At the Mountains of Madness: And Other Tales of Terror
3 journalers for this copy...
A complete short novel, AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS is a tale of terror unilke any other.
The Barren, windswept interior of the Antarctic plateau was lifeless--or so the expedition from Miskatonic University thought. Then they found the strange fossils of unheard-of creatures...and the carved stones tens of millions of years old...and, finally, the mind-blasting terror of the City of the Old Ones.
Three additional strange tales, written as only H.P. Lovecraft can write, are also included in this macabre collection of the strange and the weird.
The Barren, windswept interior of the Antarctic plateau was lifeless--or so the expedition from Miskatonic University thought. Then they found the strange fossils of unheard-of creatures...and the carved stones tens of millions of years old...and, finally, the mind-blasting terror of the City of the Old Ones.
Three additional strange tales, written as only H.P. Lovecraft can write, are also included in this macabre collection of the strange and the weird.
I want to commit a RABCK so badly.....
Journal Entry 4 by JohnSteed at RABCK in ☑ 'Controlled Release' > Country > Province > City, .---controlled release---. Switzerland on Friday, November 4, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (11/4/2005 UTC) at RABCK in ☑ 'Controlled Release' > Country > Province > City, .---controlled release---. Switzerland
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sent to the Dutch mountains....
sent to the Dutch mountains....
book should have arrived days agao - but "lundi" doesn't answer further mails (?)
....there is only silence....
good to know that the book has reached lundi after all :)
JohnSteed, sorry for making you wait, but the book was greatly appreciated.
I love horror books and movies and wanted to read Lovecraft because he is one of the 'classics'. The story 'at the mountains of madness' was the best, what a dark world it describes!
I was interested to see how the discoveries of physical scientists in his time had created new opportunities for horror stories. Creatures from other dimensions, now not so fashionable anymore, were new and exciting. And nowhere in these stories does religion play a role in vanquishing evil, something which I am quite used to. I guess after the more scientific horror we must have re-introduced religion into horror at some point.
I will certainly be on the look-out for more books from mr. Lovecraft.
I love horror books and movies and wanted to read Lovecraft because he is one of the 'classics'. The story 'at the mountains of madness' was the best, what a dark world it describes!
I was interested to see how the discoveries of physical scientists in his time had created new opportunities for horror stories. Creatures from other dimensions, now not so fashionable anymore, were new and exciting. And nowhere in these stories does religion play a role in vanquishing evil, something which I am quite used to. I guess after the more scientific horror we must have re-introduced religion into horror at some point.
I will certainly be on the look-out for more books from mr. Lovecraft.
This book is going to literally travel half the world: to bookcrosser ielfling in New Zealand.
This was part of a trade with lundi - love the cover (the blood red nail polish is an especially nice touch) and the first paragraph is enough to promise a pleasurable read. Ancient icecaps are so cool... and topical at the moment, with icebergs floating unusually close to New Zealand right now. Will journal some more when I've read it. Thanks lundi!
