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Pages in category "Short stories by H. P. Lovecraft" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
"The Descendant" is a horror story fragment by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, believed to have been written in 1927. [1] It was first published in the journal Leaves in 1938, after Lovecraft's death. [2] The Descendant
Lovecraft's stories use their connections with New England to imbue themselves with the ability to instill fear. [198] Lovecraft was primarily inspired by the cities and towns in Massachusetts . However, the specific location of Lovecraft Country is variable, as it moved according to Lovecraft's literary needs.
The story is a first person account narrated by Count Antoine de C. Hundreds of years ago, Antoine's noble ancestor was responsible for the death of a dark wizard, Michel Mauvais. The wizard's son, Charles le Sorcier, swore revenge on not only him but all his descendants, cursing them to die upon reaching the age of 32.
"The Tree" is a macabre short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920, and published in October 1921 in The Tryout. [1] [2] Set in ancient Greece, the story concerns two sculptors who accept a commission with ironic consequences. Lovecraft wrote "The Tree" early in his career.
Pages in category "Short story collections by H. P. Lovecraft" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The story is narrated as a "found manuscript" penned by Karl Heinrich, Graf von Altberg-Ehrenstein, a lieutenant-commander in the Imperial German Navy during the days of World War I. Altberg begins by declaring that he has decided to document the events leading up to his untimely end in order to "set certain facts" before the public, aware that ...
"The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. [2] In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" (most likely after a line from either Milton's Paradise Lost or Shakespeare's Macbeth) [3] in the hills west of the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts.