When H. P. Lovecraft first introduced his macabre universe in the pages ofWeird Talesmagazine, the response was electrifying. Gifted writers—among them his closest peers—added sinister new elements to the fear-drenched landscape. Here are some of the most famous original stories from the pulp era that played a pivotal role in reflecting the master’s dark vision.FANE OF THE BLACK PHARAOH by Robert Bloch: A man obsessed with unearthing dark secrets succumbs to the lure of the forbidden.BELLS OF HORROR by Henry Kuttner: Infernal chimes ring the promise of dementia and mutilation.THE FIRE OF ASSHURBANIPAL by Robert E. Howard: In the burning Afghan desert, a young American unleashes an ancient curse.THE ABYSS by Robert A. W. Lowndes: A hypnotized man finds himself in an alternate universe, trapped on a high wire between life and death.AND SIXTEEN MORE TALES OF ICY TERROR . . .THE THING ON THE ROOF by Robert E. HowardTHE SEVEN GEASES by Clark Ashton SmithTHE INVADERS by Henry KuttnerTHE THING THAT WALKED ON THE WIND by August DerlethITHAQUA by August DerlethTHE LAIR OF THE STAR-SPAWN by August Derleth & Mark SchorerTHE LORD OF ILLUSION by E. Hoffmann PriceTHE WARDER OF KNOWLEDGE by Richard F. SearightTHE SCOURGE OF B’MOTH by Bertram RussellTHE HOUSE OF THE WORM by Mearle ProutSPAWN OF THE GREEN ABYSS by C. Hall ThompsonTHE GUARDIAN OF THE BOOK by Henry HasseMUSIC OF THE STARS by Duane W. RimelTHE AQUARIUM by Carl JacobiTHE HORROR OUT OF LOVECRAFT by Donald A. WollheimTO ARKHAM AND THE STARS by Fritz Leiber