H. P Lovecraft

16 tales of the macabre.

Out of the uncharted places of the world and the prodigious imagination of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, renowned master of the eerie, come nine nightmarish tales of terror. From the dreaded remnants of long-dead civilizations to unhallowed monstrosities scheming in the darkness, Lovecraft's stories have never lost their power to astound and unsettle. This graphic anthology breathes new life into classic works of weird fiction.

Presents a collection of horror stories, combining scientific knowledge with an imaginative perception of the human mind.

Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby becomes obsessed with helping a young patient who's suffering from extreme personality disorder. However, it soon leads her into occult danger as she tries to escape from a horrific fate.

Haunted palace: Charles Dexter Ward visits Arkham, Massachusetts, only to discover that he is the descendent of an evil 18th-century warlock whose black magic still terrorizes the town. Tower of London: Blind ambition meets bloody terror in famed director Roger Corman's "sophisticated and well-made tale of royally bad behavior freely adapted from Shakespeare's Richard III and Macbeth. Vincent Price is a demented despot who's killing his way to England's...

Tells the chilling tale of a fishing village tempted by greed, who evolve into freakish half-human creatures and must sacrifice outsiders to an ancient, monstrous god of the sea.

A dedicated medical student and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue, when an odd new student arrives on campus.

"Epic romances, fearsome dragons and alien worlds lie between the pages of this volume. Containing more than 35 stories from the early masters of fantasy literature, the narratives here transport the reader to alternate worlds where magic abounds, cosmic terrors lie around the corner and intrepid heroes fight for justice. Drawing inspiration from Norse, Celtic and Japanese mythologies, the authors collected here span the breadth of the genre. Including...

Film based on the 1931 novella by H. P. Lovecraft, "The Whisperer in Darkness" begins with Henry Akeley (Barry Lynch), a farmer secluded in the woods of Vermont who discovers strange footprints around his home and begins to suspect a race of space aliens invading Earth. He contacts Professor Albert Wilmarth (Matt Foyer) who begins the investigation.

"These fourteen tales, plays and poems, gleaned from cultures around the world, range from comic to deathly serious, from New England reserve to Gallic passion. This volume of late-night listening is a witch's brew of readings and dramatizations seasoned tastefully with music and sound effects." --container.