The Tomb

This is Lovecraft's earliest story published and it's a real good read. Jervas Dudley, a homebound boy, discovers an interesting tomb in his surrounding. It belongs to the Hyde family whose house burnt down. Rumours of debauchery and all kind of evil fill the village. But why is Jervas drawn to that......more

Dangerously near 5 stars ! Just glimpse this intro: "It is an unfortunate fact that the bulk of humanity is too limited in its mental vision to weigh with patience and intelligence those isolated phenomena, seen and felt only by a psychologically sensitive few, which lie outside its common experience.......more

Like most of my reading hopes, the grand idea for October was dashed upon the rocks of reality. I had fashioned a plan to only read Freud and Lovecraft this month but that failed to occur. Thus on this rainy Saturday, I did read this first story. A privileged scion who admits early that he’s being t......more

HP Lovecraft ثالث تجاربي مع قصص الرغب لصاحبها و بالرغم من أنني لست من هواة هذا النوع من الأدب إلا أنني شعرت فعلاً بالغموض و التشويق و الإثارة و أظن أن HP Lovecraft لديه حس فلسفي و هدف من كتابة هذه الروايات خصوصاً أنه دائماً ما يذكر المقابر في قصصه و يجعل من الحقائق مجرد ذكريات ربما لو تعمقت قليلاً ف......more

wonderful twilight new england magic......more