Risultati di "H.P Lovecraft" in Tutte le categorie

L'orrore che si scatena in una isolata e decadente cittadina americana, evocato e guidato da forze oscure e aliene...

Nuestro protagonista es un adicto a las drogas que tiene algunas ideas suicidas por un incidente que le ocurrió durante la guerra mundial cuando era un oficial de la marina mercante Cuando su barco iba ser capturado por los alemanes consiguió escapar en una lancha salvavidas que navegó a la deriva durante varios días hasta que encalló en una especie de tierra, que era negra hasta dónde alcanzaba la vista.

"The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft contains all the original stories which Lovecraft wrote as an adult. It begins in 1917 with "The Tomb" and ends in 1935 with his last original work "The Haunter of the Dark." The book is ordered chronologically by the date the story was written.

A master of terror and nightmarish visions, H.P. Lovecraft solidified his place at the top of the horror genre with this macabre supernatural tale. When a geologist leads an expedition to the Antarctic plateau, his aim is to find rock and plant specimens from deep within the continent. The barren landscape offers no evidence of any life form—until they stumble upon the ruins of a lost civilization. Strange fossils of creatures unknown to man lead the team deeper, where they find carved stones dating back millions of years. 

Il racconto "La casa stregata" venne ispirato a Lovecraft da una casa realmente esistente a Providence, da lui definita "maledetta o nutrita di cadaveri". Il tema di antichi orrori che si risvegliano, di misteriose auree demoniache, la suspense e il senso di oppressione soprannaturale trasmessi da queste pagine si incontrano anche nel celebre "L'orrore a Red Hook", molto citato dagli appassionati di Lovecraft che sostengono l'ipotesi che lo scrittore fosse un affiliato di una setta occulta, vista la precisione con cui riporta alcune formule usate durante rituali esoterici.

"La tomba": Jervas Dudley racconta gli eventi, senza analizzarne le cause, che lo hanno portato ad essere rinchiuso in manicomio. Da ragazzo amava recarsi davanti al sepolcro della famiglia Hydes, fino a quando una voce lo spinse ad entrare nella tomba. 2. "Dagon": Uno dei racconti maggiormente famosi di Lovecraft, contiene l'introduzione ai successivi racconti: "i miti di Cthulhu". Qui il protagonista, sovrintendente di un piroscafo al largo del Pacifico, viene catturato dal nemico, fugge e si ritrova alla deriva in una piccola barca.

Genghir è un sultano sognatore, dipendente dall’oppio. Un giorno, in cerca di estasi ed evasione, cade vittima del Loto Nero, una pianta che provoca forti allucinazioni, fa impazzire e porta la vittima alla morte. Le famose storie dell’orrore dello scrittore statunitense Howard Phillips Lovecraft continuano a far discutere gli appassionati, incerti se collocarle nella categoria del fantastico più originale o delle cronache di un possibile domani, di un oggi “laterale” in cui antichi misteri si aprono come crepe nel tessuto della realtà. Il loto nero raccontato con musiche e suoni.

H. P. Lovecraft 15 Essential Stories & H. G. Wells 7 Essential Stories: 22 stories of real fantastic, horror or science fiction classics. Lovecraft: The Temple, Dagon, The Music of Erich Zann, The Nameless City, Hypnos, The Outsider, The Colour out of Space, The Rats in the Walls, The History of Necronomicon, Azathoth, The Stolen Body, The Lurking Fear, The Whisperer in Darkness, Herbert West Reanimator, The Shadow over Innsmouth. H. G. Wells: The Valley of Spiders, The Magic Shop, Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation, Miss Winchelsea's Heart.

The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Kobna Holdbrook-Smith; Nathan Osgood; Robert G. Slade; Jonathan Keeble, and more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Ernest Hemingway; Mark Twain; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Edith Wharton; Frederick Douglass; and H.P. Lovecraft, amongst a host of others.

Una torre cilindrica di pietra, misteriosamente murata, si erge in una valletta boscosa temuta dai contadini, circondata da leggende su un antico terrore. Un rosone ornamentato e vetri multicolori svelano visioni inquietanti, mentre un antico testo rivela oscure pratiche di stregoneria legate a un malefico passato. Le famose storie dell’orrore dello scrittore statunitense Howard Phillips Lovecraft continuano a far discutere gli appassionati, incerti se collocarle nella categoria del fantastico più originale o delle cronache di un possibile domani, di un oggi “laterale” in cui antichi misteri si aprono come crepe nel tessuto della realtà.

Nyarlathotep: descendent of ancient Egyptian pharaohs and bringer of bad dreams. When the story’s namesake begins his travels to showcase his once dormant supernatural powers, he runs into a particularly tough crowd. When Nyarlathotep becomes angry, he sends the crowd in different directions - which brings a seeming horror about the city. By the end of it, the maddened crowd is the least of the world’s worries. Doom, it would seem, was here to stay with Nyarlathotep.

"The Book" is an unfinished short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, believed to have been written in late 1933. It was first published in the journal "Leaves" in 1938, after Lovecraft's death. In the story fragment, the narrator is given an ancient book by a strange bookseller, and when he takes it home and examines it, weird and sinister events ensue. In October 1933, Lovecraft wrote in a letter: I am at a sort of standstill in writing disgusted at much of my older work, and uncertain as to avenues of improvement.

Para H. P. Lovecraft esta era su mejor obra. Como todo lo que escribió, se trata de una novela corta. Es, con toda seguridad, el mejor exponente de su pensamiento. Sus referentes son Poe y Hawthorne. La acción tiene lugar en esa zona creada por Lovecraft y venerada por la cultura popular...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Enter a world of adventure, treasure, and terror in this gripping tale of a member of a 1541 conquistador group who breaks away from his comrades and ventures alone into the uncharted territory of Oklahoma. There he discovers legends of an underground...

Berge des Wahnsinns (Originaltitel At the Mountains of Madness) ist der Titel eines Romans von H. P. Lovecraft, der erstmals 1936 in Astounding Stories veröffentlicht und 1939 in die Sammlung The Outsider and Others aufgenommen wurde. Die Geschichte handelt von einer Expedition in die Antarktis. Die Forscher entdecken eine uralte Stadt, die von einer außerirdischen Rasse erbaut wurde und nun von albtraumhaften Kreaturen bewohnt wird. Die Expeditionsteilnehmer werden von den Wesen angegriffen und müssen um ihr Überleben kämpfen.

A strange case of amnesia strikes down a university professor: Five years of his life vanish under a mysterious cloud. He recovers and embarks on an investigation to piece together his strange activities and nefarious associations while afflicted.

A brilliant college student rents a room in an old house with a witch-haunted past. His obscure studies consume his mind as strange nighttime noises drive him to despair, and terrifying nightmares become waking visions. Is he going mad, or have his dreams somehow crossed over into reality?

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of weird, horror, fantasy, and science fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos, but his legacy is also apparent in terms like "Lovecraftian horror" and an enduring fandom. The H. P.

"The Shadow over Innsmouth." Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is a novelist famous for his horror stories, fantasy and science fiction. Although he was not famous during his lifetime, his work is now considered a classic of literature. Lovecraft's work has influenced many authors, including Stephen King, who considers him "the greatest craftsman of the classic horror story of the 20th century."

Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Whisperer in Darkness presents Lovecraft's classic tale of alien horror in a 1930s-style radio drama. The tale comes alive with a cast of professional actors and thrilling sound effects. Albert Wilmarth, a professor of folklore at Miskatonic University, receives a curious piece of mail. It contains a recording of a man claiming that strange creatures live in the remote regions of the mountains of Vermont - just as described in old folklore.