H. P. Lovecraft: Tales Library of America Horror Book Review

While this collection is by no means perfect, it is the second best out there*. I’m not gonna go into detail about Lovecraft, plenty of reviews have done that, but I’ll just say everyone I’ve tried to get into Lovecraft, even if it took some time, grew to like him, or at the very least appreciate him. While I won’t tell you to go straight out and buy this book, at least rent it from the library, or any of his books, and read a few stories and see what you think. People have complained about some of the stories Peter Straub chose, but I like that he tried to show his different styles throughout his career.

*I recently discovered, to my surprise and delight, and Barnes and Noble hardback that contains Lovecraft’s complete fiction. It’s large, beautiful, thread bound, and the cover price is only $12.95. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure you couldn’t buy it from here, you’d have to get it from Barnes and Noble, but I feel to those Lovecraft fans who haven’t discovered it, they should be told about it.