Chatwin Books presents our first collection of spine-chilling stories by H. P. Lovecraft featuring an introduction by Matt Ruff, author of
Sewer, Gas, Electric
;
Set This House in Order
Bad Monkeys
88 Names
; and
Lovecraft Country
, the basis for the HBO TV show.
So the first thing you should know is, he can be an acquired taste.In the Dreamlands stories that make up the first volume of this series, you'll find palaces of living fire, a "golden bridge of moonbeams," a ship that sails off the edge of the world, and a grudge match between immortals that ends with a supernova lighting up the sky...His marvels are seen mostly in glimpses, and the price of even a short look can be high: death, insanity, disensoulment, oblivion.He has a way of getting in your head, and even if you don't develop a taste for him, you'll likely find some inspiration-horrible or wonderful-to carry away with you.
-from the introduction by Matt Ruff