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The Dunwich Horror  by H.P. Lovecraft (1928)

Tuesday’s Tale of Horror   October 17, 2023

For Halloween Reading!

Even if you are not a big Lovecraft fan, The Dunwich Horror is a exciting short story rich in atmospheric prose portraying a vision of evil, including witchcraft, body horror, and yes, there be monsters here. Dunwich is a strange town of lush hills where Wilbur Whateley lives. And Lavinia, a lone creature given to wandering amidst thunderstorms in the hills.

Come, if you dare, to meet Wilbur and the unimaginable power created. If you love ancient magick. There are terrors here in this horror story with antique flavors that so many classic stories have.

Take a read of this spooky opening paragraph.

When a traveller in north central Massachusetts takes the wrong fork at the junction of the Aylesbury pike just beyond Dean’s Corners he comes upon a lonely and curious country. The ground gets higher, and the brier-bordered stone walls press closer and closer against the ruts of the dusty, curving road. The trees of the frequent forest belts seem too large, and the wild weeds, brambles, and grasses attain a luxuriance not often found in settled regions.

Read the story here at HPLovecraft.com:

https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dh.aspx

Listen to the audio, a dramatic reading performed by Caden Vaughn Clegg

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 to 1937) American author of fantastic and macabre short novels and stories, one of the 20th-century masters of the Gothic tale of terror. His Cthulhu Mythos series of tales describe ordinary New Englanders’ encounters with horrific beings. Lovecraft was a master of poetic language, and he attained unusually high literary standards in his particular fictional genre.

For all the Lovecrafts fans here, you might like to check out Mike Davis’ Lovecraft Ezine website and Mike’s podcasts on YouTube. 

Do check out my INDEX of Authors’ Tales tab above for more free Lovecraft short stories.