by H. P. Lovecraft
It was the design of Angelo Ricci and Joe Czanek and Manuel Silva to call on the Terrible Old Man. This old man dwells all alone in a very ancient house on Water Street near the … Read the rest
Category: H. P. Lovecraft
The Thing on the Doorstep
by H. P. Lovecraft
I
It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to show by this statement that I am not his murderer. At first I shall … Read the rest
The Mystery of the Grave-Yard or “A Dead Man’s Revenge”
by H. P. Lovecraft
Chapter I
The Burns’s Tomb.
It was noon in the Little village of Mainville, and a sorrowful group of people were standing around the Burns’s Tomb. Joseph Burns was dead. (when dying, he had given the … Read the rest
The Nameless City
by H. P. Lovecraft
When I drew nigh the nameless city I knew it was accursed. I was traveling in a parched and terrible valley under the moon, and afar I saw it protruding uncannily above the sands as parts … Read the rest
The Other Gods
by H. P. Lovecraft
Atop the tallest of earth’s peaks dwell the gods of earth, and suffer not man to tell that he hath looked upon them. Lesser peaks they once inhabited; but ever the men from the plains would … Read the rest
The Outsider
by H. P. Lovecraft
Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness. Wretched is he who looks back upon lone hours in vast and dismal chambers with brown hangings and maddening rows of antique … Read the rest
The Picture in the House
by H. P. Lovecraft
Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places. For them are the catacombs of Ptolemais, and the carven mausolea of the nightmare countries. They climb to the moonlit towers of ruined Rhine castles, and falter down black … Read the rest
The Quest of Iranon
by H. P. Lovecraft
Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone. The … Read the rest
The Rats in the Walls
by H. P. Lovecraft
On 16 July 1923, I moved into Exham Priory after the last workman had finished his labours. The restoration had been a stupendous task, for little had remained of the deserted pile but a shell-like ruin; … Read the rest
The Secret Cave, or John Lees Adventure
by H. P. Lovecraft
“Now be good children” Said Mrs. Lee “While I am away & dont get into mischief”. Mr. & Mrs. Lee were going off for the day & To leave The Two children John 10 yrs old … Read the rest