The Evil Clergyman, H. P. Lovecraft
The Evil Clergyman, H. P. Lovecraft
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The Evil Clergyman

Author: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/20/2015


Synopsis

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), who wrote as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer who was acclaimed posthumously for his brilliant and influential works of horror fiction.

"The Evil Clergyman" is a strange tale of a long-dead, malevolent cleric who still has the power to reach into the present time and cause untold dreadful harm to people of today.

About H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips "H. P." Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in his genre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter

A first person narrator enters a chamber in the attic and sees what has happened there to a clergyman. Why did that character burn his books and what did he do with the noose in his hand? Well, you shouldn't miss to read this short but very uncanny story of Lovecraft. The twist at the end (it's abou......more

Goodreads review by Tom

3.5 Stars rounded up to 4 Stars.......more

Goodreads review by Limax

Se trata de un relato muy corto, por lo que no haré una sinopsis. Hay ideas interesantes que se dejan en el aire, y cumple con las exigencias de un relato breve: inicio sugerente y final impactante. No parece tener una relación clara con el resto de relatos del autor, pero tampoco desentona en ese u......more