The horror in the museum / H.P. Lovecraft and others ; [introduction by Stephen Jones ; a note on the texts by S.T. Joshi ; Lovecraft's "Revisions" by August Derleth].
"Some tales in this collection were inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, others he revised, two he co-authored - but all bear the mark of the master of primordial terror"--Back cover. Elizabeth Neville Berkeley and Lewis Theobald, Jr. are pseudonyms of Winifred Virginia Jackson and H.P. Lovecraft. "Originally published in different form in hardcover in the United States by Arkham House Publishers, Inc., in 1970. This edition was first published by Arkham House Publishers, Inc., in 1989"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
PRIMARY REVISIONS. The green meadow / translated by Elizabeth Neville Berkeley and Lewis Theobald, Jr. -- The crawling chaos / Elizabeth Neville Berkeley and Lewis Theobald, Jr. -- The last test / Adolphe de Castro -- The electric executioner / Adolphe de Castro -- The curse of Yig / Zealia Bishop -- The mound / Zealia Bishop -- Medusa's coil / Zealia Bishop -- The man of stone / Hazel Heald -- The horror in the museum / Hazel Heald -- Winged death / Hazel Heald -- Out of the aeons / Hazel Heald -- The horror in the burying-ground / Hazel Heald -- The diary of Alonzo Typer / William Lumley. SECONDARY REVISIONS. The horror at Martin's Beach / Sonia H. Greene -- Ashes / C.M. Eddy, Jr. -- The ghost-eater / C.M. Eddy, Jr. -- The loved dead / C.M. Eddy, Jr. -- Deaf, dumb, and blind / C.M. Eddy, Jr. -- Two black bottles / Wilfred Blanch Talman -- The trap / Henry S. Whitehead -- The tree on the hill / Duane W. Rimel -- The disinterment / Duane W. Rimel -- "Till a' the seas" / R.H. Barlow -- The night ocean / R.H. Barlow. H.P. Lovecraft: a biographical note.
Summary:
A collection of twenty-four short stories by the influential horror writer--either by himself or in collaboration with others--includes works of the macabre, dark fantasy, and the supernatural, appearing in their original order from the out-of-print Arkham House edition.
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