The Essential Lovecraft

By: H.P. Lovecraft, Leslie S. Klinger - editor

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marc Vietor, Scott Brick, Simon Vance, Jonathan Davis, Jay Snyder, Mirron Willis, Kevin Kenerly, Dan Bittner, Chris Ciulla, Vikas Adam, Gregory Connors, Jason Culp, Timothy Andrés Pabon, full cast

Forty-eight of H.P. Lovecraft’s most important stories are brought together in this collection–available only from Audible–selected and with introductions by the award-winning, best-selling Lovecraft editor Leslie S. Klinger. Howard Philips Lovecraft was the early 20th-century genius who, almost singlehandedly, pioneered horror and scientific fiction, only to die in near-obscurity. Rediscovered by critics and scholars in the 1970s, Lovecraft’s work has influenced—by their own admission—every major horror or science-fiction writer of today.

Full cast of narrators include:

• Fred Burman
• Kevin Pariseau
• Matt Godfrey
• Peter Berkrot
• Robert Fass
• Timothy Andrés Pabon
• Paul Woodson
• Avi Roque
• Raphael Corkhill

Foreword narrated by Leslie S. Klinger

Chapter 1: The Tomb narrated by Fred Berman

Chapter 2: Dagon narrated by Gregory Connors

Chapter 3: Polaris narrated by Simon Vance

Chapter 4: Beyond the Wall of Sleep narrated by Dan Bittner

Chapter 5: The Transition of Juan Romero narrated by Raphael Corkhill

Chapter 6: The Statement of Randolph Carter narrated by William DeMerritt

Chapter 7: The Doom That Came to Sarnath narrated by Peter Berkrot

Chapter 8: The Terrible Old Man narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla

Chapter 9: The Cats of Ulthar narrated by Vikas Adam

Chapter 10: Facts concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family narrated by Simon Vance

Chapter 11: The Temple narrated by Sascha Rotermund

Chapter 12: Celephaïs narrated by Simon Vance

Chapter 13: From Beyond narrated by Mirron Willis

Chapter 14: Nyarlathotep narrated by Kevin Kenerly

Chapter 15: The Picture in the House narrated by Neil Hellegers

Chapter 16: Ex Oblivione narrated by Jason Culp

Chapter 17: The Nameless City narrated by Jonathan Davis

Chapter 18: The Quest of Iranon narrated by Avi Roque

Chapter 19: The Outsider narrated by Raphael Corkhill

Chapter 20: The Other Gods narrated by Vikas Adam

Chapter 21: The Music of Erich Zann narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

Chapter 22: Herbert West: Reanimator narrated by Jay Snyder

Chapter 23: The Unnamable narrated by William DeMerritt

Chapter 24: The Hound narrated by Raphael Corkhill

Chapter 25: The Lurking Fear narrated by Jay Snyder

Chapter 26: The Rats in the Walls narrated by Paul Woodson

Chapter 27: The Festival narrated by Fred Berman

Chapter 28: Under the Pyramids narrated by Jonathan Davis

Chapter 29: The Shunned House narrated by Robert Fass

Chapter 30: The Horror at Red Hook narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla

Chapter 31: He narrated by Marc Vietor

Chapter 32: Cool Air narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon

Chapter 33: The Call of Cthulhu narrated by Matt Godfrey

Chapter 34: The Silver Key narrated by William DeMerritt

Chapter 35: Pickman’s Model narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla

Chapter 36: The Strange High House in the Mist narrated by Kevin Kenerly

Chapter 37: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath narrated by William DeMerritt

Chapter 38: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

Chapter 39: The Colour Out of Space narrated by Gregory Connors

Chapter 40: History of the Necronomicon narrated by Simon Vance

Chapter 41: The Dunwich Horror narrated by Marc Vietor

Chapter 42: The Whisperer in Darkness narrated by Kevin Pariseau

Chapter 43: At the Mountains of Madness narrated by Scott Brick

Chapter 44: The Shadow over Innsmouth narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

Chapter 45: The Dreams in the Witch House narrated by Dan Bittner

Chapter 46: The Thing on the Doorstep narrated by Jason Culp

Chapter 47: The Shadow Out of Time narrated by Kevin Kenerly

Chapter 48: The Haunter of the Dark narrated by Neil Hellegers

©2024 Leslie S. Klinger (intro) (P)2024 Audible, Inc.

Very well done!

The narration was fantastic! Before this audiobook set I had very little experience in lovecrafts work, this was a great listen.

THE MASTER OF THE UNSETTLING UNKNOWN

Lovecraft is always an enjoyable read, this series of his stories is well performed overall and is a great addition for any horror/suspense fan.

Perfect

I have no words, thank you so much, this collection was much needed, the best out there, thank you for making it easier for everyone to consume the genius of LoveCraft.
do WarCraft next ;)

A good listen

There were parts expecially in the forward that sounds like additional audio was added after the initial recording and it sounds really out of place.

Also in reference to the people complaining about the forward mentioning Lovecraft's racism. The forward/introduction goes over Lovecraft's life, his writing, his inspirations, his death, his friends, and fans. It talks about after his death his friends tried to collect all his work and publish it. How the Cthulhu mythos came about it. All the media that is influenced by his work like tabletop games, movies, and other books etc.
At the end, it talks about his racism and it talks about how he was a man of the times and how with age his beliefs changed. That it might be an uncomfortable read and how it's worth reading anyways. So anyone complaining about it talking about how Lovecraft was a racism is just a whiny child. Get over yourself. It wouldn't the a critical reception of Lovecraft's work if it didn't include it.
The forward/introduction was very thorough and I grabbed some of the books/short stories that inspired Lovecraft to listen to. Don't listen to the whiny babies and give it a listen or just skip the intro LOL.

Great Introductions and Narration

While I’m not a fan of all of Lovecraft’s stories, this a great way to experience almost every piece of his work. The introductions by Klinger provide valuable context to each work, and he never attempts to avoid the bigotry that plagues much of Lovecraft’s writing. There are some genuinely great ideas here, even if the writing never lives up to the potential— it’s a shame that he died so young, as his writing seemed to only improve as he grew older and more comfortable with his collection of mythologies.

it is a good effort in general however...

I enjoyed the perfomance od the VAs resding the books, most of them were intense as the stories themselves deserved. However, the worst part of the production were the intros. I tortured myself with the first 2 of them and proceded to skip most of the rest; the ones I could not (having my hands occupied) confirmed my decision. I was actually hyped to have son context of the times when the book where written; factual information, not opinions presented in a factual format. What a wated opportunity.

Lovecraft Marathon

Even breaking this book into four 13 hour reads between other books, the read was a long haul. At least I can say I covered Lovecraft as a bucket list item, even if the enjoyment was not quite there. Narrators were great..

The Most Socially Just of the Many HPL Colllections

Editor guides you by hand through the mean, mean world of a bigoted man he and other SJWs somehow adore.

I've loved listening through

I'm two stories from the end, and have greatly enjoyed checking out this anthology.

If you like horror, or are interested in Lovecraft, give it a listen!

Inspiring but a challenge

Lovecraft has a very unique storytelling style that can leave me feeling rather bored, but that clashes with the mounting horror in his tales that make it hard.