by H. P. Lovecraft (Author)
Few writers can evoke such nightmarish visions as H. P. Lovecraft--and few of his stories are as chilling as these canonical tales of terror.
"H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale."--Stephen King At the Mountains of Madness: Lovecraft's indisputable masterpiece. In the barren, windswept Antarctic, an expedition uncovers strange fossils . . . and mind-blasting terror.
The Shunned House: Two men investigate the mystery of a sinister old house: the scene of unexplained deaths and weird apparitions.
The Dreams in the Witch-House: In the crooked bedroom of an ancient abode, a mathematician's feverish studies lead him to a dark discovery.
The Statement of Randolph Carter: The lone survivor of an unspeakable incident, Randolph Carter relates his brush with the underworld.
These milestones of the macabre will compel you to read on, even as you attempt to flee the waking nightmares they inspire.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror is a master class in supernatural terror.
Front Jacket
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.
Author Biography
H. P. LOVECRAFT is one of the seminal horror authors of the twentieth century. He wrote more than one hundred stories, and achieved popular acclaim in such publications as Astounding Stories and Weird Tales. Though he died in 1937, the small press publisher Arkham House was established in 1939 to preserve Lovecraft's works for future generations
Number of Pages: 192
Dimensions: 0.53 x 7.04 x 4.12 IN
Publication Date: September 13, 1991
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: At the Mountains of Madness
Interest Level: Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 1
