First off this is not an anime, its a collection of  short stories, good ones.  H.P. Lovecraft was a horror fiction writer.  The tales deal with madness, death, and the Cthulu Mythos (now a somewhat cult following).  The stories may have a loose plot thread but most are independent.
plot(s):
very indepth stories, they realy draw your attention
characters
the characters are good.....but don't last very long, insanity, death, great old one, whatever you wanna call it their gone
length
just like coconuts, big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
rated
a.k.a. R
This stuff deals with some majory confusing things, and is rather strong in its content, not for frigile minds, blood, insanity, death, cults, all writen in a complety unique style, be warened
overall
if you read, and have a strong stomach, read it
( i borrowed this pic from a fanfic, realy good to)