Selected and Introduced by M.J. Elliot. ‘The thing came abruptly and unannounced; a demon, rat-like, scurrying from pits remote and unimaginable, a hellish panting and stifled grunting, and then from that opening beneath the chimney a burst of multitudinous and leprous life - a loathsome night-spawned flood of organic corruption more devastatingly hideous than the blackest conjurations of mortal madness and morbidity.’ Only the expansive imagination of H.P. Lovecraft could conceive the delicious and spine-tingling horrors you will find within the pages of this unique collection. In addition to such classics as 'The Picture in the House', 'The Music of Erich Zann' and 'The Rats in the Walls', this volume contains some fascinating rarities: examples of Lovecraft's earliest weird fiction and material unpublished during his lifetime. H.P. Lovecraft's creation of the Cthulhu Mythos has influenced many modern authors, and still remains at the forefront of supernatural literature. Includes: The Lurking FearThe Beast in the CaveThe AlchemistThe TombBeyond the Wall of SleepMemoryThe Transition of Juan RomeroThe White ShipThe Terrible Old ManFacts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His FamilyThe StreetThe TempleThe TreeFrom BeyondNyarlathotepThe Picture in the HouseEx OblivioneThe Quest of IranonThe Moon-BogThe OutsiderThe Music of Erich ZannHypnosAzathothWhat the Moon BringsThe Rats in the WallsHeIn the VaultCool AirThe DescendantThe Very Old FolkThe BookThe Evil Clergyman