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Forty-eight of H.P. Lovecraft’s most important stories are brought together in this collection–available only from Audible–selected and with introductions by the award-winning, best-selling Lovecraft editor Leslie S. Klinger. Howard Philips Lovecraft was the early 20th-century genius who, almost singlehandedly, pioneered horror and scientific fiction, only to die in near-obscurity. Rediscovered by critics and scholars in the 1970s, Lovecraft’s work has influenced—by their own admission—every major horror or science-fiction writer of today.
Full cast of narrators include:
- Fred Burman
- Kevin Pariseau
- Matt Godfrey
- Peter Berkrot
- Robert Fass
- Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Paul Woodson
- Avi Roque
- Raphael Corkhill
Foreword narrated by Leslie S. Klinger
Chapter 1: The Tomb narrated by Fred Berman
Chapter 2: Dagon narrated by Gregory Connors
Chapter 3: Polaris narrated by Simon Vance
Chapter 4: Beyond the Wall of Sleep narrated by Dan Bittner
Chapter 5: The Transition of Juan Romero narrated by Raphael Corkhill
Chapter 6: The Statement of Randolph Carter narrated by William DeMerritt
Chapter 7: The Doom That Came to Sarnath narrated by Peter Berkrot
Chapter 8: The Terrible Old Man narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla
Chapter 9: The Cats of Ulthar narrated by Vikas Adam
Chapter 10: Facts concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family narrated by Simon Vance
Chapter 11: The Temple narrated by Sascha Rotermund
Chapter 12: Celephaïs narrated by Simon Vance
Chapter 13: From Beyond narrated by Mirron Willis
Chapter 14: Nyarlathotep narrated by Kevin Kenerly
Chapter 15: The Picture in the House narrated by Neil Hellegers
Chapter 16: Ex Oblivione narrated by Jason Culp
Chapter 17: The Nameless City narrated by Jonathan Davis
Chapter 18: The Quest of Iranon narrated by Avi Roque
Chapter 19: The Outsider narrated by Raphael Corkhill
Chapter 20: The Other Gods narrated by Vikas Adam
Chapter 21: The Music of Erich Zann narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Chapter 22: Herbert West: Reanimator narrated by Jay Snyder
Chapter 23: The Unnamable narrated by William DeMerritt
Chapter 24: The Hound narrated by Raphael Corkhill
Chapter 25: The Lurking Fear narrated by Jay Snyder
Chapter 26: The Rats in the Walls narrated by Paul Woodson
Chapter 27: The Festival narrated by Fred Berman
Chapter 28: Under the Pyramids narrated by Jonathan Davis
Chapter 29: The Shunned House narrated by Robert Fass
Chapter 30: The Horror at Red Hook narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla
Chapter 31: He narrated by Marc Vietor
Chapter 32: Cool Air narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon
Chapter 33: The Call of Cthulhu narrated by Matt Godfrey
Chapter 34: The Silver Key narrated by William DeMerritt
Chapter 35: Pickman’s Model narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla
Chapter 36: The Strange High House in the Mist narrated by Kevin Kenerly
Chapter 37: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath narrated by William DeMerritt
Chapter 38: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Chapter 39: The Colour Out of Space narrated by Gregory Connors
Chapter 40: History of the Necronomicon narrated by Simon Vance
Chapter 41: The Dunwich Horror narrated by Marc Vietor
Chapter 42: The Whisperer in Darkness narrated by Kevin Pariseau
Chapter 43: At the Mountains of Madness narrated by Scott Brick
Chapter 44: The Shadow over Innsmouth narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Chapter 45: The Dreams in the Witch House narrated by Dan Bittner
Chapter 46: The Thing on the Doorstep narrated by Jason Culp
Chapter 47: The Shadow Out of Time narrated by Kevin Kenerly
Chapter 48: The Haunter of the Dark narrated by Neil Hellegers
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Let the battle begin! The vast Tzoladian army clashes with the Karsonian confederation in the valley of Mt. Sarmos. But the stakes are higher than a mere fight for power between countries. As the cruel emperor intensifies his persecution of the "subhumans," the three chosen youths make tough choices that will decide the fate of the world. Amanki is a soldier fighting for an empire that wants him dead. After losing her freedom and her seal, Brina faces the ruthless leader of the Sparaggi tribes. Tuka is surrounded by intrigue. Plots of assassination abound. Thrown into circumstances they ...
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Backfired: Attention Deficit
- By: Leon Neyfakh, Prologue Projects
- Narrated by: Leon Neyfakh, Arielle Pardes
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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ADHD may be the defining diagnosis of our time. According to the latest data, more than 10 percent of American children (that’s 7.1 million kids) have been diagnosed with ADHD. And the number of stimulant prescriptions for adults in their 30s has shot up nearly threefold since 2012. In recent years, this explosion in demand has combined with other factors to create a widespread stimulant shortage in the US. In the second installment of Backfired, cohosts Leon Neyfakh and Arielle Pardes look at the unintended consequences of the ADHD industry, and trace the surprising path that brought us here.
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Avoid if recently diagnosed with ADHD as an Adult
- By Anonymous User on 10-05-24
By: Leon Neyfakh, and others
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Nyarlathotep
- By: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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During a time of political and social unrest in Egypt, a god-like force, Nyarlathotep, emerges. He travels the land dazzling people with electricity and psychology. While witnesses of this god-like creature encourage others to see him, afterwards, people seem terrified. As the narrator recounts his experiences, he becomes disoriented. By the end of the story, the narrator and the other viewers of Nyarlathotep begin to lose touch with reality.
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Classic HP Cthulu Myhthos story
- By Mary Karowski on 02-15-16
By: H. P. Lovecraft
What listeners say about The Essential Lovecraft
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- solomongrundy9
- 11-01-24
Great Introductions and Narration
While I’m not a fan of all of Lovecraft’s stories, this a great way to experience almost every piece of his work. The introductions by Klinger provide valuable context to each work, and he never attempts to avoid the bigotry that plagues much of Lovecraft’s writing. There are some genuinely great ideas here, even if the writing never lives up to the potential— it’s a shame that he died so young, as his writing seemed to only improve as he grew older and more comfortable with his collection of mythologies.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-06-24
A perfect into into love craft
I have been interested in love crafts work in passing but have never read any of his books for one reason or another but I saw this and decided to pick it up. It starts with some of the history of love craft and at the start of each story it talks about another snippet of his life around the time he wrote that story and I found these small snippets very interesting and I now find myself even more interested in his history and the other books that where not included in this collection. And of course the books were awesome I didn’t love all of them but if you like the genre you will have to find some interesting stories in the 50 hours
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- Nati Yakobovich
- 10-18-24
Perfect
I have no words, thank you so much, this collection was much needed, the best out there, thank you for making it easier for everyone to consume the genius of LoveCraft.
do WarCraft next ;)
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- Rollo Martins
- 10-29-24
Loved the narration and introductions
A haunting journey into Lovecraft’s world that horror fans must hear! I really enjoyed the introductions by scholar Leslie Klinger, as each one gave me a bit of valuable context without spoiling the story Plus all narrators’ performances truly captured the horror and suspense perfectly. Highly recommended!
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- chris
- 11-07-24
Simple
Most stories are SIMPLE, a BIT imaginative & I suppose 100 years ago, MAY of been exotic, but now MEH !!! Performances ok at BEST, with a different person a story, with NO different voices or accents.
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- Heath Long
- 10-23-24
introductions ruined it
The introductions to each story are unnecessary. We get it, you want to hammer home the fact the Lovecraft was a racist. if that bothers you, don't listen to his work. I'm here for the writing, not the man's feelings on today's hot button topics.
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- Daniel
- 10-28-24
More kvetching about racism
is it possible to enjoy Lovecraft without hamfisted commentary telling us what we should think about hos racism, or proclamations on how we all must accept our "collective guilt?" (actual words)
Also, the narration is often highly stilted, and the narrator for Dagon weirdly sounds like a southern antebellum gentleman. Skip this, check out the HPLHS collection instead.
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