Lovecraft was not only a giant in writing stories and novels, but we see him here as a passionate reader and researcher of the history of literature, as Lovecraft analyzes metaphysical horror literature, and reviews its development from its beginnings and its roots firmly rooted in popular heritage, all the way to the Gothic novel, and the subsequent periods and schools in which this development continued, with examples.
'Breathtakingly original, and a captivating sense of place' VAL McDERMID'A brilliantly inventive and twisty tale' CLAIRE McGOWAN, bestselling author of The Push'A distinctive, intriguing, immersive debut' MARI HANNAH, multi-award winning author of Without a Trace A local woman is found in a children's playground, tied up and burned to death.
There are things in our world that we know nothing about, they are much older than us, and we should not approach them, because after them our lives will never be the same.
