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The Tomb and Other Tales (1965)

by H. P. Lovecraft (Contributor)

Other authors: August Derleth (Editor), Michael Whelan (Cover artist)

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"The Tomb" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - H. P. Lovecraft... "The Tomb" tells of Jervas Dudley, a self-confessed day-dreamer. While still a child, he discovers the entrance to a mausoleum but when he is an adult this mausoleum and the day-dreamer's state of being may cause madness to him.… (more)
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It is surprising how many of Lovecraft's signature themes are already fully evident in this, his first horror story. The nature of madness and reality, an inherited curse, seeking after forbidden knowledge, and a fated demise are all here. The narrator is very reminiscent of Hildred Castaigne from Robert Chambers' "The Repairer of Reputations" (in [b:The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories|129798|The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories|Robert W. Chambers|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1416873291s/129798.jpg|954927]), as well as many of Poe's madmen. However, Lovecraft adds an element; there is the strong suggestion that Jervas' madness springs from a true apprehension: that of his actual lineage and ultimate place, shall we say, in the scheme of things.

(Moved 2015 review to the individual work Sept. 2017 to make room to review the collection under its own entry.) ( )
  amyotheramy | May 11, 2021 |
Not bad, writing feels a bit archaic but translates the strange vibe well enough. ( )
  EdwardL95 | Jan 7, 2020 |
"Sedibus ut saltem placidis in morte quiescam" (“En un lugar placentero, cuando muera, me sea dado descansar”) - Virgilio

Siguiendo con la continuación de los relatos cortos de H. P. Lovecraft, leemos La Tumba (The Tomb), la historia de Jervas Dudley, quien vivió siempre en esferas alejadas del mundo real y se siente obsesionado por una antigua cripta... ¿en qué punto la obsesión puede tornarse en locura? o ¿ acaso fue algo más?... ( )
  RafaTenochca | Sep 10, 2019 |
The wild life of an 18th century bon vivant haunts a young man from the 1920s. ( )
  jefware | Jul 30, 2018 |
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"The Tomb" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - H. P. Lovecraft... "The Tomb" tells of Jervas Dudley, a self-confessed day-dreamer. While still a child, he discovers the entrance to a mausoleum but when he is an adult this mausoleum and the day-dreamer's state of being may cause madness to him.

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Contents:

  • The Tomb

  • The Festival

  • Imprisoned with the Pharaohs

  • He

  • The Horror at Red Hook

  • The Strange High House in the Mist

  • In the Walls of Eryx

  • The Evil Clergyman

  • The Beast in the Cave

  • The Alchemist

  • Poetry and the Gods

  • The Street

  • The Transition of Juan Romero

  • Azathoth

  • The Decent

  • The Book

  • The Thing in the Moonlight

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