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The Tomb by H.P. Lovecraft
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The Tomb (original 1965; edition 1975)

by H.P. Lovecraft

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This extraordinary collection features 13 spine-tingling tales of delicious terror by the unquestioned master of the horror genre, as well as portions of stories he never fully completed. Discover how the mind of H.P. Lovecraft worked, and how much his early and late stories tell about this intriguing writer.… (more)
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The Tomb and Other Tales by H. P. Lovecraft (1965)

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It is surprising how many of Lovecraft's signature themes are already fully evident in this, his first horror story. The nature of madness and reality, an inherited curse, seeking after forbidden knowledge, and a fated demise are all here. The narrator is very reminiscent of Hildred Castaigne from Robert Chambers' "The Repairer of Reputations" (in [b:The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories|129798|The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories|Robert W. Chambers|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1416873291s/129798.jpg|954927]), as well as many of Poe's madmen. However, Lovecraft adds an element; there is the strong suggestion that Jervas' madness springs from a true apprehension: that of his actual lineage and ultimate place, shall we say, in the scheme of things.

(Moved 2015 review to the individual work Sept. 2017 to make room to review the collection under its own entry.) ( )
  amyotheramy | May 11, 2021 |
Not bad, writing feels a bit archaic but translates the strange vibe well enough. ( )
  EdwardL95 | Jan 7, 2020 |
"Sedibus ut saltem placidis in morte quiescam" (“En un lugar placentero, cuando muera, me sea dado descansar”) - Virgilio

Siguiendo con la continuación de los relatos cortos de H. P. Lovecraft, leemos La Tumba (The Tomb), la historia de Jervas Dudley, quien vivió siempre en esferas alejadas del mundo real y se siente obsesionado por una antigua cripta... ¿en qué punto la obsesión puede tornarse en locura? o ¿ acaso fue algo más?... ( )
  RafaTenochca | Sep 10, 2019 |
The wild life of an 18th century bon vivant haunts a young man from the 1920s. ( )
  jefware | Jul 30, 2018 |
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This extraordinary collection features 13 spine-tingling tales of delicious terror by the unquestioned master of the horror genre, as well as portions of stories he never fully completed. Discover how the mind of H.P. Lovecraft worked, and how much his early and late stories tell about this intriguing writer.

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Contents:

The Tomb
The Festival
Imprisoned with the Pharaohs
He
The Horror at Red Hook
The Strange High House in the Mist
In the Walls of Eryx
The Evil Clergyman
The Beast in the Cave
The Alchemist
Poetry and the Gods
The Street
The Transition of Juan Romero
Azathoth
The Decent
The Book
The Thing in the Moonlight
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