The Dunwich Horror

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Dunwich Horror" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in the early 20th century. This work is a chilling tale of supernatural horror that delves into themes of forbidden knowledge, monstrous entities, and the decay of humanity through generations. It follows the Whateley family, particularly the grotesque figure of Wilbur Whateley, as they engage with dark forces beyond comprehension. The opening of the story establishes the eerie atmosphere surrounding the rural town of Dunwich in Massachusetts. It describes the desolation and decay of the land as a reflection of its inhabitants, who are steeped in dark folklore and a history associated with witchcraft and malevolent presences. The narrative introduces Wilbur Whateley, born under strange circumstances to a deformed mother, Lavinia, and raised in an environment rife with supernatural dread. The effectiveness of Lovecraft's prose evokes an unsettling sense of foreboding, quickly immersing readers in a world where the lines between human and monstrous blur, hinting at the horrors that lie ahead as Wilbur grows to embody unspeakable secrets and unnatural powers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dunwich_Horror

Release date is 2015-10-04