The Annotated H.P. Lovecraft

ExplorethemarvelouscomplexityofLovecraft'swriting—includinghisuseofliteraryallusions，biographicaldetails，andobscurereferencesinthisrich，in-depthexplorationofgreathorrorfictionfromtheacknowledgedmasteroftheweird，includingthestories"HerbertWest—Reanimator"，"Pickman'sModel"，"TheCallofCthulhu"，"TheThingontheDoorstep"，"TheHorroratRedHook"andmore.DidLovecraftbelieveinghostsorparanormalphenomena?InwhatstorydoesthenarratorfearridingtheBostonT?Apathfinderintheliteraryterritoryofthemacabre，H.P.LovecraftisoneofAmerica'sgiantsofthehorrorgenre.Now，inthissecondvolumeofannotatedtales，LovecraftscholarsS.T.JoshiandPeterCannonprovideanotherrareopportunitytolookintothemindofagenius.Theirextensivenoteslifttheveilbetweenrealeventsinthewriter'slife—suchasthedeathofhisfather—andthewordsthatspilloutontothepageinmagnificentgrotesquerie.Mansions，universities，laboratories，anddankNewEnglandboneyardsappearalsoasthehauntswhereLovecraft'scharactersconfrontthefabulousandfantastic，or—likethenarratorin"HerbertWest—Reanimator"—digupfreshcorpses.Richlyillustratedandscrupulouslyresearched，thisextraordinaryworkaddsexcitinglevelsofmeaningtoLovecraft'schillingtales...andincreasesourwonderatthemagicthattransformslifeintoagreatwriter'sart.