The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre is a collection of stories by American author H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in trade paperback by Del Rey/Ballantine in October 1982 as a volume in its Classic Library of Science Fiction, and reprinted in September 1988 and April 1995, with an ebook edition issued in November. 2002.[1]
 Cover of first edition | |
| Author | H. P. Lovecraft |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Michael Whelan |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey/Ballantine |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 375 |
| ISBN | 0-345-29468-8 |
| OCLC | 472780994 |
| Preceded by | The Best of James Blish |
| Followed by | The Best of John Brunner |
Summary edit
The book contains sixteen short works of fiction by the author, together with an introduction by Robert Bloch.[1]
Contents edit
- "Introduction: Heritage of Horror" (Robert Bloch)
- "The Rats in the Walls" (from Weird Tales, Mar. 1924)
- "The Picture in the House" (from The National Amateur, Jul. 1919)
- "The Outsider" (from Weird Tales, Apr. 1926)
- "Pickman's Model" (from Weird Tales, Oct. 1927)
- "In the Vault" (from The Tryout, Nov. 1925)
- "The Silver Key" (from Weird Tales, Jan. 1929)
- "The Music of Erich Zann" (from The National Amateur, Mar. 1922)
- "The Call of Cthulhu" (from Weird Tales, Feb. 1928)
- "The Dunwich Horror" (from Weird Tales, Apr. 1929)
- "The Whisperer in Darkness" (from Weird Tales, Aug. 1931)
- "The Colour Out of Space" (from Amazing Stories, Sep. 1927)
- "The Haunter of the Dark" (from Weird Tales, Dec. 1936)
- "The Thing on the Doorstep" (from Weird Tales, Jan. 1937)
- "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" (from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Apr. 1936)
- "The Dreams in the Witch-House" (from Weird Tales, Jul. 1933)
- "The Shadow Out of Time" (from Astounding Stories, Jun. 1936)
Reception edit
The book was reviewed by S. T. Joshi in Crypt of Cthulhu #11, Candlemas 1983, Baird Searles in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1983, and David E. Schultz in Lovecraft Studies #8 Spring 1984.[1]
Notes edit
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