Product ReviewsH.P. LOVECRAFT THE COMPLETE FICTION By H. P. Lovecraft - Hardcover **

H. P. Lovecraft major influence on modern horror and science fiction writers

I have been reading Lovecraft's works since I was in high school. (I'm retired now). The man's incredible imagination, command of the English language and powers of description have always amazed me. Ask any popular current writer of horror or science fiction (like Stephen King and Clive Barker). They'll tell you that they discovered Lovecraft before they began their own writing careers and were profoundly influenced by him. This is huge volume and contains many stories written in Lovecraft's youth that I had never read before - which was the main reason I purchased it as a Christmas gift for my son (but we share it!) It's a beautiful and very complete volume of his stories. Personally, as much as I like Edgar Allan Poe (particularly his poetry), I prefer Lovecraft's short stories to Poe's. Reading a great Lovecraft story always leaves me feeling somewhat anxious, intrigued and wondering about the famous quote from Hamlet (somewhat paraphrased here), "There are more things in heaven and on earth than are dreamed of in our philosophies."Read full review...

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If you want a lovecraft anthology book, get this. Human skin is far too expensive.

This is a beautiful book. The mashed paper flaw displayed, is exactly how I received it. 4 pages, slightly ripped. I pulled them off by hand, was no big deal at all. 4 pages in my book have triangles in them. How Euclidian. But seriously, the cover, the spine, beautiful, the edges of the pages, highlighted with silver coloring. I think this book would be at least twice as much had it not been for it's mild flaw. Hail cthulu. Read full review...

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Great Collection Of HP Lovecraft Stories!

This book is a great collection of HP Lovecraft stories! The cover of the book is well-made & looks distinguished, the pages are nicely done, with a purple ribbon marker attached. Anyone who is a fan of Lovecraft will enjoy this book for their collection! And it will look great on one's shelf! Read full review...

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This is the one

The cover is aesthetic. The content is complete. I miss my old collection of paperbacks, a lot less now. When I bought them, I was getting them for a nickel a piece, and it was great getting lost in the Mythos. My brothers room mate threw them out, and rebuilding the collection looked like it would be difficult. Now I've got a beautiful, classic, library worthy collection. If only the works of other authors in the Mythos were gathered together the same way. Still need to get his poetry now. The cover art is fitting for the mood of Lovecraft's work. I have not purchased a new hard cover book in a long time. I got this without hesitation, and I don't regret it. I don't have to scan through my collection, to make sure I actually have all of his stories. I'll finally be able to read a few, I never found. You can't go wrong with this book. Just make sure you get an edition with the purple bookmark, and silver gilding. The gold editions have typos.Read full review...

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I love HP Lovecraft's stories!

Leather bound, has ribbon page marker, page edges trimmed in silver paint. Great buy for the money. Lovecraft only wrote 77 stories, so don't feel you have to buy a more expensive book. There is a forward which gives you a history of Lovecraft's life and what shaped his writing.
Lovecraft's prose has been criticized, but read carefully as his detailed descriptions make the story even scarier! I am very happy with this book! I think you will enjoy is as well.Read full review...

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Very happy with my purchase

What a great looking book! It will be a great gift, thank you! Can't wait until he opens it up so we can see how it is inside!

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Outstanding value for the price

One of the most complete Lovecraft volumes I've encountered at a mass market price. Binding is a little shoddy, but an otherwise excellent book

GET THIS BOOK!

As an avid fan of the works of H.P. Lovecraft, I can't see how this incredible value isn't worth the money!

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Beautiful book

Nicely packaged and perfect for gift giving. My grandson was thrilled with it

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Son loves it

My son isn't much of a reader but he can't put this book down.

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