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The Shunned House — H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft

Book · Language: English · Level: hard · Author: H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft · ≈ 72 min · 10727 words

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A posthumous story of immense power, written by a master of weird fiction--a tale of a revolting horror in the cellar of an old house in New England

Howard Phillips Lovecraft died last March, at the height of his career. Though only forty-six years of age, he had built up an international reputation by the artistry and impeccable literary craftsmanship of his weird tales; and he was regarded on both sides of the Atlantic as probably the greatest contemporary master of weird fiction. His ability to create and sustain a mood of brooding dread and unnamable horror is nowhere better shown than in the posthumous tale presented here: "The Shunned House."

From even the greatest of horrors irony is…

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This etext was produced from Weird Tales October 1937. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note.

Source: gutenberg.org/ebooks/31469

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