Complete collection of prose works. Volume 4

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) is a famous American writer who, having written a huge number of short stories, many novels and three novels (not to mention the archive of his correspondence, which is considered the largest in the world), was unfortunately almost unknown during his lifetime and died in solitude, without waiting for the future worldwide fame of his significant literary output. However, already in the second half of the 20th century, Lovecraft's work deservedly gained world fame and won the admiration of millions of its connoisseurs.

Already today, Lovecraft is one of those writers who do not need special recommendations, rightfully occupying the place of the Patriarch of the literature of the "quirky, otherworldly and terrible". It is difficult to overestimate the influence of his work on the modern literature of many, even distant from "Lovecraftian aesthetics", genres, as well as on mass culture in general. Drawing his inspiration from the works of another prominent American, Edgar Allan Poe, Lovecraft was able to create his completely original literary world of myths and dark prophecies, forgotten gods from distant faded stars and night dreams in which dark hidden truths are revealed. The literary legacy of Howard Phillips Lovecraft found its embodiment in films, works of fine art and even songs and album titles of famous bands, and in terms of the number of successors of his literary traditions, he leaves behind many writers of the world.

The fourth volume of the complete collection of prose works of HF Lovecraft, an outstanding master of "mysterious and otherworldly" literature, includes 16 short stories and one novella, which were written by him in co-authorship with other writers in the period from 1919 to 1930. These works include both those actually written together with other authors, and those to which Lovecraft put his hand, making corrections or giving advice on writing, as well as those created by him in the role of a "ghost writer".

This volume includes such works as "Prisoner with the Pharaohs", "Curse of Yig", "Kurgan", "Medusa's Curl" and others.

This part of G. F. Lovecraft's work demonstrates his writing skill from a somewhat unusual perspective, since he abundantly and skillfully weaves his own mythology and the figures of his Great Ancients into the works written under a different name for other authors, developing his vision of a picture of the world inhabited by them deities, and he gives the works of other writers a perfect form, often rewriting them almost completely in his own way. So in this volume, the reader will be able not only to find texts written in whole or in part by Lovecraft, but also to see the influence that this unique master of words had on the whimsical literature of the time.