Stories from the Edge of Reason

Written by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and W. F. Harvey

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

A collection of 45 short stories which threaten to unhinge the listener's mind. Strange phenomena, insane genius, inexplicable happenings and the inability to deal with life and death are all themes which run through this brilliant selection.

1. 'This is All' by Barry Pain
2. 'The Mysterious Card' by Cleveland Moffett
3. 'The Card Unveiled' by Cleveland Moffett
4. 'The Artist’s Secret' by Olive Schreiner
5. 'August Heat' by W. F. Harvey
6. 'A Madman’s Manuscript' by Charles Dickens
7. 'The Missing Years' by Barry Pain
8. 'The Terrible Old Man' by H. P. Lovecraft
9. 'The Bet' by Anton Chekhov
10. 'The Diary of Mr. Poynter' by M. R. James
11. 'Pigeons from Hell' by Robert E. Howard
12. 'The Last Leaf' by O. Henry
13. 'The Magnet' by Barry Pain
14. 'Her Lover' by Maxim Gorky
15. 'The White Dog' by Fedor Sologub
16. 'Pickman’s Model' by H. P. Lovecraft
17. 'A Very Black Business' by Ernest Bramah
18. 'Sea Curse' by Robert E. Howard
19. 'The Man who Hated Aspidistras' by W. F. Harvey
20. 'Green Tea' by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
21. 'The End of a Show' by Barry Pain
22. 'The Evil Clergyman' by H. P. Lovecraft
23. 'Double Demon' by W. F. Harvey
24. 'Mad Monkton' by Wilkie Collins 25. 'Cool Air' by H. P. Lovecraft
26. 'Dead of Night' by W. F. Harvey
27. 'The Heart of the Fire' by W. F. Harvey
28. 'His Brother’s Keeper' by W. W. Jacobs
29. 'The Dream' by A. J. Alan
30. 'Query' by Seamark

and 15 other disturbing and unsettling stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Aug 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781467699174

H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author of science fiction and horror stories. Born in Providence, Rhode Island to a wealthy family, he suffered the loss of his father at a young age. Raised with his mother’s family, he was doted upon throughout his youth and found a paternal figure in his grandfather Whipple, who encouraged his literary interests. He began writing stories and poems inspired by the classics and by Whipple’s spirited retellings of Gothic tales of terror. In 1902, he began publishing a periodical on astronomy, a source of intellectual fascination for the young Lovecraft. Over the next several years, he would suffer from a series of illnesses that made it nearly impossible to attend school. Exacerbated by the decline of his family’s financial stability, this decade would prove formative to Lovecraft’s worldview and writing style, both of which depict humanity as cosmologically insignificant. Supported by his mother Susie in his attempts to study organic chemistry, Lovecraft eventually devoted himself to writing poems and stories for such pulp and weird-fiction magazines as Argosy, where he gained a cult following of readers. Early stories of note include “The Alchemist” (1916), “The Tomb” (1917), and “Beyond the Wall of Sleep” (1919). “The Call of Cthulu,” originally published in pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928, is considered by many scholars and fellow writers to be his finest, most complex work of fiction. Inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, and Lord Dunsany, Lovecraft became one of the century’s leading horror writers whose influence remains essential to the genre.