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The Rats in the Walls Kindle Edition

by H. P. Lovecraft (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 156 ratings
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In a tale "too horrible for the tender sensibilities of a delicately nurtured publick," a man uncovers his family's dark, cannibalistic past.
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    February 1, 2016
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H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in the genre.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CDM436O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Start Publishing LLC (February 1, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 556 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 44 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1977536387
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H. P. Lovecraft was born in 1890 in Providence, Rhode Island, where he lived most of his life. He wrote many essays and poems early in his career, but gradually focused on the writing of horror stories, after the advent in 1923 of the pulp magazine Weird Tales, to which he contributed most of his fiction. His relatively small corpus of fiction--three short novels and about sixty short stories--has nevertheless exercised a wide influence on subsequent work in the field, and he is regarded as the leading twentieth-century American author of supernatural fiction. H. P. Lovecraft died in Providence in 1937.

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Beach Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars Still scary
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023
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I read this in high school...A long, long time ago. It still is creepy and frightening! I recommended it to my teenaged great granddaughter and am awaiting her reaction.
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Jenniferli
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Lovecraft horror
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2014
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This is a fantastic example of Lovcraftian horror at its best. I love his vision of cats as loyal brave companions protecting their owners from unseen horrors....of course...it's terribly racist. Lovecraft had some very pre-natzi ideas about racial superiority that turns up in his work with disturbing frequency. If you can acknowledge this and accept it as work from a more ingnorant age and if you can have patience with his overly formal writing style...this is a prime example of why Lovecraft had an amazing imagination. What the main character finds is truly frightening and if you can push through to the punch line it's very mind blowing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The rats in the walls
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2019
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Quick easy read! Loved the ending! Very thrilling finished it in one sitting. I highly recommend and a horror genre lover.
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deepak s fernandes
3.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, not very scary, but a classic Lovecraft
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2016
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A Lovecraftian novel - his themes tend to be much more interesting than his stories. This one is interesting, but not a memorable read
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carol allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book.
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2022
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Loved it.
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Don Rasbury
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2015
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Very engaging! Even though so few pages, the storyline was expertly developed and conveyed. I don't try to predict the endings of books; to me, this ending would have been unpredictable to anyone but the most jaded suspense reader.

Now, on to my next Lovecraft novel!
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Mary A Fanelli
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic horror story
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2011
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This underrated story is a must-read for any fan of the genre. Lovecraft has been a huge influence on so many other writers, and this story perfectly illustrates why. The short story seems to have sadly gone out of fashion but if you enjoy Poe, Matheson or King, settle down in a comfy chair on a dark night and enjoy. Preferably with a cat.
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Darren Ritchie
5.0 out of 5 stars Master of Horror
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2013
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I was never a big fan of Lovecraft. I started by reading "At the Mountains of Madness." That bored me, I was told later that was a mistake. I read this book at the encouragement of a friend and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I'm a fan now!
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claire
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2017
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Just finished reading it today and really enjoyed it. The quality of the book was good too.
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