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In this Library of America volume, the best-selling novelist Peter Straub brings together the very best of H. P. Lovecraft's fiction in a treasury guaranteed to bring fright and delight both to longtime fans and to readers new to his work. Early stories such as "The Outsider,"... Read Full Overview

"H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the 20th century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale."--Stephen King The most important tales of the godfather of the modern horror genre--a master who influenced the works of a generation of writers including Stephen... Read Full Overview

A series of major works by the master of the horror genre--including The Rates in the Walls and The Dreams in the Witch-House--showcases his meticulously described and historically grounded style, which became the basis for the modern horror story. Reprint.