Supernatural Horror in Literature


Read by Piotr Nater

(4 stars; 2 reviews)

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


(4 stars)

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.