Title | : | The Call of Cthulhu (Illustrated) |
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Author | : | H.P. Lovecraft & Andrew David |
Release | : | 2014-05-20 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Horror, Books, Fiction & Literature |
Size | : | 6985456 |
H.P. Lovecraft’s ground-breaking horror story presented with 11 original full-color illustrations. Francis Thurston inherits a mysterious locked box from his great-uncle, a renown Semitic language professor who died under suspicious circumstances. Inside the box, Francis discovers a journal, a strange collection of newspaper clippings…and a clay bas-relief depicting a monstrous creature standing over a dead city. His great-uncle was investigating a terrifying mystery involving secret cults and forbidden rituals before his untimely death, and Francis endeavors to bring his great-uncle’s research to its dreadful conclusion. ‘The Call of Cthulhu' features all the signature elements of Lovecraft’s eerie brand of cosmic horror: A detached, isolated scholar struggling to cope with the horrors he uncovers. The insignificant role of the human race. The sanity-breaking unveiling of an ancient, alien god. There are no easy resolutions, no victory over evil, no hope for mankind. Only a glimpse behind the curtain of ‘the real world’, a brief moment of understanding, and the inevitable madness that follows. |