Lovecraft mentors. According to E.A., Hirn L., Birs A.

He having an analogues, a collection is a real gift for all genuine connoisseurs of horror literature. G. F. Lovecraft, creating his mysterious and frightening worlds, often turned to the experience and ideas of other recognized masters of a “terrible story”. He was happy to study with others and never hid the names of his teachers.

The mysterious Arthur Meinen, frightening Ambrose Birs, poetic Elrinon Blackwood... Real Pearls of the genre, many of which are unfairly forgotten today. Russian literary critic and translator Andrei Tanaseychuk compiled this collection, accompanying immortal works with detailed comments and analysis. However, with a full basis, we can say that such an anthology is blessed by Lovecraft himself!