The Whisperer in Darkness: Collected Stories Volume 1 by H.P. LovecraftMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Terrifying, Horrifying, Mysterious and Lovecraftian. Just a few words to describe Lovecraft's tale, both his short and slightly longer ones.
The Whisperer in Darkness is the first of four volumes of books, in which holds a mixture of Lovecraft's stories. Volume one holds the likes of 'The call of the Cthulha', 'The Dunwhich horror', and 'The case of Charles Dexter Ward.'
Howard Phillips Lovecraft is legendary for his horror writings. His name is one often spoke beside those of Poe, Hitchcock and Dunsany. There is something about the way that Lovecraft wrote that drawers his readers in, the mystery of the 'old ones' that he writes abouts, and of course, the terrifying Cthulha.
The collection of short stories is just a few tales that showcase H.P.Lovecraft's talents. Although his fame came mainly after his death in 1937, Lovecraft's writings show us an age of horror nd the likes in the early 20th century.
But the question is, if How Lovecraft had lived longer than his 46 years, just how much would've he changed/inspired the way that we know horror is today? Not to mention, the way he might of given us even more stories and other things.
If anything, H.P.Lovecraft is a name which will stay up there with the likes of Poe and Hitchcock and many others of horror greatness.
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