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Plunge into H. P. Lovecraft's "The Moon Bog," an eerie tale narrated in audio format. The story chronicles Irish-American Denys Barry's misfortunes after he defies local warnings and drains a haunted bog near his ancestral estate in the mythical town of Kilderry. Echoing Lovecraft's personal dreams of ancestral ties and influenced by Lord Dunsany's works, this chilling story, described as "one of the most conventionally supernatural" by critics S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, will immerse you in a mesmerizing journey into the heart of classic horror.

Probably the saddest of Lovecraft's tales, The Quest of Iranon is the story of Iranon, a singer who searches for the city of Aira. His memories suggest that he was once a prince there, but he does not remember where the city is located. Along the way, he will be appreciated as an artist, and find a friend, but he will also encounter many bitter disappointments.

Dive into the mesmerizing "Ex Oblivione", where a disillusioned man, repulsed by the banalities of existence, seeks refuge in the realm of dreams. As he embarks on fantastical journeys and turns to drugs in his quest for escape, he uncovers the elusive secret to transcend the monotony of waking life. Will he discover true liberation in the enchanting landscapes of his dreams?

-En español neutro, narración humana-Es un relato corto en estructura de novelette escrito por H. P. Lovecraft en el año 1926. La obra fue publicada por primera vez en febrero de 1928 por la editorial de pulp Weird Tales.1Cthulhu hace su primera aparición en este relato, convirtiéndose en una figura central del ciclo literario de los Mitos de Cthulhu. Para la mayor parte de los críticos es el inicio del horror cósmico de dicho ciclo.

Se ofrece aquí una selección de artículos y ensayos de H. P. Lovecraft sobre filosofía, ciencia, política y literatura.

Polaris was written in 1918 and first published in 1920. It contains the first reference to one of Lovecraft's fictional arcane tomes—the Pnakotic Manuscripts.

It's a well known fact that H.P. Lovecraft was a horribly racist man, and that some of his earliest stories reflect that particular worldview. This can make it awkward for those who would like to listen to his work and see what all the fuss is about but don't want to have to wade through the putrid swamp of his views on people of color and immigrants. In response to this issue, I have put together this collection of the H.P. Lovecraft short stories written between 1917 and 1923, but with the omission of the really racist ones.

Jervas Dudley is a young man of means who is prone to flights of fancy. This predilection leads to an obsession with an abandoned crypt that will last for the rest of his life....

"Pickmans Modell" erzählt die Geschichte von dem skurrilen Künstler Richard Pickman, der den Hang zur Realität verliert, und der Bekanntschaft zwischen ihm und Thurber, mit dem er einst Mitglied eines Kunstclubs in Boston war. Nach dem Austritt Pickmans aus dem Club, lädt er eines Tages Thurber zu seinem abgelegenen Grundstück ein und gewährt ihm somit Zutritt in eine düstere, makabre Welt, wo die Grenzen zwischen Fantasie und Realität ineinander zu verschwimmen scheinen.

An unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" in the wild hills west of the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts. The narrator discovers that many years ago a meteorite crashed there, poisoning every living being nearby; vegetation grows large but foul tasting, animals are driven mad and deformed into grotesque shapes, and the people go insane or die one by one.

¿Puede la Luna ser alcanzada por el hombre? ¿Es Marte un mundo habitado? ¿Hay aún planetas por descubrir? ¿Existen extraños cuerpos en el espacio interestelar? En su intento por educar al público en los fundamentos de la astronomía, H. P. Lovecraft planteaba e intentaba abordar estas cuestiones tan provocativas y sugerentes hace ya más de un siglo.

"Crazy Dan" finds a recipe in the Book of Eibon for a potion that can turn living beings into stone. He wants to use it against his enemies, but he forgets that he too could become a victim.

The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast has been creating podcasts and audio productions since 2009! Each week, hosts Chad Fifer and Chris Lackey discuss a piece of weird fiction. Our 120 initial shows on the works of H.P. Lovecraft are all FREE, and we continue to produce shows on the new podcast, Strange Studies of Strange Studies found on PATREON!

Five fantastical tales from the mind of H. P. Lovecraft that center around a theme of illicit substances: some used to transcend the veil of reality, some used to keep one's sanity in check. All of the stories are quite psychedelic and unreal, quite mystical, and quite frightening.

Polaris var det eneste værk H.P. Lovecraft skrev dette år (1918) og novellen blev udgivet første gang i 1920 i december-nummeret af The Philosopher.

En enfoldig og indavlet bjergboer fra Catskillbjergene myrder i en dæmonisk blodrus to af sine fæller. Han fanges og føres til et hjem for psykopater, idet man mener, at han lider af en alvorlig psykisk lidelse. Mens alle læger og psykologer leder efter en foklaring i han sind, er der en enkelt ansat, som overvejer muligheden for, om ikke årsagen snarere skal findes i mandens natlige drømme. Dette er hans dagbog.

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.