Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Shunned House



The Shunned House by H. P. Lovecraft

"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."' -- Farnsworth Wright, editor of Wierd Tales magazine, 1937.

2 comments:

Christopher B said...

This is one of my all-time favorite Lovecraft stories - but I haven't read it in over 20 years. Thanks for the reminder that I'm long overdue in returning to my Lovecraft anthologies for a refresher...

Word verification: "comin" - How appropriate. "...ye know summ'at's comin' but tain't no use..."

Jerry Cornelius said...

Don't thank me, thank all the volunteers over at Project Gutenberg who make these stories available. But you're right that this is a great excuse to go back and revisit this little gem. I just hope I don't fail my SAN check...