This collection of H.P. Lovecraft's most influential works presents several of his most famous stories, a sampling of his poetry and an abridgment of his monograph Supernatural Horror in Literature, with commentary providing background and context.

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface A Note on the Text Primary Works Fiction History of the Necronomicon The Call of Cthulhu The Colour Out of Space The Dunwich Horror The Whisperer in Darkness The Shadow Over Innsmouth Poetry Waste Paper Fungi from Yuggoth Critical Work Supernatural Horror in Literature Secondary Works Criticism The Structure of Lovecraft’s Longer Narratives (S.T. Joshi) Cosmic Fear and the Fear of the Lord: Lovecraft’s Religious Vision (Robert M. Price) The Victorian Era’s Influence on H.P. Lovecraft (Shannon N. Gilstrap) The Shadow Also Rises: H.P. Lovecraft’s Ambivalent Modernism (Tracy Bealer) Shantih Versus Shanty: Lovecraft’s Parody of Eliot’s Utopian Anxiety (Joseph Milford) The Internal Continuity of Lovecraft’s Fungi from Yuggoth (Jim Moon) Reflections The Haunter of the Library: What Lovecraft Taught Me (Brad Strickland) An Interview with Cherie Priest An Interview with Caitlín R. Kiernan An Interview with Richard Monaco An Interpretation of Lovecraft’s Astrological Chart (Richard Monaco) Providence After Dark (T.E.D. Klein) Notes Works Cited and Select Bibliography Index

“The critical essays explore a variety of aspects of Lovecraft’s work, such as his story structure, his relationship to Victorian fiction and modernism, and the ever-present issue of his racism and its reflection in his work...highly recommended”—Booklist; “Exceptionally informative and thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation...recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “Butts does an admirable job selecting and annotating Lovecraft’s literary and critical writings...valuable.”—Mythlore.