Carter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard

Together they live in “the Library” a building containing all the knowledge of the universe, separated into twelve sections. The Library at Mount Char by Scott HawkinsĪfter an unexplained catastrophe, twelve children are taken in by an ancient being known as Father.

On this list, we won’t be looking at the works of the Master of Madness himself but in no particular order the best of those that his tales inspired. Not only did he write some of the most unnerving and iconic cosmic horror stories to date, he was also able to create not just his Lovecraftian mythos but also an entire sub-genre of horror. Lovecraft was a master of the horror genre. Howard knows how to show his readers a wickedly good time.We've all heard of Lovecraft, but who else is worth looking at to fill that cosmic horror void in your life? “Carter & Lovecraft is a Pandora’s box loaded with all the wonderfully twisted stuff I love, including a two-fisted homicide cop turned PI, warped realities, a mysterious bookstore, the Cthulhu mythos, a dash of romance, and creepy fish-men. Lovecraft's tales were more than just fiction, and he must accept another unexpected, and far more unwanted, inheritance. As Carter reluctantly investigates, he discovers that H. Then people start dying in impossible ways, and while Carter doesn't want to be involved, he's beginning to suspect that someone else wants him to be. Lovecraft, the writer from Providence who told tales of the Great Old Ones and the Elder Gods, creatures and entities beyond the understanding of man. She's Emily Lovecraft, the last known descendant of H.P. Strangeness, however, has not finished with him.įirst he inherits a bookstore in Providence from someone he's never heard of, along with an indignant bookseller who doesn't want a new boss.

Now he's a private investigator trying to live a quiet life. Howard knows how to show his readers a wickedly good time.' -Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Dead Ringersĭaniel Carter used to be a homicide detective, but his last case-the hunt for a serial killer-went wrong in strange ways and soured the job for him. 'Carter & Lovecraft is a Pandora's box loaded with all the wonderfully twisted stuff I love, including a two-fisted homicide cop turned PI, warped realities, a mysterious bookstore, the Cthulhu mythos, a dash of romance, and creepy fish-men.

Carter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard