The Dunwich Horror is a chapbook anthology which features a Pete Von Sholly-illustrated version of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" as its centrepiece, with a handful of accompanying non-fiction pieces regarding the story. Edited by Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi, it was published in a hardcover format by PS Publishing as part of their Lovecraft Illustrated series [1].
Overview[]
| “ | "The Dunwich Horror" is the story that hooked me on Lovecraft. The mystery of the Whateleys and their ways, the character of Wilbur and the stunning revelation of his true self, the verisimilitude of the setting and all the trappings work so well. It was in this tale that I learned about Miskatonic University, the standing stones crowning many lonely New England hilltops, the eerie truth about whippoorwills, and course the Necronomicon of the Mad Arab, Abdul Alhazred. We even get a nice juicy quote from that forbidden tome that tells us much about our place and the place of our own planet in the terrifying cosmic scheme of things. The ending works like a knockout punch and the lore and legend of Dunwich, both the town and its strange geography replete with rumbling hills build to it like a masterfully orchestrated score worthy of Erich Zann. |
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| ~ Publishers description |
Contents [2][]
- Introduction by S. T. Joshi
- Foreword by Pete Von Sholly
- "The Dunwich Horror" by H. P. Lovecraft
- "The Mythic Hero Archetype in "The Dunwich Horror"" by Donald R. Burleson
- "Call Me Wizard Whateley: Echoes of Moby-Dick in "The Dunwich Horror"" by Peter Cannon
- "Lustcraft" by W. H. Pugmire
Gallery[]
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Dust jacket art
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Selection of interior art
References[]
- ↑ The Dunwich Horror product information at the PS Publishing website
- ↑ The Dunwich Horror contents taken from the Internet Speculative Fiction Database