraft's protagonists are more likely to faint when faced with some unimaginable horror。 Lovecraft's stories are mostly told as a recounting of something that happened previously， or they take place in some interdimensional dreamscape， so they don't have that in-the-moment immediacy of many of his contemporaries。But if you are willing to take it on， this book has them all， from the fishy denizens of Innsmouth to the hallowed halls of Arkham University， from the farmlands of Dunwich to a ruined city in the Antarctic mountains that eclipse the Himalayas， and Cthulhu's cyclopean city beneath the waves。As I said， it's not an easy task to get through them all， but their influence on the modern horror mythos is profound。 。。。more

Jimy ，

I really enjoyed reading this book， it makes it really easy to put yourself in the shoes of every character。

Joshua Garrison ，

highly recommend for anyone trying to decide what to name their cat

Sean McBride ，

I've spent the better part of four years reading and analyzing each and every one of Lovecraft's stories on my blog。 Lovecraft is very misunderstood， in both person and what people deem as Lovecraftian。 He truly created many of the tropes that are commonplace in modern day horror， and literature in general。 There are absolutely stories here which are easy to skip for their vague and outdated references， and he is a difficult read （hence the reason I started the blog， to make him more accessible I've spent the better part of four years reading and analyzing each and every one of Lovecraft's stories on my blog。 Lovecraft is very misunderstood， in both person and what people deem as Lovecraftian。 He truly created many of the tropes that are commonplace in modern day horror， and literature in general。 There are absolutely stories here which are easy to skip for their vague and outdated references， and he is a difficult read （hence the reason I started the blog， to make him more accessible to every reader） because of his archaic dialect， but overall this collection is a joy to read。 In terms of versions of his work， read this one first。 It seems to be the most accurate in terms of his writing。 And if you start and have a bit of trouble， come on over to my blog www。seanmmcbride。com and lets read and discuss together！ 。。。more

Chris Bullock ，

Gave up - too much like hard work to read

Deep ，

Lovecraft is a phenomenal author and his writing still stands the test of time。 A master of creating of his craft （pun intended）， he really draws the reader in with his opening sentences and the illustrious writing will keep you wanting to read more

Ken Richards ，

This impressive tome has been staring at me accusingly on Mt TBR for quite some time。 And impressive it is， leather bound， with a fine purple bookmark， and with silvered edges on its pages。 Fortunately it is not in high demand at the local library so I am able to dip into it from time to time。 Reader， it took me a year to wade through it， notwithstanding the advantage of lockdowns and pandemics。 Lovecraft， despite his storied reputation， does not demand that I continue reading compulsively （unli This impressive tome has been staring at me accusingly on Mt TBR for quite some time。 And impressive it is， leather bound， with a fine purple bookmark， and with silvered edges on its pages。 Fortunately it is not in high demand at the local library so I am able to dip into it from time to time。 Reader， it took me a year to wade through it， notwithstanding the advantage of lockdowns and pandemics。 Lovecraft， despite his storied reputation， does not demand that I continue reading compulsively （unlike I might feel， the writer’s relentlessly dull first person POV protagonists， whose predilection for butting in where they should not drives the narratives， and provides the scaffolding on which Lovecraft hangs his too eloquent prose）。 I was indeed astonished at how dull was the writing。 I was not at risk of being terrified by these stories， instead， Lovecraft usually put me to sleep。The collection contains the entire work of the writer， in chronological order of publication。 This organisation allows the reader to understand how the writer’s skill and confidence grew as his career progressed。 And indeed it does improve as the writer tries new techniques， and explores new ideas。 It is this visceral sense of the weird， of the alien and the terrifying horrors which lie beneath the surface of our world which are Lovecraft’s legacy to literature。In most of the stories， Lovecraft’s fascination wars with fear and terror of the ‘other’ and the unknown。 His love of architecture and landscape is front and centre， often to the detriment of the flow of story。 For every lucid description of an alien and fantastic landscape， one is burdened with a recitation of the Providence street directory！Interest in the pseudoscientific fads of the early 20th century – of dreams， of theosophy， of reanimating corpses and of evil cults of swarthy halfbreed foreigners are a recurring theme。 And this leads inexorably to the concept of the hidden history of the Earth’s deep past， perhaps Lovecraft’s most enduring literary legacy。His gentleman scientist protagonists are barely more than one dimensional， and their inability to recollect what they experienced regularly deprives them of the means to recall what so horrifies them。 Except of course， when discovering a lost city in an unknown mountain range in Antarctica， where they are able to complete many man years of archaeological research and interpretation in mere hours， fortuitously unaffected by either altitude or the minor problem of being pursued by nameless ancient horrors from the abyssal depths of the deep past。Because I had not previously read the author， I had mistakenly thought that perhaps the reason so many modern writers cite Lovecraft’s works as a source of inspiration is that perhaps， like those who listened to the Velvet Underground， though few， they each formed a band。 But no， after wading through a thousand pages of deathly prose， I concluded that all those talented writers realised that they could do so much better with the ideas buried under endless descriptions of New England townscapes， of gambrel roofs and gables and of looming centuried hills。 We can be grateful that Lovecraft encouraged others to play in his sandbox。 Others have taken it to places he lacked the ability to reach。I am not disappointed to have completed this ready， though by no stretch of the imagination could it be described as ‘exciting’。 。。。more

Leo Becker ，

Before I begin the review I need to go ahead and this this out of the way:H。 P。 Lovecraft was a white supremacist。 He was racist and xenophoic。 He was a completely shity human。 None of that can be changed。 That was who he was。I believe that we should all have the ability to read what we want。 For me， I think that  telling people not to reading something because a author was or is a terrible person is not okay。 But if you do read those authors you need to point out their history。If a author is st Before I begin the review I need to go ahead and this this out of the way:H。 P。 Lovecraft was a white supremacist。 He was racist and xenophoic。 He was a completely shity human。 None of that can be changed。 That was who he was。I believe that we should all have the ability to read what we want。 For me， I think that  telling people not to reading something because a author was or is a terrible person is not okay。 But if you do read those authors you need to point out their history。If a author is still living please buy second hand。 To the Review！H。P Lovecraft's: The Complete Fiction ⭐⭐⭐⭐H。P。 Lovecraft is a master of horror。 He shaped everything we know and love about modern horror。 He fully understood how fear and madness worked。 As someone who suffers from night-terrors， Lovecrafts  writing of dreams is the best I have ever read。 With just his words Lovecraft was able to horrify me and constantly giving me chills。 Since this is a collection of complete fiction， the stories range from incredible masterpieces to God awful trash。 [v] The Beast in the Cave⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was the first story that Lovecraft wrote。 The fact that he was in his teens and wrote something like this showed alot of praise of what is to come。[v] The Alchemist ⭐⭐⭐[v] The Tomb⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] Dragon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Woah[v] A Reminiscence of Dr。 Samuel Johnson⭐⭐⭐[v] Polaris ⭐⭐⭐⭐ （Dream Cycle）[v] Beyond the Wall of Sleep⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] Memory⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] Old Bugs ⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Transition of Juan Romero ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The White Ship ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ （Dream Cycle）[v] The Street ⭐⭐ Lovecraft's xenophobia was on full display with this story。 [v] The Doom That Came to Sarnath ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ （Dream Cycle）[v] The Statement of Randolph Carter （Dream Cycle） （Dreamscapes 1）  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Terrible Old Man ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Tree ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Cats of Ulthar （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I mean duh。 Cats being cosmic beings who feed when necessary。 Also who the fuck eats cats let alone a neighbor's cat。[v] The Temple ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Oh wow。 This is by for the short story that should be recommended to anyone who is first starting out with love craft。 This story perfectly depicts the fear， power， and danger that comes from the ocean。 Epic In。 Every way。[v] Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐，  Woah[v] Celephaïs （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] From Beyond ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] Nyarlathotep （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Picture in the House ⭐⭐⭐ This story does have a heavy amount of racism in it。 From calling Puritons/ people from providence the "conquering race"; then using various forms of the "N" word。 This story， though beautifully written and heavy with dread。[v] Ex Oblivione （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] Sweet Ermengarde ⭐ Lovecraft not understanding comedy and not having a sense of humor。[v] The Namless City ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is awsome。[v] The Quest of Iranon （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Moon-Bog is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Outsider （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Other Gods （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Music of Erich Zann ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] Herbert West-Reanimator ⭐⭐⭐⭐ [v] Hypnos （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] What the Moon Brings （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [v] Azathoth （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is absolutely incredible。 [v] The Hound ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Lurking Fear ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] The Rats in the Walls ⭐⭐⭐ warning， this is the notorious short story that has a cat names "Nword-man。 And yes you read that name on every page of the short story。 Besides that it is a brilliant story。[v] The Unnamable ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ And so beings the epics of H。P。 Lovecraft。[v] The Festival ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[v] Under the Pyramids ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ push through  Chapter 1。 That chapter is incredibly boring。 Buy this short story is a slowslowslow burn。 Once Chapter 2 starts， the short story takes a turn。 It is a terrifying incredible ending。 [v] The Shunned House ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 😨😰😱 Definitely one of his best。[v] The Horror at Red Hook ⭐ oof。 This is his most racist story and  after the next story on out there is no other stories with this kind of bullshit。 [v] He ⭐⭐⭐⭐ so， obviously Lovecraft hated new york because of all of the minorities。 Like。 Damn。 Calm the fuck down。  This was a amazing story。 [v] In the Vault⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  This was such a great look into ptsd and madness。 Thiugh simplistic， the brutality and horror was amazing。[v] Cool Air:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ incredibly written and horrifying。[v] The Call of Cthulhu ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ oh bitch。 You already fucking KNOW！ Pure literary excellence。[v] Pickman's Model ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ what a great and fresh narrative structure。 This novella is genuinely terrifying。 It is also a fascinating study of art works。 [v] The Silver Key （Dream Cycle）（Dreamscapes2） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ continues on the Dramscapes trilogy， this adds even more of a time binding mind boggling experience。[v] The Strange High House in the Mist （dream cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ easily one of my favorite。 I love how lovecraft writes about the sea。 But this adds so many intrcate layers that you will only understanding with reading his entire fiction up to this point。 [v] The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath （Dream Cycle）（Dreamscapes 3） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the offical conclusion of the Dream Cycle also well as the Dreamscape trilogy。 The novella is brilliant。 Every moment is incredibly written with wild haunting visuals。 This fealt like a massive conclusion to a long Cycle of stories。 Each and over person and thing either showed up or was talked about in this finale novella in the Dream Cycle ans Dreamscape。 [v] The Case of Charles Dexter Ward ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another massive novella that was a conclusion but also continuation for the later novellas。 Many of the stories before it。 Not only was it epic and terrifying; but it left even more anticipation for stories to come。 [v] The Colour out of Space ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Though very simple and slow paced， this one of Lovecrafts most beautiful writings。 [v] The Descendant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Though this was very short， it felt like。 Lead up and recap for the History of the Necronomicon。 [v] History of the Necronomicon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Though it is a basic recap and understanding of the Necronomicon， this short-short story is a great show of how every little moment of Lovecraft fiction connects。[v] The Very Old Folk ⭐⭐ what the fuck was this？ [v] Ibid ⭐⭐⭐ well that was a  history lesson I was not wanting or expecting。 But still interesting non the less。[v] The Dunwich Horror ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Oh。 MY。 GOD！ This was EPIC！ I am finally at the stories that are always talked about by Lovecraft readers。 And this story lived up to the hype。 [v] The Whisperer in Darkness ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Oh。MY。GOD！ This was epic and very unexpected。 [v] At the Mountains of Madness ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Soooo。 All I can say is: this was livecraft at his best。 It was incredible in every way。 [v] The Shadow over Innsmouth ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I mean。。。。。wow。 [v] The Dreams in the Witch House （Dream Cycle） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。。what？[v] Through the Gates of the Silver Key （Dream Cycle）（Dreamscapes 2。5）⭐⭐⭐[v] The Thing on the Doorstep ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ this was a  great condtinuation of the Dagon cult。[v] The Evil Clergyman  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ this was just random， lowly funny， and also strangely progressive with technology and horror。 [v] The Book ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was another small random story but was super interesting。[v] The Shadow out of Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just as epic of At the Mountains of Madness。 It breaks down the rest of the history of the Chthulu Mythos。  It introduced and explored the Yig species。  This was beyond epic[v] The Haunter of the Dark ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was the finale story that Lovecraft ever wrote。 This was a incredible。 Appendix: Juvenila[v] The Little Glass Bottle ⭐⭐⭐ meh[v] The Secret Cave or John Lee's Adventure  ⭐⭐⭐ meh[v] The Mystery of the Grave-yard or "A DeD Man's Revenge": A Detective Story ⭐⭐[v] The Mysteriovs Ship  [Short Version] ⭐⭐[v] The Mysteriovs Ship [Long Version] ⭐⭐[v] Discarded Draft of : Shadow Over Innsmouth ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more

Susan Mabry ，

I just finished the short story， THE CALL OF CTHULHU， encouraged by my son， Luke。 He explained that H。P。 Lovecraft was the original founder of Cosmic Horror and I have to agree！ It felt creepy， scary and REAL because it is based on science， cosmic stars and demonic cults。 I guess anything can happen！😂😱😱😱😊I plan to read more of HP Lovecrafts short stories and novellas！ Think Stephen King in the Twilight Zone！🤓👽🐲

Tom Sims ，

The collected works。 And there a lot of them。 This is in alphabetical order （kindle was at least） and some stories share a degree of similarity， so maybe a book to pick up， read a couple and put down and read something else。 Some great stories， some really bad ones， but what would you expect from the "complete fiction"。Clearly a must for fans， and an insight into inspiration for may writers， artists and musicians。 The collected works。 And there a lot of them。 This is in alphabetical order （kindle was at least） and some stories share a degree of similarity， so maybe a book to pick up， read a couple and put down and read something else。 Some great stories， some really bad ones， but what would you expect from the "complete fiction"。Clearly a must for fans， and an insight into inspiration for may writers， artists and musicians。 。。。more

Jerrod ，

So a very dated read for all the implicit racism of the age。 Clearly he was raised in a different ignorant culture。 I don't think the most interesting part of his writing has anything to do with the setting。 I think it would do just as well written in modern times with the same topics。 Clearly， Lovecraft's allure is that he was intelligent and well read on modern science of his time， as well as， his beautiful use of not describing what is meant to be indescribable。 It was fantastic to develop st So a very dated read for all the implicit racism of the age。 Clearly he was raised in a different ignorant culture。 I don't think the most interesting part of his writing has anything to do with the setting。 I think it would do just as well written in modern times with the same topics。 Clearly， Lovecraft's allure is that he was intelligent and well read on modern science of his time， as well as， his beautiful use of not describing what is meant to be indescribable。 It was fantastic to develop stories across long portions of prose slowly developing a mystery at the hands of a human in the moment。。。 then as the climax approached I often felt adrenaline flowing as the narrative developed。 I don't know if I can do Lovecraft justice， but I understand why an entire form of fiction is named after him。 I love it。 If the book didn't weigh so much， I would be excited to read it again。 I think Lovecraft is a beautiful option for vacation reading， as it seems most of his life he was serialized and in short story publications。 I've always been loathe to go anywhere without a book。 I think his shorts will be perfect for that kind of book。 -Initial mid read review-~~~I'm still early in his writings， but as far as I'm concerned I'm falling more and more in love with each day。 I really enjoy the subtle use of describing the indescribable。 I often recharge myself with fiction。 I've found reading in 2020 a little different as many hours have been spent reading modules for my groups to run in Dungeons and Dragons。 While that is fun and has been a wonderful outlet for creativity during lock down， I have also found myself wanting。 Turning to Lovecraft has be wonderful in that I enjoy the 'cosmic horror' as much as I am excited to consume his works and actually start running Call of Cthuhlu as well。 It's a strange blessing of the pandemic that I've found myself reading 'less' but living far more creatively。~~~ 。。。more

Forever Young Adult ，

Graded By: BrianCover Story: Liber IvonisDrinking Buddy: 'Old Bugs'MPAA Rating: 'The Unnamable'Talky Talk: 'The Lurking Fear'Bonus Factors: Grimoire， Miskatonic UniversityBromance Status: 'The Tomb'Read the full book report here。 Graded By: BrianCover Story: Liber IvonisDrinking Buddy: 'Old Bugs'MPAA Rating: 'The Unnamable'Talky Talk: 'The Lurking Fear'Bonus Factors: Grimoire， Miskatonic UniversityBromance Status: 'The Tomb'Read the full book report here。 。。。more

Braden ，

Okay， so I didn't actually read all of this。 I skipped the last 70 pages because I do not care about the stories Lovecraft wrote in his early childhood， his unfinished drafts， or the essay that he wrote for a magazine。 I care about his professional stories。I do not think I've ever read something like this before。 A complete works of a specific author。 I am going through Shakespeare right now but I started Lovecraft first。 On one hand， I read a lot of good stories that were not anything very memo Okay， so I didn't actually read all of this。 I skipped the last 70 pages because I do not care about the stories Lovecraft wrote in his early childhood， his unfinished drafts， or the essay that he wrote for a magazine。 I care about his professional stories。I do not think I've ever read something like this before。 A complete works of a specific author。 I am going through Shakespeare right now but I started Lovecraft first。 On one hand， I read a lot of good stories that were not anything very memorable and most of them blend together right after reading them anyways。 But on the other hand， I also read some truly fantastic stuff that showed one of the most popular and influential authors at the top of their craft。I appreciate Lovecraft's ability to tell you exactly what something looks like or feels like without actually telling you anything explicit。 However， reading all of his stories does make clear his limited vocabulary at times （although certainly wider than mine！） and his descriptions can also be quite long-winded。 His prose is not very economical so rather than saying "one plus one equals two" he'll usually say， "one， the first number after zero， also the first positive number， the number that is not prime and the only man-made digit in the base-10 system divisible by itself to equal itself， added unto itself once over， equals the number after itself， also known as two， the first even number。" I GET IT H。P。 YOU LIKE WORDS。 CHILL。Lovecraft was also very very VERY racist。 Like， at times the racism in some of these stories was so bad I was actually physically cringing。 The story "The Street" is pretty much worthless because it offers no artistic value in addition to its extreme xenophobia。 However， I also think Lovecraft's prose was very readable， as in I was able to read it very fast， which is weird because I've seen people complain otherwise so I guess everyone's mileage may vary。 And even when he goes on and on for forever， it usually doesn't ruin the pacing of the story。 Whenever a story felt too long， it was a problem embedded into the story itself and not because of his diction。So this was an interesting read for sure and I am happy it is over but I will miss reading about very messed up creatures， people， and even other worlds/dimensions。 I like Lovecraft's own Cthulhu mythos and how some of the stories connect in interesting ways。Most overrated story？ "At the Mountains of Madness" - This one was way too long for almost nothing happening and nothing special about it。Most underrated story？ "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" - This one is very polarizing， but I loved it。 The imagination displayed here is remarkable as the story itself is very little but the events and settings are a perfect blend of horror， science fiction， and fantasy。 The imagery of some of the stuff in this story is still ingrained into my mind。The best story？ "The Dunwich Horror" - This one has it all。 The imagery is vivid， the story is interesting and exciting， the pacing is spot-on， and it all leads up to the best climax Lovecraft ever wrote。 This also may be the most truly scary story。Other honorable mentions:The Colour Out of SpaceThe Shadow Over InnsmouthThe Rats in the WallsThe Call of Cthulhu （mostly for its influence） 。。。more

Hugo Mercier ，

Finally finished this monster of a tome。 I’ll be honest， most of the 68 stories in this book did nothing for me。 There are however， a few of them that stand out:Herbert West -ReanimatorThe Rats in the WallThe Dunwich HorrorAt the Mountain of MadnessThe Shadow Over InnsmouthThrough the Gates of the Silver KeyI’m glad I read this book as he was the father of the cosmic horror genre， but I’m also glad I’m done with it。

Sam Reeves ，

I have always wanted to read H。P。 Lovecraft’s stories， and this year I decided to do just that。 A couple of minutes ago， I finished the last of them。tOh my god， the dude was boring！ It was 1100 pages that read like a police report written by someone with an adjective fetish。

Mike Higgins ，

I'd always heard Lovecraft was a racist， but I figured， "he was writing stories in the 1920s， of COURSE he was racist。" I've read other things from that time period， you just expect it。 But I wasn't prepared for just how STRONGLY it would come across in his work。 Rather than ignoring what affluent whites considered 'the undesirables' of the time and just pretending they didn't exist in their stories， Lovecraft featured black people， asians， other PoCs- not to mention Irish/Italian/Slavic immigra I'd always heard Lovecraft was a racist， but I figured， "he was writing stories in the 1920s， of COURSE he was racist。" I've read other things from that time period， you just expect it。 But I wasn't prepared for just how STRONGLY it would come across in his work。 Rather than ignoring what affluent whites considered 'the undesirables' of the time and just pretending they didn't exist in their stories， Lovecraft featured black people， asians， other PoCs- not to mention Irish/Italian/Slavic immigrants- to constantly support and prove the deplorable nature of an environment， always attaching descriptors like "wretched，" "hideous，" "ugly，" "sinister，" "apelike，" filthy， dim， etc etc just to hit home how disgusted he felt the reader should be by the protagonists presence in their company。 With his work he puts across the impression of being a very sheltered， conceited， foppish， racist， classist， misogynistic asshole， quite frankly。 （As did his protagonists， as they were almost ALL essentially avatars for Lovecraft himself。） One story featured a protagonist visit a man's widow， and when she talked to him I realized it was the first time in hundreds of pages and dozens of stories where a female character appeared at all， much less spoke。 At some points I had a hard time finishing stories because of some elements， and I read the book taking many breaks to read other things in-between stories。 I actually threw it away when I was done， because I didn't particularly want to *own* it anymore。The way Lovecraft builds a story and sets a tone and mood are undeniably effective， and the concept of the old gods and the lore and religions surrounding them make for a very compelling setting。 Its fun in a sort of eye-rolling way to see his famous "Lovecraft Words" （antiquarian， cyclopean， eldritch， etc） pop up story after story， but its all part of the experience。 I'm glad I took the time to read his work， its imaginative and unique and worth study。 Its a shame it has to be saddled with such an aggressive side-goal of espousing his opinions about race and class。 I'm somewhat conflicted by the rating I gave it， but I feel like at least some reviews should reflect the very negative aspects of the man's work。 。。。more

Miller Thomas ，

Review to come

Ronald Chevalier ，

Immensely enjoyed reading Lovecraft。

Mindaugas Grybas ，

Įveikiau 35% 。。 ir kažkaip baigės kantrybė。。。 Puikios istorijos perteiktos kažkaip taip。。。 ištemptai。。 pradedant nuo galo。。 pasakotojui vėl ir vėl sukant mintį nuo pagrindinės siužeto linijos。。 tarsi siekiant apsaugoti skaitytoją nuo tų neįsivaizduojamų laukiančių baisybių。。。 kurių galų gale sulaukęs kažkaip ir nusivili。。。

Josh Simons ，

This was a fun go through。 During some of the stories， my mind would wander and I found them difficult to follow。 Other stories were more dry than many others， too。 However， I overall have a positive feeling towards this book upon completion。 There are several stories I’d like to return to in the future， but for now， I will awaken to Cyclopean structures of otherworldly origins filled with unspeakable horrors and blasphemies from prismatic realms to which I will faint into madness at their mere This was a fun go through。 During some of the stories， my mind would wander and I found them difficult to follow。 Other stories were more dry than many others， too。 However， I overall have a positive feeling towards this book upon completion。 There are several stories I’d like to return to in the future， but for now， I will awaken to Cyclopean structures of otherworldly origins filled with unspeakable horrors and blasphemies from prismatic realms to which I will faint into madness at their mere mention。 。。。more

Patrick ，

Oh。 My。 God。It took me an entire year to finally finish reading this enormous book。 It was a interesting experience and I took my time reading each story since almost every story was overwhelming。 Of course I came to a few short stories that I disliked。 The ones that really blew me away and couldn't stop thinking about were。The Call of Cthullu The Color Out of Space At the Mountains of Madness The Outsider The White ShipAzathothCool AirThe Shadow Over Innsmouth （my favorite）These stories really Oh。 My。 God。It took me an entire year to finally finish reading this enormous book。 It was a interesting experience and I took my time reading each story since almost every story was overwhelming。 Of course I came to a few short stories that I disliked。 The ones that really blew me away and couldn't stop thinking about were。The Call of Cthullu The Color Out of Space At the Mountains of Madness The Outsider The White ShipAzathothCool AirThe Shadow Over Innsmouth （my favorite）These stories really stood out for me， Lovecraft's other stories were okay。 I see why he's such an influential to many writers。 There were times I felt scared as I read them late in night。 I'm happy to say I finally read his complete collection， and definitely comeback to revisit my favorite stories in the future。 。。。more

Katie Anderson ，

So many good stories！

Susana González ，

No sé cómo he esperado tanto a leer estos relatos， sabiendo que ha sido influencia para muchos autores posteriores que me gustan。Me esperaba que unos pocos estarían bien y el resto serían relleno， pero me ha sorprendido gratamente porque la mayoría son muy buenos。Los que más me han gustado no han sido los más famosos de tipo onírico o de toda la mitología que creó alrededor de Cthulu， sino los relatos de misterio más clásico o gótico， como "Aire frío"， "Las láminas de la casa"， "La tumba"， "El m No sé cómo he esperado tanto a leer estos relatos， sabiendo que ha sido influencia para muchos autores posteriores que me gustan。Me esperaba que unos pocos estarían bien y el resto serían relleno， pero me ha sorprendido gratamente porque la mayoría son muy buenos。Los que más me han gustado no han sido los más famosos de tipo onírico o de toda la mitología que creó alrededor de Cthulu， sino los relatos de misterio más clásico o gótico， como "Aire frío"， "Las láminas de la casa"， "La tumba"， "El miedo que acecha"， "El alquimista"， "Herbert West reanimador"， "La casa evitada"。。。 En cualquier caso， en todos podemos disfrutar del maravilloso lenguaje descriptivo y la imaginación desbordante de este autor。Recomiendo leer los relatos en el orden en el que aparecen， porque hay bastantes que hacen referencia a a otros anteriores。 。。。more

Rob ，

great annotations

Cameron Holmes ，

The Complete Fiction of H。P。 Lovecraft is a long and tumultuous read， that requires regular rereads。 The complexity and depth of the stories that he has woven together are apparent even in the two page short stories that he has written。 He creates stories that people can partially understand while incorporating elements that can’t be understood， his works seem to explain the quote “if you gaze long into an abyss， the abyss also gazes into you” from Friedrich Nietzsche。 A fine example is his shor The Complete Fiction of H。P。 Lovecraft is a long and tumultuous read， that requires regular rereads。 The complexity and depth of the stories that he has woven together are apparent even in the two page short stories that he has written。 He creates stories that people can partially understand while incorporating elements that can’t be understood， his works seem to explain the quote “if you gaze long into an abyss， the abyss also gazes into you” from Friedrich Nietzsche。 A fine example is his short story The Colour Out of Space。 A humble farmer becomes famous as a meteor strikes his property， but as time goes on him and his family slowly go mad， while the land is poisoned。 He uses vague phrases such as， “a color that is barely visible to the eye”， which provides plenty of room for interpretation。 H。P。 Lovecraft is a wonderful author to read for all high-level readers， that wish to delve into Sci-Fi and Cosmic Horror。 。。。more

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