Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories
At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft's work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult...
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At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft's work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult followers who - like all humans - know not what they do. It is because of these dark, mythic tales with their terrified awareness of the limits of Man's knowledge, that H.P. Lovecraft is one of the most influential American writers.
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Format: Audible Audio Edition
ASIN: B004FPS8OQ
Publish date: 2010-12-09
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Pages no: 115
Edition language: English
Series: Lovecraft Library (#2)
Comenzando con H.P. Lovecraft, este libro te atrapa, interesante, tiene su propia mitología y es corto. Espero leer Los Mitos de Cthulhu.
Classic short collection of Lovecraft with excellent narration (save for some of the odd accents purportedly from New England). Full of the usual horrors and ghastliness and madness driven by fear and doomed narrators and ancient hieroglyphics and wacky unworldly geometry. Good Halloween reading.
Very descriptive. I like the imagery used in the story. Also I think cthulthu looks cute in my mind. Haha... But then again I think it's media that had turned him cute.The overall plot on how the main character comes to terms with cthulthu is very interesting.
Oh my gods why did I wait so long to read this?! I am honestly a bit ashamed that I haven't read any of Lovecraft's work until now. This is the kind of weird, creepy horror I love (well, I'm also partial to classic ghost stories) and I can't wait to read more.If you like weird and freaky and you hav...
"¿Quién conoce el fin? Lo que ha surgido ahora puede hundirse y lo que se ha hundido puede surgir. La abominación espera y sueña en las profundidades del mar, y sobre las vacilantes ciudades de los hombres flota la destrucción."Leído para el reto 12 months-12 classic: Abril.La idea de Cthulhu:El des...