H. P. Lovecraft
At the Mountains of Madness: what to read next?
Books close in genre, era, author or reading level, to read in bilingual editions.
H. G. WellsThe Island of Doctor MoreauWashed up after a shipwreck, Edward Prendick is put ashore on a remote Pacific island inhabited by an exiled scientist and his assistant. The islanders, unsettling in their features, recite a Law like a prayer, and cries come at night from the laboratory. Prendick discovers the…Same genre
H. P. LovecraftThe Call of CthulhuA narrator uncovers disturbing documents linked to an ancient, incomprehensible entity, Cthulhu, whose existence defies human understanding. Through testimonies and clues, a troubling truth emerges: humanity is only a tiny part of a universe dominated by primordial forces. The…By the same authorSame genreSame era
H. P. LovecraftThe Shunned HouseA narrator becomes interested in an abandoned house rumored to be cursed, where strange phenomena have affected several generations. Investigating its past, he discovers an invisible and malevolent presence haunting the place. The closer he gets to the truth, the more the line…By the same authorSame genreSame era
Mary ShelleyFrankensteinVictor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, succeeds in creating life from dead matter, but immediately rejects his creature, horrified by its appearance. Left to itself, the being develops consciousness and emotions, but faces rejection and solitude. Its search for…Same genre
Robert W. ChambersThe Green MouseA humorous American novel. In New York in the early twentieth century, a ruined young man earns his living with magic tricks and trained animals, including mice dyed every colour; one of them, a green one, escapes into the studio of his neighbour Ethelinda, a young painter.…Same countrySame genreSame era
Robert W. ChambersThe King in YellowAn artist discovers a strange play, The King in Yellow, whose reading seems to induce madness and obsession in those who delve into it. Through several interconnected stories, characters gradually descend into a disturbing world where reality and illusion blur. A haunting…Same countrySame genre
Yevgeny ZamyatinWeIn the One State, ringed by a wall of glass, people carry numbers and live by a fixed timetable in transparent flats. D-503, engineer of the spaceship Integral, keeps a journal meant for the peoples he will help conquer, until he meets I-330, who pulls him outside the rules.…Same genreSame era
Bram StokerDraculaJonathan Harker, a young solicitor, travels to an isolated castle where the mysterious Count Dracula lives. Very quickly, he realizes that he is facing a supernatural threat. As Dracula extends his influence, several characters unite in an attempt to stop him. The struggle…Same genre
Robert CromieThe Crack of DoomA speculative novel narrated by Arthur Marcel, a well-off Englishman returning from three years of travel. On the liner bringing him back from New York, he meets Herbert Brande, a brilliant scientist who believes the universe is a mistake, and his sister Natalie, who fascinates…Same genre
Donn ByrneChangelingA collection of thirteen stories by the Irish-American writer Donn Byrne, published in 1923. In the title story, a former Broadway chorus girl is tried in New York for a murder committed ten years earlier; the policeman who brought her back from the South Seas tells the court…Same genreSame era
Henry JamesThe Turn of the ScrewA governess is put in charge of two children in an isolated manor, but she quickly believes she perceives disturbing presences around them. Convinced that invisible forces threaten the children, she tries to protect them while doubting what she truly sees. The atmosphere…Same countrySame genre
Robert Louis StevensonDr Jekyll and Mr HydeDr Jekyll, a respected scientist, develops an experiment that allows him to separate the two sides of his personality. Under the identity of Mr Hyde, he unleashes his darkest instincts without restraint. But this transformation becomes uncontrollable and threatens to destroy…Same genre