by H.P. Lovecraft
Read by Tom Weiner, Simon Vance, Simon Prebble, Bronson Pinchot, Elijah Alexander, Malcolm Hillgartner, Sean Runnette, Stefan Rudnicki, Gildart Jackson, Robertson Dean, Pamela Garelick and Armando Durán
(a) Blackstone Audio, Inc./Downpour.com • Library set of 18 CDs, Unabridged, 20.1 hours • $160.00
ISBN 978-1-4829-5103-5
(b) Blackstone Audio, Inc./Downpour.com • MP3 set of 18 CDs, Unabridged, 20.1 hours • $44.95
ISBN 978-1-4829-5104-2
[Note: This claims: "The only audio edition of Eldritch Tales authorized by the H.P. Lovecraft Estate!" In fact, it is a
blatant rip-off of my 2011 compilation of exactly the same
title (and sub-title!) that I created for Victor Gollancz. Except for dropping my historical Afterword,
end material and apparently one poem, the Contents is exactly the same as that book and in exactly the same
order! Neither the publisher nor myself have ever seen a penny from Blackstone Audio, Inc. Their earlier
Lovecraft audiobook, Necronomicon, is not my collection either, but in that case they stole only the title when
they split it into two volumes with the Contents re-ordered.]
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Following the phenomenal success of Necronomicon, its companion volume brings together Lovecraft's remaining major
stories plus his weird poetry, a number of obscure revisions, and some notable non-fiction, including the seminal critical
essay 'Supernatural Horror in Literature'. Gathering together in chronological order the rest of Lovecraft's rarely seen but
extraordinary short fiction, this collection includes the entirety of the long-out-of-print collection of thirty-six
sonnets 'Fungi from Yuggoth'. Lovecraft died at the age of forty-seven, but in his short life he turned out dozens of
stories that changed the face of horror. His
Following the phenomenal success of Necronomicon, its companion volume brings together Lovecraft's remaining major stories plus
his weird poetry, a number of obscure revisions, and some notable non-fiction, including the seminal critical
essay 'Supernatural Horror in Literature'. Gathering together in chronological order the rest of Lovecraft's rarely seen but
extraordinary short fiction, this collection includes the entirety of the long-out-of-print collection of thirty-six
sonnets 'Fungi from Yuggoth'. Lovecraft died at the age of forty-seven, but in his short life he turned out dozens of
stories that changed the face of horror. His
| HISTORY OF THE NECRONOMICON | |
| THE ALCHEMIST | |
| A REMINISCENCE OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON | |
| THE BEAST IN THE CAVE | |
| MEMORY | |
| DESPAIR | |
| THE PICTURE IN THE HOUSE | |
| BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP | |
| PSYCHOPOMPOUS: A TALE IN RHYME | |
| THE WHITE SHIP | |
| THE HOUSE | |
| THE NIGHTMARE LAKE | |
| POETRY AND THE GODS |
(with Anna Helen Crofts) |
| NYARLATHOTEP | |
| POLARIS | |
| THE STREET | |
| EX OBLIVIONE | |
| FACTS CONCERNING THE LATE ARTHUR JERMYN AND HIS FAMILY | |
| THE CRAWLING CHAOS |
(with Winifred Virginia Jackson) |
| THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN | |
| THE TREE | |
| THE TOMB | |
| CELEPHAIS | |
| HYPNOS | |
| WHAT THE MOON BRINGS | |
| THE HORROR AT MARTIN'S BEACH |
(with Sonia H. Greene) |
| THE FESTIVAL | |
| THE TEMPLE | |
| HALLOWE'EN IN A SUBURB | |
| THE MOON-BOG | |
| HE | |
| FESTIVAL | |
| THE GREEN MEADOW |
(with Winifred Virginia Jackson) |
| NATHICANA | |
| TWO BLACK BOTTLES |
(with Wilfred Blanch Talman) |
| THE LAST TEST |
(with Adolphe de Castro) |
| THE WOOD | |
| THE ANCIENT TRACK | |
| THE ELECTRIC EXECUTIONER |
(with Adolphe de Castro) |
| FUNGI FROM YUGGOTH | |
| THE TRAP |
(with Henry S. Whitehead) |
| THE OTHER GODS | |
| THE QUEST OF IRANON | |
| THE CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND | |
| IN A SEQUESTER'D PROVIDENCE CHURCHYARD WHERE ONCE POE WALKED | |
| IBID | |
| AZATHOTH | |
| THE DESCENDANT | |
| THE BOOK | |
| THE MESSENGER | |
| THE EVIL CLERGYMAN | |
| THE VERY OLD FOLK | |
| THE THING IN THE MOONLIGHT | |
| THE TRANSITION OF JUAN ROMERO | |
| SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE | |
Reviews
"In this companion piece to the classic Necronomicon, an ensemble cast proves that Lovecraft's fantastically unusual scenarios and grim elegance of phrasing work best when read aloud. All the narrators bring their own interpretations to these tales, and the collection is strengthened by the diversity of their approaches. The works are frequently complex, often jarring, and profoundly surreal, and the variation of tone, pacing, and voices helps to keep listeners engaged, while the narrators themselves provide vivid characterizations with chilling stoicism. Some narrators choose an atmospheric world-building technique; others favor a direct realism-based strategy. While their storytelling tactics may differ, each narrator's delivery contains a clarity and comprehension that serve to make these pieces accessible and engrossing for listeners."
—AUDIOFILE
"A full cast of narrators contributes to this audiobook, performing Lovecraft's visions of creeping horrors, insanity, and phantasms with appropriately eerie enthusiasm . . . These narrations create the perfect tension between the seemingly rational storyteller and the unnerving events that unfold."
—BOOKLIST
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