{"product_id":"hp-lovecrafts-the-call-of-gou-tanabe-9781506741406","title":"H.P. Lovecraft's the Call of Cthulhu (Manga)","description":"\u003cb\u003eH.P. Lovecraft's most famous horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern manga horror master Gou Tanabe! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe complete graphic novel in one volume, faithfully reproducing the original Japanese release, featuring a title page in silver ink, eight pages in full color, and eerie metallic copper tones and spot color on the cover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat links together two bands of worshippers, one deep in the Arctic snows, one hidden in the bayous of Louisiana, is more than their shared practice of blood sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the inhuman phrase they both chant: \u003ci\u003ePh'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn--\"In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.\" \u003c\/i\u003eNow these nightmares will disturb the sanity of Francis Thurston, a young man pursuing an investigation into the cult of Cthulhu that leads to the most forsaken spot in the vast Pacific...and to Earth's supreme terror, the risen corpse-city of R'lyeh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1928, \u003ci\u003eThe Call of Cthulhu, \u003c\/i\u003erendered in chilling detail by modern manga horror master Gou Tanabe, is the most famous of all of H.P. Lovecraft's stories, and was the namesake of the acclaimed role-playing game system set within the Cthulhu Mythos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I love H.P. Lovecraft...It would be great to adapt him as a serialized manga, but I actually saw Gou Tanabe create a great adaption of H.P. Lovecraft's stories. Afterwards, I ended up not doing it because I thought I wouldn't be as good as Gou's version.\"-- Junji Ito (\u003ci\u003eUzumaki, Black Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gou Tanabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1506741401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506741406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Horse Manga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Gou Tanabe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790489121023,"sku":"9781506741406","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3921a69-f5ed-4134-9a85-e53de9e6c3d1.jpg?v=1707289090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hp-lovecrafts-the-call-of-gou-tanabe-9781506741406","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}