Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Lovecraft’s fictional Miskatonic University, which is located in the fictitious town of Arkham in Essex County, Massachusetts. This piece is told through the eyes of Albert N. Once again, it’s not a central part of the Cthulhu Mythos, but it does make reference to the shared fictional universe and introduces the Mi-go, an extraterrestrial race of fungoid creatures.
Written between February and September of 1930, “The Whisperer in Darkness” was first published in Weird Tales in August 1931. However, he’s haunted by visions of the ancient creature and addicted to morphine, just waiting for the end with the “slippery body” lumping against the door. Insane with fear, the man flees the scene and miraculously returns to society. Finally, winding up on some strange terrain that appears to have risen up from the ocean floor, the mariner comes face to face with the massive titular deity, whose name is Hebrew for “little fish”. Although not a direct tie-in, this short and sweet piece was one of Lovecraft’s first to introduce a Cthulhu Mythos element.Īfter his cargo ship is captured by a German sea-rider, the unnamed narrator escapes on a lifeboat and drifts aimlessly at sea for three days. Lovecraft-from the classics that inspired him to the contemporary novels that pay homage to his incredible legacy.Written in the summer of 1917, “Dagon” was first published in The Vagrant in November 1919 and later appeared in Weird Tales in October of 1923. Below, you'll find 11 books for fans of H.P. Looking for more books that will take you on crazy Lovecraftian adventures? We're here to help. And while the macabre and the grotesque are always featured in his universe, the greatest horror of all was the unknowability of the greater world-and our insignificance within it. After finding some success with pulp magazines, Lovecraft tried his own hand at the genre, going on to publish such classics as "The Call of Cthulhu" and At the Mountains of Madness. James.Ī Providence-native and a longtime loner, Lovecraft had always been obsessed with "weird fiction"-a subgenre of speculative fiction that draws heavily from myth and science. In fact, his name stands alongside the giants of the horror genre, from Edgar Allan Poe to M.R. Though he never received widespread acclaim during his lifetime, he's gained something of a cult following in the decades since his 1937 death.
For fans of the horrific, the fantastical, and downright bizarre, there's few better authors to turn to than the master himself, H.P.
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