Supernatural Horror in Literature
H. P. Lovecraft
Read by Piotr Nater
In this essay Lovecraft traces the history of hair-raising fictional stories with a focus on things that go bump in the night, starting with the examples from the Antiquity and ending with a detailed discussion of the works of his contemporaries. - Summary by Piotr Nater
This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted (3 hr 10 min)
Chapters
INTRODUCTION | 9:59 | Read by Piotr Nater |
THE DAWN OF THE HORROR TALE | 10:20 | Read by Piotr Nater |
THE EARLY GOTHIC NOVEL | 14:15 | Read by Piotr Nater |
THE APEX OF GOTHIC ROMANCE | 11:55 | Read by Piotr Nater |
THE AFTERMATH OF GOTHIC FICTION | 18:25 | Read by Piotr Nater |
SPECTRAL LITERATURE ON THE CONTINENT | 13:22 | Read by Piotr Nater |
EDGAR ALLAN POE | 16:21 | Read by Piotr Nater |
THE WEIRD TRADITION IN AMERICA | 31:40 | Read by Piotr Nater |
THE WEIRD TRADITION IN THE BRITISH ISLES | 22:32 | Read by Piotr Nater |
THE MODERN MASTERS | 42:09 | Read by Piotr Nater |
Reviews
Retired Librarian
Very interesting overview of the genre. Gives listeners some authors to read. Narrator is sometimes hard to understand, especially in the beginning; but once you become used to the accent, it’s nicely read.