The Call of Cthulhu

H.P. Lovecraft's 1928 masterpiece introduced the world to cosmic horror—and to the tentacled god who sleeps beneath the Pacific, waiting to wake and drive humanity mad. Pieced together from newspaper clippings, police reports, and the ravings of artists driven insane by their dreams, 'The Call of Cthulhu' reveals the existence of an ancient cult worshipping beings so vast and alien that to comprehend them is to lose one's mind. Lovecraft's vision of a universe indifferent to human existence, where we are less than insects before powers beyond our imagination, remains the most influential horror concept of the twentieth century. A Raven's Gate Classics edition.