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"The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March and August 1921, it was first published in Weird Tales, April 1926. In this work, a mysterious man who has been living alone in a castle for as long as he can remember decides to break free in search of human contact and light. "The Outsider" is one of Lovecraft's most commonly reprinted works and is also one of the most popular stories ever to be published in Weird Tales.

Plot: Barzai the Wise, a high priest and prophet greatly learned in the lore of the "gods of earth", or Great Ones, attempts to scale the mountain of Hatheg-Kla in order to look upon their faces, accompanied by his young disciple Atal. Upon reaching the peak, Barzai at first seems overjoyed until he finds that the "gods of the earth" are not there alone, but rather are overseen by the "other gods, the gods of the outer hells that guard the feeble gods of earth!" Atal flees, and Barzai is never seen again.

"The Cats of Ulthar" is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnamed narrator relates the story of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar. As the narrative goes, the city is home to an old couple who enjoy capturing and killing the townspeople's cats. When a caravan of wanderers passes through the city, the kitten of an orphan (Menes) traveling with the band disappears.

"The Silver Key" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1926, considered part of his Dreamlands series. It was first published in the January 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It is a continuation of "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", and was followed by a sequel, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key", co-written with E. Hoffmann Price. The story and its sequel both feature Lovecraft's recurring character of Randolph Carter as the protagonist.

"He" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written August 1925, it was first published in Weird Tales, September 1926. Plot: The story's anonymous narrator has moved from New England to New York City, and greatly regrets it. One night, while wandering in a historic part of Greenwich Village, he happens upon a man dressed in garments from the 18th century. The man offers to show the narrator the secrets of the town.

Five fantastical tales from the mind of H. P. Lovecraft that center around a theme of illicit substances: some used to transcend the veil of reality, some used to keep one's sanity in check. All of the stories are quite psychedelic and unreal, quite mystical, and quite frightening.

Dagon ist eine Kurzgeschichte von H. P. Lovecraft aus dem Jahr 1917 und damit eines seiner ersten Werke als Erwachsener. Veröffentlicht wurde die Geschichte erstmals 1919 in der Novemberausgabe von The Vagrant, einer Amateurpresse-Zeitschrift der damaligen Zeit, die von W. Paul Cook herausgegeben wurde. Lovecraft wurde nach eigenen Worten durch einen Traum zu dieser Geschichte inspiriert.

„Die Gruft“ ist eine fiktive Kurzgeschichte des amerikanischen Schriftstellers H. P. Lovecraft, die im Juni 1917 geschrieben und erstmals in der Märzausgabe 1922 von The Vagrant veröffentlicht wurde. Es erzählt die Geschichte von Jervas Dudley, der von einem Mausoleum in der Nähe seines Elternhauses besessen ist.

Le best-seller de la littérature d'horreur ! Dans l'héritage du professeur Angell se trouvent trois documents clés suggérant l'existence d'un culte ancien et universel. Le protagoniste tente de les exploiter, même si son bagage scientifique l'empêche de croire à l'existence du culte et à ses implications surnaturelles - encore que ce doute s'estompe au fil de ses recherches. Pendant quelques semaines, d'étranges cauchemars, des suicides et des éruptions de folie collective se succèdent dans le monde entier. Tous sont liés à la même vision fantomatique d'un démon terrifiant.

"Das Bild im Haus" (englischer Originaltitel: The Picture in the House) ist der Titel einer Horrorgeschichte des amerikanischen Schriftstellers H. P. Lovecraft, die er am 12. Dezember 1920 verfasste. Nach einer Veröffentlichung in der Zeitschrift "The National Amateur" im Sommer 1921 erschien sie 1924 in "Weird Tales" und wurde 1939 in die Sammlung "The Outsider and Others" aufgenommen, mit der die Geschichte des Verlages Arkham House begann.

En enfoldig og indavlet bjergboer fra Catskillbjergene myrder i en dæmonisk blodrus to af sine fæller. Han fanges og føres til et hjem for psykopater, idet man mener, at han lider af en alvorlig psykisk lidelse. Mens alle læger og psykologer leder efter en foklaring i han sind, er der en enkelt ansat, som overvejer muligheden for, om ikke årsagen snarere skal findes i mandens natlige drømme. Dette er hans dagbog.

Polaris var det eneste værk H.P. Lovecraft skrev dette år (1918) og novellen blev udgivet første gang i 1920 i december-nummeret af The Philosopher.

Han har levet et langt og begivenhedsrigt liv. Han har færdedes i prominente kredse, mellem baroner og kongelige. Men tiden går. Dem han holdt af er for længst døde. Nu lever han på minderne fra en svunden tid, en tid han aldrig burde have oplevet. Alene med sine minder, sætter han sig ved sit skrivebord, griber pennen og nedskriver sine....

Randolph Carter’s dreams are disturbed by an unspeakably beautiful city, that he knows intimately yet can not reach. Desperate to reach the city he begins a journey through the dreamlands seeking the forbidden paths to the fabled Kadath.

Se ofrece aquí una selección de artículos y ensayos de H. P. Lovecraft sobre filosofía, ciencia, política y literatura.

Polaris was written in 1918 and first published in 1920. It contains the first reference to one of Lovecraft's fictional arcane tomes—the Pnakotic Manuscripts.

It's a well known fact that H.P. Lovecraft was a horribly racist man, and that some of his earliest stories reflect that particular worldview. This can make it awkward for those who would like to listen to his work and see what all the fuss is about but don't want to have to wade through the putrid swamp of his views on people of color and immigrants. In response to this issue, I have put together this collection of the H.P. Lovecraft short stories written between 1917 and 1923, but with the omission of the really racist ones.

Who knows what unspeakable horrors lie in the deep places of the world, beneath fathoms of cold, dark water and eons of cold, dark time? One man knows, though he wishes he did not.

Jervas Dudley is a young man of means who is prone to flights of fancy. This predilection leads to an obsession with an abandoned crypt that will last for the rest of his life....

"Das Bild im Haus" (englischer Originaltitel: "The Picture in the House") ist der Titel einer Horrorgeschichte des amerikanischen Schriftstellers H. P. Lovecraft, die er am 12. Dezember 1920 verfasste. Nach einer Veröffentlichung in der Zeitschrift "The National Amateur" im Sommer 1921 erschien sie 1924 in "Weird Tales" und wurde 1939 in die Sammlung "The Outsider and Others" aufgenommen, mit der die Geschichte des Verlages Arkham House begann. In seiner Kurzgeschichte konfrontiert Lovecraft den Ich-Erzähler mit einem Fall von Kannibalismus.