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The Lurking Fear and Other Stories

H.P. Lovecraft Collected Short Stories seriesNext:The Whisperer in Darkness: Collected Stories Volume 1(1930) →

Twelve soul-chilling stories by the master of horror will leave you shivering in your boots and afraid to go out in the night. Only H.P. Lovecraft can send your heart racing faster than it's ever gone before. And here are the stories to prove it.

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Contents:

1 * The Lurking Fear * nv Home Brew Jan '23 (+3); Weird Tales Jun '28

23 * Dagon * ss The Vagrant Nov '19; Weird Tales Oct '23

29 * Beyond the Wall of Sleep * ss Pine Cones Oct '19; Weird Tales Mar '38

41 * The White Ship * ss The United Amateur Nov '19

49 * Arthur Jermyn ["Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family"] * ss The Wolverine Mar '21 (+1); Weird Tales May '35

59 * From Beyond * ss The Fantasy Fan Jun '34; Weird Tales Feb '38

67 * The Temple * ss Weird Tales Sep '25

81 * The Moon-Bog * ss Weird Tales Jun '26

91 * The Hound * ss Weird Tales Feb '24

99 * The Unnamable * ss Weird Tales Jul '25

107 * The Outsider * ss Weird Tales Apr '26

115 * The Shadow Over Innsmouth * na Visionary Press: Everett, PA, 1936; Weird Tales Jan '42

Audience
adult
Length
short · 182 pages

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