In 2014 The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft was published to widespread acclaim - vaunted as a
treasure trove” (Joyce Carol Oates) for Lovecraft aficionados and general readers alike.
Hailed by Harlan Ellison as an Olympian landmark of modern gothic literature ” the volume
included twenty-two of Lovecraft’s original stories. Now in this final volume best- selling
author Leslie S. Klinger reanimates twenty-five additional stories the balance of Lovecraft’s
significant fiction including Rats in the Wall ” a post– World War I story about the terrors
of the past and the newly contextualized The Horror at Red Hook ” which recently has been
adapted by best- selling novelist Victor LaValle. In following Lovecraft’s own literary
trajectory readers can witness his evolution from Rhode Island critic to prescient literary
genius whose titanic influence would only be appreciated decades after his death. Including
hundreds of eye- opening annotations and dozens of rare images Beyond Arkham finally provides
the complete picture of Lovecraft’s unparalleled achievements in fiction.
