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HP Lovecraft

At the Mountains of Madness, Lovecraft's incontrovertible masterpiece, written in February-March 1931, is a story details the events of a disastrous expedition to the barren, windswept Antarctic continent, where the secret history of our planet is preserved, amidst the ruins of its first civilization, in September 1930, and what was found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University. Throughout the story, Dyer details a series of previously untold events in the hope of deterring another group of explorers who wish to return to the continent. It uncovers strange fossils and mind-blasting terror. Since it was originally serialized in the February, March, and April 1936 issues of Astounding Stories during the classic pulp era, ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ has influenced both horror and science fiction worldwide. Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi describes the novella as representing the decisive "demythology" of the Cthulhu Mythos by reinterpreting Lovecraft's earlier supernatural stories in a science fiction paradigm.

At the Mountains of Madness

"Aku bergidik saat labirin dinding tinggi, menara, dan tiang megah samar bermunculan dari balik uap es. Di hadapanku kemudian terbentang pemandangan sebuah kota dengan arsitektur yang tak pernah ada, bahkan dalam imajinasi sekalipun." Membaca karya-karya H.P. Lovecraft bisa memunculkan kengerian yang khas dan menumbuhkan imajinasi terliar. Sejak kecil, penulis horor paling berpengaruh pada abad ke-20 ini lebih suka mengurung diri dalam rumah sambil membaca berbagai buku. Bacaan favoritnya adalah buku sains dan kisah misteri, terutama karya-karya Edgar Allan Poe yang kelak menjadi inspirasinya dalam berkarya. Sama seperti Poe, Lovecraft disebut-sebut telah memberi warna baru dalam genre horor. Karya-karyanya selalu beberapa langkah lebih maju dibanding tren yang ada pada era itu. Misalnya dalam At the Mountains of Madness, pembaca diajak menempuh perjalanan mendebarkan, melampaui batas nalar. Ilmu pengetahuan diadu dengan mitos. Kengerian menjelma menjadi nayta. Sementara dalam Seruan Cthulhu, pembaca dibuat bertanya-tanya akan eksistensi makhluk-makhluk absurd di antara manusia biasa dan cara mengidentifikasinya. Kini kami hadirkan kembali rangkaian karya Lovecraft yang berpengaruh pada perkembangan genre horor modern. Setiap cerita yang terhimpun dalam buku ini juga menunjukkan bahwa kisah horor juga bisa berdekatan dengan sains dan teknologi. [Mizan, Noura Books, Nourabooks, Novel, Terjemahan, Indonesia]

At the Mountains of Madness & Other Stories

Brandon Barrows

Remembered as the father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft is best known for tales of terror, cosmic abominations and especially his most famous creation, the dreaded Cthulhu! Few realize, however, the true creative breadth and depth spanned by Lovecraft, who penned stories of horror but also of fantasy, science fiction and even humor. Within this Mythos series, writer Brandon Barrows and artist Hugo Petrus go beyond tentacles and evil gods to explore the rare corners and the myriad worlds created by H.P. Lovecraft! THIS ISSUE: "Pickman's Model" - Richard Pickman, an artist of notoriously-ghastly works so horrifying that he's been ostracized from Boston's artistic society, knows the anatomy of fear better than anyone else alive - but how? "The Strange High House in the Mist" - Thomas Olney, a jaded philosopher, has a obsession: the strange, mist-shrouded house on the cliffs above Kingsport. When he can stand his curiosity no longer, he sets out to visit the house. A Caliber Comics release.

Mythos: Lovecraft's Worlds #1

Remembered as the father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft is best known for tales of terror, cosmic abominations and especially his most famous creation, the dreaded Cthulhu! Few realize, however, the true creative breadth and depth spanned by Lovecraft, who penned stories of horror but also of fantasy, science fiction and even humor. Within this Mythos series, writer Brandon Barrows and artist Hugo Petrus go beyond tentacles and evil gods to explore the rare corners and the myriad worlds created by H.P. Lovecraft! THIS ISSUE: "Cool Air" - To one man, a draught of cold air is "the most detestable thing" because you never know what it may signify and what horrors hide in its wake. "The White Ship" - Swept away from a life of mundane monotony, lighthouse keeper Basil Elton sees and travels worlds unknown to any mortal but always in his mind is the question: "What is over the horizon?" and he will learn that explorers must be as aware of what is behind them as what is ahead. A Caliber Comics release.

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