Американская классика

"The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area …

"The Festival" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in October 1923 and published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales. The story was inspired by Lovecraft's first trip to Marblehead, …

"The Thing on the Doorstep" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos universe. It was written in August 1933, and first published in the January 1937…

"The Music of Erich Zann" is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1921, it was first published in National Amateur, March 1922. Due to lack of funds, a uni…

"Through the Gates of the Silver Key" is a short story co-written by American writers H. P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Price between October 1932 and April 1933. A sequel to Lovecraft's «The Silve…

The Shadow Out of Time is a novella by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between November 1934 and February 1935, it was first published in the June 1936 issue of Astounding…

"The Unnamable" is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in September 1923, first published in the July 1925 issue of Weird Tales, and first collected in Beyond …

"The Nameless City" is a horror story written by American writer H. P. Lovecraft in January 1921 and first published in the November 1921 issue of the amateur press journal The Wolverine. It is o…

"The Other Gods" is a fantasy short story written by American author H. P. Lovecraft, on August 14, 1921. It was first published in the November 1933 issue of The Fantasy Fan. Barzai the Wise, a …

"The Statement of Randolph Carter" is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1919, it was first published in The Vagrant, May 1920. It tells of a traumatic event in…

"The Tomb" is a fictional short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in June 1917 and first published in the March 1922 issue of The Vagrant. It tells the story of Jervas Dudley, who…

"The Haunter of the Dark" is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written between 5-9 November 1935 and published in the December 1936 edition of Weird Tales. It was the last-…

"Herbert West–Reanimator" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written between October 1921 and June 1922. It was first serialized in February through July 1922 in t…

"The Temple" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1920, and first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales #24 in September 1925. The story is narrated as a «found manuscript» penned …

«– Но они не примут никаких извинений. Вы перешли запретную черту, и этого достаточно. Они вас заберут. Вам прямая дорога в Сибирь и в соляные копи. Ну, а Дядя Сэм… как он об этом узнает? Ни одно…

Edgar Poe knew a thing about loss and was just forty years old when he passed away. But his legacy will never ever fade away. “The Raven” by Edgar Poe is the example of “fugitive poetry” where me…

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It…

Помните, как начинается книга Владимира Гиляровского «Москва и москвичи»? «Я москвич! Сколь счастлив тот, кто может произнести это слово, вкладывая в него всего себя. Я москвич!». Сборник очерков…

Известный американский писатель Амброз Бирс – один из первооткрывателей жанра «страшного рассказа» – триллера, завоевавшего сегодня широкую популярность. В основу сюжетов многих его рассказов лег…

«Он его потерял где-то на Театральной улице. Помнил он, как довольно грубо пробивался сквозь толпу на мосту, через один из каналов, какие перерезают эту шумную улицу. Возможно, что какой-нибудь л…