In Antarctica rise the wind-swept Mountains of Madness, which hide behind them the horrifying city of the Great Old Ones, which was already ancient when life was born on the planet. Madness, terror, and death lurk among the colossal towers, trapped in ice and snow.
"At the Mountains of Madness" is considered by many to be H.P. Lovecraft's greatest work, as it explains the nature and origin of the Great Old Ones, their descent to the newborn Earth, and the creation of the human species. It also interprets the origin of the terrible Yuggoths, the Mi-Go, the Yog-Sothoths, the inhuman Cthulhu, and all the elements that make the mythology of Cthulhu so terrifying and fascinating.
Also in this volume, the reader can find two of the author's most beautiful and characteristic stories, the mysterious "The Horror at Red Hook" and the nightmarish "The Colour Out of Space".