Psychopompos: A Tale in Rhyme

by H. P. Lovecraft

Overview

A FEARED AND HATED LORD AND LADY

In a remote village in pre-revolutionary France, the peasant children are wasting away and dying, and no one knows why. Many fear the reclusive and disliked Sieur and Dame De Blois, long rumored to be sorcerers and shapeshifters, may be responsible. When finally a heartbroken mother seizes an axe to fight back, the increasing conflict between peasant and aristocrat comes to its ultimate and deadly conclusion.

This is H.P. Lovecraft's epic poem, a short story told in verse displaying his signature blend of expressive language and vivid, gothic imagery.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162766322
Publisher:	Pickman's Press
Publication date:	12/25/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	628 KB

About the Author

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890—1937) was an American author and poet of horror, dark fantasy, and weird fiction. He is most well known for his creation of what became the Cthulhu Mythos, as well as pioneering the concept of “cosmic horror”, which continues to influence the horror genre today. Lovecraft was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2016.

Editorial Reviews

"Psychopompos is an epic poem, a horror story told in verse in the best Poe style, incorporating the gothic imagery with Lovecraft's language . . . a great evidence of Lovecraft's craftsmanship in establishing himself as one of the most important proponents of horror literature in the 20th Century, a promise of what would become his unique style."

Literary Encounters of the Third Kind - N/A

"Psychopompos is an epic poem, a horror story told in verse in the best Poe style, incorporating the gothic imagery with Lovecraft's language . . . a great evidence of Lovecraft's craftsmanship in establishing himself as one of the most important proponents of horror literature in the 20th Century, a promise of what would become his unique style."

Literary Encounters of the Third Kind