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Summary: The best of Lovecraft
Review: This is, in my opinion, the best of Lovecraft. The dream world he created is amazing..the only regret i have after reading this is that he didnt write more stories in the Dream Cycle.
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Summary: Unbelievable
Review: Undoubtably one of my favorite authors' most mind blowing stories are compiled here. If you haven't experienced Lovecraft's genious you're really missing out. The imagination this man possessed was incomparable. He created alternate universes and forces, creatures and powers, an entire mythological cycle by the power of pure imagination. These stories will transport you to other worlds. The words will suck you in and leave you feeling like you've experienced an apocalypse rather than simply read a story. Unfortunately some folks seem to think that it wasn't pure imagination that created such memorable texts. This fairly common myth was perpetuated by the "Simon" edition of the "Necronomicon" which borrows from Lovecraft and combines this with ancient sumerian mysticism. For some reason "Simon" made up an elaborate story about how Lovecraft had occult ties. Not true. He may have been inspired by ancient lore and beliefs and used that to spark his imagination, however the truth is that the Necronomicon, Cthulhu, the Mad Arab etc... are PURE FICTION. The product of an incredible imagination. Anyone who has really read Lovecraft will find nothing in common with his Al Azif and the hoax "Necronomicon" that you can find in any occult bookstore. Anyone who knows Sumerian mythology and mysticism will find little in common with this book as well. Lovecraft possessed an imagination like no other. Just read "The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath" if you don't believe me. It's one of the most stimulating and mind bending works of surreal fantasy I've ever read. I dare you to find something that even comes close to being similar. Check it out.
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Summary: Dreams, the stuff of horror.
Review: With a introduction by Neil Gaiman, this book deals with the stories of dreams and nightmares by Lovecraft. The book starts out with three fragments,'Azathoth', 'The Descendant', and 'The Thing in the Moonlight'. Then comes the stories - 'Polaris', 'Beyond the Wall of Sleep', 'The Doom That Came to Sarnath', 'The Statement of Randolph Carter'(a repeat character in some of his stories), 'The Cats of Ulthar'(he loved cats), 'Celephais', 'From Beyond', 'Nyarlathotep', 'The Nameless City', 'The Other Gods', 'Ex Oblivione', 'The Quest of Iranon', 'The Hound', 'Hypnos', 'What the Moon Brings', 'Pickman's Model', 'The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath'(a story you have to read - more of Carter and cats -a must for fans), 'The Silver Key'(more on Carter), 'The Strange High House in the Mist', 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward', 'The Dreams in the Witch-House'(seems to be in a lot of Lovecraft collections), 'Through the Gates of the Silver Key'(another Carter story). With over 387 pages worth of Lovecraft, used or new, this is a book worth the price.
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