The Call of Cthulhu, H. P. Lovecraft
The Call of Cthulhu, H. P. Lovecraft
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The Call of Cthulhu

Author: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrator: Pincent Vrice

Unabridged: 1 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/30/2024

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

This is perhaps the most famous Horror novel by perhaps the most famous - certainly, most famous American - Horror author of the early Twentieth Century. With the introduction of the monstrous Cthulhu it towers over the genre.This reading has been produced by Alexander Leithes with the aid of his thespian friend, Pincent Vrice, doing his utmost to capture the spirit of his near namesake.

About H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips "H. P." Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in his genre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on February 06, 2023

I forgot how fun this was! a dry kind of fun. it's been many years since I first read it and I'm surprised at how much I still retained, certain images & ideas really stuck with me. I guess once Lovecraft gets his hooks into you, those hooks stay embedded, little bits of Cthulhu shrapnel that burrow......more

Goodreads review by Jason on January 29, 2015

What’s great about a Lovecraftian horror story, besides the fact that his writing is eerily similar to that of Jason Morais, is that it can afford such a welcome reprieve from a weekend otherwise consumed by madness and violence, the kind of violence that disturbs the soul to its core. “The Call of C......more

Goodreads review by Martin on March 29, 2023

Marzo fue un mes muy estresante para mí, tanto por motivos personales como profesionales. No pude leer tanto como me hubiese gustado, pero cuando vi esta historia pasando un puesto de revistas, no pude resistirme. No he leído mucho de Lovecraft, a pesar de ser un autor tan importante en el género de......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on May 23, 2011

I was not impressed. For all the talk this particular book has gotten in my circles, it really wasn't very interesting a read. The description was interesting but I didn't find the book as anything monumental save for it being one of the first of its kind. The book was a quick read and allowed a gli......more

Goodreads review by Iloveplacebo on August 10, 2019

Qué descripciones más siniestras, oscuras, terroríficas... Este hombre era un dios de la escritura. Puede escribir sobre cualquier cosa, en serio, cualquier cosa, que me lo leería. Pocas obras del autor no me han gustado, y aún así, en cierto modo, las he disfrutado; porque su forma de narrar es mara......more