H.P. Lovecraft: The Picture in the House

An adaptation of one of Lovecraft's early tales. Lorraine Claude is fascinated with the morbid and weird. It is an interest she has turned into a profitable career as a publisher of lurid non- fiction. And the most recent novel from one of her most popular authors, Pytr Knoll, has her captivated. The book deals with ghastly events committed in secluded New England farm houses since the days of the Puritans. Claude cannot get Knoll's accounts out of her mind, and she decides to take a weekend drive into the New England countryside and explore one of these farmhouses for herself.

This Lovecraft tale is adapted by award winning comic writer Steven Philip Jones (CALIBER's Sherlock Holmes, Dracula). H.P. Lovecraft is considered one of America's most innovative and popular American horror writers. The master of the weird tale during the first decades of the 20th Century until his premature death in 1937, Lovecraft's distinctive style and canon of work has influenced many authors. Jones takes the classic tale and while remaining true to the source, brings them into the modern age which can sometimes make the horror even more terrifying. This tale is illustrated by Rob Davis who has worked for MARVEL and DC, and comic book series based on Star Trek and Quantum Leap.

In addition to the comic adaptation of the story, the original H.P. Lovecraft published work is also included in this volume.


About the Author
Steven Philip Jones is a writer, reviewer and editor. His most recent books include The Clive Cussler Adventures: A Critical Review and Comics Writing: Communicating with Comics. His comics credits include adaptations of the film Re-Animator and Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, and the original series Nightlinger and Street Heroes. Jones is also co-creator with Barb Jacobs of the award-nominated fantasy series Talismen. Rob Davis has worked for a variety of comics publishers during his career including Marvel, DC, Malibu Graphics and Caliber Comics, and his credits include several Star Trek titles, Quantum Leap, Maze Agency, Robyn of Sherwood and Daughter of Dracula. H. P. Lovecraft is often cited as one of the three titans of American horror along with Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. His fiction continues to influence horror and fantasy writers while creations like Cthulhu, the Necronomicon and Herbert West have become horror icons.