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21 New weird and fantastic tales selected by master anthologist S.T. Joshi around the theme of "the Weird Place." Contributors include Melanie and Steve R. Tem, Ramsey Campbell, Caitlin Kiernan, John Shirley, Lois Gresh, W.H. Pugmire, Michael Aronovitz, Gary Fry, Richard Gavin, Donald Tyson, Jonathan Thomas, Nick Mamatas, Simon Strantzas, Brian Stableford, Nancy Kilpatrick, Jason Brock, Anna Schwader, Darrell Schweitzer, John Haefele-- and even a previously-unpublished Hannes Bok tale. Illustrated by Rodger Gerberding

"...readers will encounter...sinister rural communities, lonely stretches of highway, shadowy catacombs, and old houses both decrepit and (maybe) deserted; doom-haunted (or just plain doomed)protagonists; apocalyptic artwork, demonic rites, and even several nods to the Mythos-- yet these take on startling and unexpected new forms..."--T.E.D. Klein

John Dickson Carr is known as the master of the “locked-room” mystery—the “impossible crime.” But Carr also wrote short stories, radio plays, essays, introductions, and book reviews. S. T. Joshi has written the first full-length study of Carr’s entire work and pays particular attention to this author’s three best-known detectives: Henri Bencolin, Dr. Gideon Fell, and Sir Henry Merrivale.

The leading critic of supernatural literature here examines the roots of the "weird tale" (as Lovecraft called it) through detailed examinations of five "founding fathers" of the genre: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, and H.P. Lovecraft. The result is a thorough study of the art, craft, philosophy, and aesthetics of an enduring genre of fantastic literature.

Horror and the supernatural have fascinated people for centuries, and many of the most central figures appear over and over again. These figures have gained iconic status and continue to hold sway over popular culture and the modern imagination. This book offers extended entries on 24 of the most enduring and significant figures of horror and the supernatural, including The Sea Creature, The Witch, The Alien, The Vampire, The Werewolf, The Sorcerer, The Ghost, The Siren, The Mummy, The Devil, and The Zombie. Each entry is written by a leading authority on the subject and discusses the topic's essential features and lasting influence, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King. Entries cite sources for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Entries include illustrations, sidebars of interesting information, and excerpts from key texts.

Horror and the supernatural have fascinated people for centuries, with many of the most central figures appearing over and over again across time and cultures. These figures have starred in the world's most widely read literary works, most popular films, and most captivating television series. Because of their popularity and influence, they have attained iconic status and a special place in the popular imagination. This book overviews 24 of the most significant icons of horror and the supernatural.

The literature of the supernatural has had a distinguished history over the past two centuries, while the incorporation of the supernatural in literary works can be traced back as far as classical antiquity. Such prominent writers as Edith Wharton and Henry James made use of the supernatural in their writings, and numerous contemporary writers continue to do so. Supernatural literature is widely enjoyed by high school students and general readers, and scholars are devoting more and more attention to it. This encyclopedia provides thorough coverage of the literature of the supernatural. The most exhaustive work of its kind, it covers authors and works from the ancient world to the present. Two of the world's foremost authorities on supernatural literature have coordinated a team of internationally recognized contributors, including: Mike Ashley, Benjamin F. Fisher, Paula Guran, Stephen Jones, Darrell Schweitzer, and Brian Stableford. While other references chiefly offer biographical and critical information, this encyclopedia also provides entries on numerous special topics, including: Alien Abduction, Curses, Dreams and Nightmares, Fantasy Tales, Feminism, Hinduism, Islam, Munsey Magazines, Occultism, Southern Gothic, Urban Legends, Voodoo, Werewolves, and many more. The set includes roughly 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries and presents the work of some 70 contributors. It provides entries on such major canonical writers as Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, and Oscar Wilde, while also devoting attention to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, R. L. Stine, and other popular contemporary writers. Entries also include special topics and cultural traditions in the genre. Entries citeworks for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography of major works on supernatural literature. Supernatural literature figures prominently in the curriculum, and students are often interested in reading such works on their own. This encyclopedia is an essential tool for student research on supernatural literature and world literary traditions, and is equally valuable for teachers planning related courses. Both school and public libraries need this work to support the interests of general readers.

Ramsey Campbell is one of the world’s leading writers of supernatural stories, although he has received far less attention than other practitioners of the genre. Joshi focuses in a thematic rather than chronological approach on the whole of Campbell’s rich and varied work, from his early tales to the powerfully innovative stories collected in Demons by Daylight. The Doll Who Ate His Mother (1975) to Silent Children (1999) are also examined in detail. Throughout this book, the author places Campbell’s oeuvre within the context of contemporary horror literature.

In Lord of a Visible World, the editors have amassed and arranged the letters of this prolific writer into the story of his life. The volume traces Lovecraft's upbringing in Providence, Rhode Island, his involvement with the pulp magazine Weird Tales, his short-lived marriage, and his later status as the preeminent man of letters in his field.

In addition to conveying the candid details of his life, the volume also traces the evolution of his wide-ranging opinions. Lovecraft shows himself to be deeply engaged in the social, political, and cultural milieu of his time.

The editors, two of the leading Lovecraft scholars, have meticulously edited the text, transcribing the letters from manuscript sources and supplying explanatory annotations throughout. Lord of a Visible World is of interest to both the general reader and the scholar, presenting for the first time a well-rounded portrait, in his own words, of a writer whose work has fascinated millions of readers.

The world's foremost Lovecraftian scholar, and editor of several important Arkham anthologies, has dug deep into the Arkham House archives to bring you a definitive bibliography of all the books we have published over the past 60 years. S.T. Joshi presents this important work in an easy-to-read format which allows collectors to quickly find the information they need. Many footnotes, critical commentary, and a brief history of Arkham House round out this fact-filled, 300 page volume.

Katharine Vance had supposedly committed suicide in 1932, but when she surfaces under another name a year later, with no memory of her previous life, private eye Joe Scintilla is hired to investigate. He must travel from his native New York to Los Angeles to Italy, to uncover the nefarious schemes of «The Removal Company.» A thrill-a-minute hard-boiled adventure, the first of a series!

The author writes:This book began as an expansion of my essay, «H. P. Lovecraft: The Decline of the West,» in The Weird Tale, but very quickly became something quite different, to the degree that the two works have little save the title in common. I have always been interested in Lovecraft the philosopher, and in my Starmont Reader’s Guide to Lovecraft (1982) I attempted a very compressed account of his philosophical views. To treat so complex a thinker as Lovecraft in a few pages was obviously untenable, even though I think those few pages at least convey the unity of his thought – perhaps better than this fuller study does. One reviewer, however, was correct in noting that I did not sufficiently integrate Lovecraft’s thought and his fiction, and I have now attempted to remedy the failing. I am still not convinced that I have really written one rather than two books here. Does Lovecraft’s fiction really depend upon his philosophy? I wrestle with this question further in my introduction, but here I can note that I had great difficulty deciding upon the proper structure for this book. I deal with four principal facets of Lovecraft's philosophy – metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and politics – in Part I, and those same facets as applied to the fiction in Part II. It might have made more sense to juxtapose the corresponding chapters of each part, but I finally determined that this would be both methodologically and practically unsound; methodologically for reasons explained in the introduction, and practically because it would fail to demonstrate the interconnectedness of Lovecraft’s thought and because in Part II I frequently rely upon conceptions expressed throughout the whole of Part I. In Part I, the author deals with four principal facets of Lovecraft's philosophy: metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and politics. In Part II, he studies those same facets as applied to the fiction.

H. P. Lovecraft ist, ohne Wenn und Aber, der bedeutendste Autor unheimlicher Phantastik des 20. Jahrhunderts. Im angloamerikanischen Raum ist er l?ngst als Klassiker anerkannt, und auf Deutsch liegt sein Werk in verschiedenen Ausgaben und ?bersetzungen vor. &t;br/&t; Sein Leben dagegen ist mehr als umstritten: Als «Einsiedler von Providence» wurde er bezeichnet, als Rassist und Menschenfeind. Dem steht entgegen, dass er sich sein Leben lang als Amateurjournalist innerhalb eines gro?en Bekanntenkreis bewegte. Au?erdem hat er Zehntausende von Briefen geschrieben, an Schriftstellerkollegen wie Robert E. Howard und Clark Ashton Smith und an «Fans» wie den Psycho-Autor Robert Bloch und den sp?teren Lovecraft-Verleger August Derleth. &t;br/&t; Grundlage jeder ernsthaften Besch?ftigung mit Lovecraft ist das Standardwerk I am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft von S. T. Joshi, erstmals 1996 erschienen und, als definitive Ausgabe ?berarbeitet und erweitert, in zwei B?nden 2010. Diese materialreiche Biographie schildert Lovecrafts Werdegang und Werk mit einer Akribie, die ihresgleichen sucht. &t;br/&t; Mit der deutschen ?bersetzung von Joshis Biographie werden erstmals auch zahlreiche l?ngere Passagen aus Essays und Briefen Lovecrafts auf Deutsch zug?nglich. Wer sich mit seinem Leben und Werk auseinandersetzen m?chte, kommt an diesen beiden B?nden nicht vorbei.

H. P. Lovecraft’s brand of cosmic horror has long forced readers to an inexorable truth—there are powers in the universe whose immensity dwarfs petty human conflicts. Inspired by Lovecraft and brought together by editor S. T. Joshi, the stories in Black Wings of Cthulhu 5 explore the very essence of fear.
Between these covers lie many of the finest Lovecraftian authors, including Sunni K Brock, Donald R. Burleson, M

Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт прожил всего 46 лет, но оставил после себя неоценимый вклад в современную культуру. Его жизнь была полна противоречий, взлетов и падений. Теперь она детально исследована ведущим мировым авторитетом С. Т. Джоши, который подготовил окончательную биографию Лавкрафта — расширенную и обновленную версию книги, которая стала лауреатом премии Брэма Стокера и Британской премии фэнтези. В ней вы найдете бесчисленные подробности творчества Лавкрафта, ранее не опубликованные, а также новую информацию из архивов, которая была обнаружена за последние 15 лет, в течение которых Джоши и работал над книгой. Это последнее слово в науке о Лавкрафте и его эпохе - человеке, писателе и мыслителе, опередившем свое время и фактически создавшем новый литературный жанр. Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт. Эксцентричный затворник из Провиденса. Смелый путешественник. Отец современного сверхъестественного ужаса. Создатель бога Ктулху, магии оккультного Некрономикона и одновременно атеист. Автор самиздата. Последний джентльмен 20-го века. Добрый друг с отличным чувством юмора. Расист и женоненавистник. Верный муж. Соавтор-бессребреник. Дилетант и видный редактор. Парадоксальный мыслитель. Человек науки, не закончивший школу. Кошмарный писатель и графоман. Изысканный мастер литературы ужасов. Все эти противоречивые мнения в чем-то правдивы. И для того, чтобы исследовать жизнь и составить полное впечатление о личности и эпохе Лавкрафта, и написана эта биография. Перед вами расширенная и обновленная двухтомная версия монументальной биографии, получившей премию Брэма Стокера и Британскую премию фэнтези. Теперь два тома в одном комплекте! На днях я получил монументальную биографию Лавкрафта и с тех пор изучаю ее. Каждая крупная библиотека в мире обязана иметь эти два тома в своем фонде. И Джоши следует признать главным биографом, которым он и так зарекомендовал себя предыдущим изданием. ТОМАС ЛИГОТТИ Окончательная биография. ДЖОЙС КЭРОЛ ОУТС Исчерпывающий тему фолиант служит окончательной биографией Лавкрафта.

The sixth volume in the critically acclaimed series of Lovecraftian horror anthologies by the most prominent acolyte of the cosmic horror master

Featuring 22 short stories inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft—including a chiller by World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan

From claustrophobic fear in isolated New England towns to terrifying threats that span the infinite cosmos, the tales herein are fuelled by H. P. Lovecraft's creations. While his horrors originate in a vast cosmos outside of space and time, the terrors they bring strike ordinary humans caught up in conflicts far beyond their control.

This volume offers a who’s who of Lovecraftian authors including:

• Ann K. Schwader (“Pothunters”)
• Darrell Schweitzer (“The Girl in the Attic”)
• Jonathan Thomas (“The Once and Future Waite”)
• Lynne Jamneck (“Oude Goden”)
• William F. Nolan (“Carnivorous”)
• Ashley Dioses (“On a Dreamland’s Moon”)
• Aaron Bittner (“Teshtigo Creek”)
• Caitlín R. Kiernan (“Ex Libris”)
• Mark Howard Jones (“You Shadows That in Darkness Dwell”)

Plus 13 others by Adam Bolivar, Nancy Kilpatrick, Tom Lynch, Donald Tyson, Don Webb, David Hambling, K.A. Opperman, W.H. Pugmire, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jason V Brock, Stephen Woodworth, and D.L. Myers.

Gathered together by S. T. Joshi—the biographer and leading authority on H.P. Lovecraft—this final volume of Black Wings of Cthulhu is certain to thrill.