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Title: The lurking fear

Original Publication: United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1928.

Note: Wikipedia page on this work: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lurking_Fear

Note: Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

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

Summary: "The Lurking Fear" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story that falls within the horror genre and was written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of fear, the supernatural, and the grotesque through the lens of a first-person protagonist who embarks on a harrowing quest to uncover the truth behind the terrifying legends surrounding Tempest Mountain and the haunted Martense mansion. Set against a backdrop of eerie landscapes and unsettling thunderstorms, the story encapsulates the essence of Lovecraftian horror, where the unknown evokes primal fears. In the story, the unnamed narrator, driven by a mix of curiosity and dread, ventures into the decrepit Martense mansion with two companions, believing it to be the source of a recent wave of horrific events in the area. After a terrifying encounter with a shadowy creature that leaves his friends missing, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the secrets of the Martense family, whose dark past is rife with violence and abnormality. Partnering with a journalist named Arthur Munroe, they investigate the mansion's history and the terrifying manifestations of a lurking fear that seems to correlate with thunderstorms. The climax reveals a grotesque swarm of deformed creatures emerging from underground tunnels, leading to a chilling revelation about the true nature of the Martense legacy and the horror that resides in the dark depths beneath the mountain. As the narrator grapples with his horrifying experiences and the nature of fear itself, he is left haunted and disturbed by the implications of his findings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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

Illustrator: Rankin, Hugh, 1878-1956

EBook No.: 70486

Published: Apr 7, 2023

Downloads: 306

Language: English

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Horror tales

Subject: Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:70486:2 2023-04-07T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Rankin, Hugh Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) en 1
2024-11-09T23:27:04Z The lurking fear

This edition has images.

Title: The lurking fear

Original Publication: United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1928.

Note: Wikipedia page on this work: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lurking_Fear

Note: Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

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

Summary: "The Lurking Fear" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story that falls within the horror genre and was written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of fear, the supernatural, and the grotesque through the lens of a first-person protagonist who embarks on a harrowing quest to uncover the truth behind the terrifying legends surrounding Tempest Mountain and the haunted Martense mansion. Set against a backdrop of eerie landscapes and unsettling thunderstorms, the story encapsulates the essence of Lovecraftian horror, where the unknown evokes primal fears. In the story, the unnamed narrator, driven by a mix of curiosity and dread, ventures into the decrepit Martense mansion with two companions, believing it to be the source of a recent wave of horrific events in the area. After a terrifying encounter with a shadowy creature that leaves his friends missing, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the secrets of the Martense family, whose dark past is rife with violence and abnormality. Partnering with a journalist named Arthur Munroe, they investigate the mansion's history and the terrifying manifestations of a lurking fear that seems to correlate with thunderstorms. The climax reveals a grotesque swarm of deformed creatures emerging from underground tunnels, leading to a chilling revelation about the true nature of the Martense legacy and the horror that resides in the dark depths beneath the mountain. As the narrator grapples with his horrifying experiences and the nature of fear itself, he is left haunted and disturbed by the implications of his findings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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

Illustrator: Rankin, Hugh, 1878-1956

EBook No.: 70486

Published: Apr 7, 2023

Downloads: 306

Language: English

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Horror tales

Subject: Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:70486:3 2023-04-07T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Rankin, Hugh Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) en 1