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Children of Cthulhu : Chilling New Tales Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft by John Pelan (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100345449266
ISBN-139780345449269
eBay Product ID (ePID)1982461
Product Key Features
Book TitleChildren of Cthulhu : Chilling New Tales Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicOccult & Supernatural, Horror, Science Fiction / General
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Pelan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight22.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-043930
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"This volume takes Lovecraft's ideas and truly pushes them in directions the author never could have conceived." -Cinescape "UNABASHEDLY HORRIFIC . . . A PERFECT TRIBUTE TO H. P. LOVECRAFT . . . [The stories] range from Poppy Z. Brite's lucid and magnificent 'Are You Loathsome Tonight?' to the elaborate, quintessentially Lovecraftian construction of 'A Victorian Pot Dresser' by L. H. Maynard and M.P.N. Sims." -Booklist "H. P. Lovecraft's dark mythology continues to fascinate and inspire writers. A stellar result of this inspiration is collected inThe Children of Cthulhu." -The Denver Post From the Trade Paperback edition., "This volume takes Lovecraft's ideas and truly pushes them in directions the author never could have conceived." -Cinescape "UNABASHEDLY HORRIFIC . . . A PERFECT TRIBUTE TO H. P. LOVECRAFT . . . [The stories] range from Poppy Z. Brite's lucid and magnificent 'Are You Loathsome Tonight?' to the elaborate, quintessentially Lovecraftian construction of 'A Victorian Pot Dresser' by L. H. Maynard and M.P.N. Sims." -Booklist "H. P. Lovecraft's dark mythology continues to fascinate and inspire writers. A stellar result of this inspiration is collected in The Children of Cthulhu." -The Denver Post From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813/.0873808
SynopsisDescend to the depths of primal horror with this chilling collection of original stories drawn from H. P. Lovecraft's shocking, terrifying, and eerily prescientCthulhu mythos. In twenty-one dark visions, a host of outstanding contemporary writers tap into our innermost fears, with tales set in a misbegotten new world that could have been spawned only by the master of the macabre himself, H. P. Lovecraft. Inside you'll find DETAILSby China Mi'ville: A curious boy discovers that within the splinters of cracked wood or the tangle of tree branches, the devil is in the details. VISITATIONby James Robert Smith: When Edgar Allan Poe arrives, a callow man finally gets what he always wanted'and what he may eternally despise. MEET ME ON THE OTHER SIDEby Yvonne Navarro: A couple in love with terror travels beyond their wildest dreams'and into their nightmares. A FATAL EXCEPTION HAS OCCURRED AT . . .by Alan Dean Foster: Internet terrorism extends far beyond transmittingthreatsof evil. DARK OF THE MOONby James Dorr: A cosmonaut watches helplessly as her husband walks on the surface of the moon'into inescapable horror. SPECTACLE OF A MANby Weston Ochse: Crucifixion becomes a seductive maelstrom of madness with this postmodern twist on an ancient torture. The true horror of Lovecraft's extraordinary fiction lies in the unknown. He beguiles us with very real worlds filled with sheer terror, which lie just beyond comprehension.Children of Cthulhufeatures twenty-one modern masters bring who Lovecraft's original ideas and stark images roaring into the twenty-first century in all their grisly, godless glory.
LC Classification NumberPS648.H6C46 2002
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- 29 Sep, 2017
Not as vivid or creepy as true Lovecraftian tales but still some fun campy reads here.
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