The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
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The only full-length work of fiction by HP Lovecraft, the master of 20th century horror, which inspired Roger Cormans The Haunted Palace and Lucio Fulcis The Beyond. This new edition also includes Lovecrafts rare History of the Necronomicon, and a challenging new introduction by D. M. Mitchell, an acknowledged authority on Lovecraft. A nameless terror surges through centuries to engulf the soul of Charles Dexter Ward, a brilliant New England antiquarian. Evil spirits, malefic gods whose memories live on in whispered legends and fear-stricken superstitions, still lurk in vile catacombs beneath the surface of a blighted land. Ward is driven to unleash these loathsome horrors upon a defenseless world, possessed by the demonic shade of his ancestor Joseph Curwen, a warlock steeped in the blackest arts of magic. Now Ward, too, must master these obscene rituals, and pay the price in blood. Human blood.
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I listened to all three seasons of this and they were entertaining. The audio production and voice acting is top-notch. It's a modern-day version of Lovecraft's stories. They're presented as though they're part of a true-crime podcast, but otherwise close to the source material. This is unlike the Lovecraft-inspired stories I am more used to (such as [a:Jordan L. Hawk 6519692 Jordan L. Hawk https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1521548404p2/6519692.jpg]'s books or Peter Clines's [b:14 15062217 14 (Threshold, #1) Peter Clines https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1338999953l/15062217.SX50.jpg 20716929]), in that those are original stories using Lovecraft's ideas, and it's very unlike [b:Winter Tide 29939089 Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) Ruthanna Emrys https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1463670456l/29939089.SY75.jpg 47306624], which is a thoughtful exploration of Lovecraft. This podcast isn't really deep in any way, just something fun to listen to. But if you like cosmic horror and unsolved mysteries, it's done well.
