H. P. Lovecraft

When a geologist leads an expedition to the Antarctic plateau, his aim is to find rock and plant specimens. The barren landscape offers no evidence of any life-form—until they stumble upon the ruins of a lost civilization. But their discovery of the terrifying city of the Old Ones leads them to an encounter with an untold menace.

In the deep glens of Massachusetts, in the wild hills of Vermont, and in Australia's sandy wastes, unfathomable things lurk. Things that shine with an unnatural light, that speak and buzz strangely in the night, that prowl in the mind. Things not of our Earth. Widely considered to be the most significant writer of supernatural tales in the twentieth century, H.P. Lovecraft made a profound contribution to science fiction. From their singularly creepy atmospheres to their portrayal of extraordinary creatures and happenings, the three stories included in this collection - 'The Colour Out of Space', 'The Whisperer in the Darkness' and 'The Shadow Out of Time' - are peerless examples of the genre.

The differing facets of H P Lovecraft's strange world - where science fiction is laced with horror and fantasy - is no more strikingly evoked than in this collection of three of his most popular shorter stories.