H.P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural: Classic Tales of the Macabre by Stephen Jones

H.P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural: Classic Tales of the Macabre

Stephen Jones with Randy Broecker

384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy horror dark mysterious slow-paced
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In 1927, Howard Philips Lovecraft published a 30,000-word essay titled "Supernatural Horror in Literature." In it, the father of American horror writing  whose tales  presented one of the earliest scholarly studies of the supernatural in fiction, ...

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Moods

dark 91%
mysterious 70%
tense 41%
challenging 25%
adventurous 20%
reflective 12%
emotional 8%
sad 8%
informative 4%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 43%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 68% | Character: 18% | A mix: 12%

Strong character development?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%

Loveable characters?

No: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 7%

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3.89

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