The Dreams in the Witch House: And Other Weird Stories (Penguin Classics)

A definitive collection of stories from the master of American horror fiction, hailed as one of the best and most significant writers of his genre. As a teenager, H.P. Lovecraft was enthralled by the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and he later became a prolific writer of supernatural tales that were initially published in pulp magazines like Weird Tales. This collection brings together twenty-five of Lovecraft's most iconic stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, from the classic "The Call of Cthulhu" to the newly rediscovered "The Horror in the Museum." Also included are his groundbreaking novella "At the Mountains of Madness" and his masterpiece "The Shadow out of Time," in which the narrator time-travels millions of years into the past to witness the history of an ancient, alien race. These tales of cosmic horror and forbidden knowledge continue to exert a powerful hold on the imagination of readers and writers today. This edition is edited by S.T. Joshi, the world's leading authority on Lovecraft, and features a newly researched chronology of the author's life and career.