Résultats pour "The Dunwich Horror" dans Science-Fiction et fantasy

Une créature invisible aux humains, née de l'union du Dieu Extérieur Yog-Sothoth et d'une humaine habitant Dunwich. La chose a grandi dans le secret grâce aux efforts de son jumeau et de leur grand-père.

Enter the decaying hills of rural New England, where ancient secrets fester and cosmic terrors lurk just beyond the veil of sanity. In The Dunwich Horror, Lovecraft weaves a tale of madness, arcane rituals, and otherworldly monstrosities that will haunt your imagination. The strange and deformed Wilbur Whateley, born of sinister rites and raised among forbidden tomes, seeks the dreaded Necronomicon to complete his family’s unholy pact. But the horror that rises in the hills above Dunwich will soon eclipse even the darkest of nightmares.

In a dilapidated farmhouse on the outskirts of the remote town of Dunwich, a strange family delves into dark rituals, summoning a malevolent entity from an otherworldly dimension. Their chilling goal? To bring about the end of the world and offer it to ancient gods who seek dominion over humanity. Only a wise, elderly librarian stands between them and total destruction. Originally published in 1929 in Weird Tales, The Dunwich Horror invites listeners into a haunting tale of terror and suspense. (Summary by Mark Nelson)

This spine chilling tale by HP Lovecraft, depicts an unimaginable horror arising in the isolated village of Dunwich, which poses a threat to the whole world.

(Re)Vivez le cauchemar. Envie de (re)lire la nouvelle du "Cauchemar d'Innsmouth" d'H.P. Lovecraft ? Et que diriez-vous de la vivre cette fois-ci ? C'est exactement ce que vous propose cet ouvrage : visitez la ville d'Innsmouth en voyageant dans le texte originel et les descriptions d'H.P. Lovecraft lui-même ! Vous pourrez littéralement vous balader dans la nouvelle, visiter ses lieux, parler à ses personnages et voyager dans l'œuvre du maître pour y vivre votre propre aventure.

The dark and twisted story of Wilbur Whateley and the strange events surrounding his birth and precocious development. Wilbur matures at an abnormal rate, reaching manhood within a decade—all the while becoming indoctrinated into dark rituals and witchcraft by his grandfather.

In a rundown farmhouse near isolated, rural Dunwich, a bizarre family conjures and nurtures an evil entity from another realm, with the purpose of destroying the world and delivering it to ancient gods to rule, and only an aged university librarian can stop them. The Dunwich Horror was first published in 1929 in Weird Tales. (Summary by Mark Nelson)

This is complete collection of American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Christian humanism. Stephen King has called Lovecraft "the twentieth Century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.

1922: Seit er im Fall Charles Dexter Ward den finsteren Mächten auf die Spur gefunden ist, findet Randolph Carter keine Ruhe. Immer mehr erschließen sich ihm die furchtbaren Zusammenhänge und neuerdings hat ein bedrohlicher Verfolger seine Spur aufgenommen. Mit Hilfe der Bibliothekarin Henrietta Armitage versucht er, das mächtige Zauberbuch Necronomicon der Miskatonic University zu verstecken, doch der Arm seines Verfolgers reicht weit... Der 5. Teil von HOLY HORRORs Lovecraft-Zyklus.