Supernatural Horror in Literature

H. P. Lovecraft (1890 - 1937)

In this essay Lovecraft traces the history of hair-raising fictional stories with a focus on things that go bump in the night, starting with the examples from the Antiquity and ending with a detailed discussion of the works of his contemporaries. - Summary by Piotr Nater

This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted

Genre(s): Literary Criticism

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 INTRODUCTION Piotr Nater
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Play 02 THE DAWN OF THE HORROR TALE Piotr Nater
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Play 03 THE EARLY GOTHIC NOVEL Piotr Nater
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Play 04 THE APEX OF GOTHIC ROMANCE Piotr Nater
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Play 05 THE AFTERMATH OF GOTHIC FICTION Piotr Nater
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Play 06 SPECTRAL LITERATURE ON THE CONTINENT Piotr Nater
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Play 07 EDGAR ALLAN POE Piotr Nater
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Play 08 THE WEIRD TRADITION IN AMERICA Piotr Nater
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Play 09 THE WEIRD TRADITION IN THE BRITISH ISLES Piotr Nater
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Play 10 THE MODERN MASTERS Piotr Nater
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