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In the quiet, rolling hills west of Arkham, a meteorite falls from the stars, bringing with it a "colour" that defies human description and the laws of known science. As the strange, glowing presence seeps into the soil and water, the land begins to wither, the animals transform, and the Gardner family descends into a nightmare of madness and physical decay.

Dunwich, Massachusetts, Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts: Welches dunkle Geheimnis verbirgt die Familie Whateley, deren Oberhaupt als Hexer verschrien ist? Als der neugeborene Wilbur Whateley unnatürlich schnell wächst, seine Mutter auf mysteriöse Weise verschwindet und seltsame Bautätigkeiten die Dorfbewohner irritieren, wird immer deutlicher, dass in Dunwich etwas Unheimliches vor sich geht...

Step beyond the veil of reality in Strange Tales of Other Dimensions by H. P. Lovecraft, a haunting collection of classic cosmic horror and weird fiction. Featuring The Quest of Iranon, The Silver Key, The Dreams in the Witch House, and The Trap, this volume explores forbidden knowledge, dream worlds beyond time, and terrifying gateways to unknown dimensions.

In “The Hoard of the Wizard-Beast,” the official Yalden discovers that the treasury of the strange city of Zeth has been emptied by corruption, and on the advice of the dubious oracle Oorn he is sent to recover the legendary treasure of the monstrous sorcerer Anathas, who dwells in the dreaded Cave of Three Winds. Armed with magical protections and driven by duty, greed, and youthful ambition, Yalden survives a hazardous journey across an alien wasteland and reaches the wizard-beast’s lair, where he finds an immense hoard of jewels and relics beyond a floor of blazing coals.

In “The Green Meadow,” an isolated narrator awakens in a strange, alien landscape between a sinister green forest and a distant, luminous meadow across blue water, with only fragments of memory and an overwhelming sense of cosmic dread. As the piece of land beneath him breaks away and drifts across the sea, he senses that the forest harbors hostile, sentient forces, while the radiant meadow exerts a terrible fascination and eerie promise of safety.

Enter the chilling realms of cosmic dread and supernatural terror in Three Classic Horror Short Stories. Featuring The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood and The Dunwich Horror and The Horror at Red Hook by H. P. Lovecraft, this haunting collection explores ancient forces, forbidden knowledge, and unseen horrors lurking just beyond reality.

Step into the shadowed worlds of Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, and Algernon Blackwood in this chilling collection of classic horror short stories.

Ein namenloser Erzähler, der seinen Selbstmord ankündigt, um den Schrecken zu entgehen, die ihn plagen, legt Beichte ab - und er erzählt von wahrhaft grauenhaften Dingen, die er und sein Freund begangen haben: Leichenraub um des Nervenkitzels wegen. Doch ein Grab auf einem verlassenen Friedhof in Holland, das sie plünderten, war anders als die anderen - und kurz nach dessen Öffnung beginnen merkwürdige, immer grauenhaftere Dinge zu passieren. Die vorliegende Geschichte Der Hund ist eine Horrorgeschichte in bester Tradition Edgar Allan Poes - ergänzt um den Schauer des "Außerirdischen".

Von was ich heute berichten möchte, handelt um einen Meeresgott, aber nicht etwa um den römischen Gott Neptun oder dem griechischen Wassergott Poseidon, nein, es handelt sich um den Meeresgott Dagon, eine Abscheulichkeit, wenn man den Berichten Glauben schenken möchte. Ich meinerseits denke da eher an Fabeln und Mythen, wobei der Mensch selbst zu den größten Abscheulichkeiten fähig ist – noch dazu, wenn man im Namen einer Gottheit Menschenopfer zelebriert. So passiert in London, genauer gesagt im Londoner Abwassernetz.

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

En sømand, på flugt fra sine fangevogtere, strander på en ukendt ø. Frygten for at blive fanget blegner i sammenligning med den rædsel, han oplever, da han uforvarende afdækker en hemmelighed, der har været skjult i æoner på havets bund, men som nu tvinger ham til at stå ansigt til ansigt med... Dagon. Baggrundsmusikken er komponeret af Daniel Simon.

"Jeg har fortalt, at jeg levede adskilt fra den synlige verden, men jeg har ikke sagt, at jeg levede alene. Intet menneske kan leve i total ensomhed. I mangel af fællesskab med de levende, vil han uundgåeligt søge fællesskab med eksistenser, der ikke hører til den fysiske verden, eller hvis livscyklus for længst er tilendebragt." Denne novelle er forfattet i juni 1917 af H. P. Lovecraft og udgivet første gang i 1922 i marts-nummeret af The Vagrant.

The story is told by Albert N. Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham. When local newspapers report strange things seen floating in rivers during a historic Vermont flood, Wilmarth becomes embroiled in a controversy about the reality and significance of the sightings, though he sides with the skeptics. Wilmarth uncovers old legends about monsters living in the uninhabited hills who abduct people who venture or settle too close to their territory.

Robert Blake—a young man with an interest in the occult—becomes fascinated by a large disused church set on a hill which he can see from his lodgings. His researches reveal that the church has a sinister history and is dreaded by the local inhabitants as being haunted by a primeval evil.

The narrator travels through the nearby decrepit seaport of Innsmouth which is suggested as a cheaper and potentially interesting next leg of his journey. There he interacts with strange people and observes disturbing events that ultimately lead to horrifying and personal revelations. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization. It references several shared elements of the Mythos, including place-names, mythical creatures and invocations.

The dark and twisted story of Wilbur Whateley and the strange events surrounding his birth and precocious development. Wilbur matures at an abnormal rate, reaching manhood within a decade—all the while becoming indoctrinated into dark rituals and witchcraft by his grandfather.

H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and M.R. James: The Ultimate Collection is a fully indexed collection containing over 75 stories and poems from the three most beloved horror and ghost writers in modern literature. Read by three Audie-winning narrators.

Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in Weird Tales, February 1928. It is the only story written by Lovecraft in which the extra terrestrial entity Cthulhu himself makes a major appearance. It is written in a documentary style, with three independent narratives linked together by the device of a narrator discovering notes left by a deceased relative. The narrator pieces together the whole truth and disturbing significance of the information he possesses

In the Vault was based on a suggestion made in August 1925 by Charles W. Smith, editor of the amateur journal Tryout, which Lovecraft recorded in a letter: 'an undertaker imprisoned in a village vault where he was removing winter coffins for spring burial, and his escape by enlarging a transom reached by the piling up of the coffins'.

Before throwing himself from the window of his attic, the untitled protagonist writes some notes related to his mental state. Then, he begins to recall an old story that happened in the years of the First World War: suddenly, he finds himself a prisoner of a German ship in the Pacific Ocean. After only five days, the protagonist manages to escape with a raft. Wandering for days, adrift in the sea, one afternoon he finds himself stranded on a disquieting and apparently deserted island and, from there, things only get stranger.