This version of the classic tale, assembled by two legends of English
literature and abridged by Peter Clines, is the terrifying supernatural
true story of Robinson Crusoe as it has never been told before.
Robinson Crusoe is one of the most enduring adventures of the past
four centuries and one of the most well-known works in the English
language. Or is it?
Recently discovered amidst the papers of the 20th-century writer and
historian H. P. Lovecraft is what claims to be the true story of
Robinson Crusoe. Taken from the castaway's own journals and memoirs, and
fact-checked by Lovecraft himself, it is free from many of Defoe's edits
and alterations. From Lovecraft's work a much smoother, simpler tale
emerges - but also a far more disturbing one.
Here Crusoe is revealed as a man bearing the terrible curse of the
werewolf and the guilt that comes with it - a man with no real incentive
to leave his island prison. The cannibals who terrorized Crusoe are
revealed to be less human than ever before hinted at - worshippers of a
malevolent octopus-headed god. And the island itself is a place of
ancient, evil mysteries that threaten Crusoe's sanity - and his very
soul.