5 Days of Lovecraft – 2: The Alchemist
Welcome to day 2 of 5 Days of Lovecraft! Continue reading 5 Days of Lovecraft – 2: The Alchemist
Welcome to day 2 of 5 Days of Lovecraft! Continue reading 5 Days of Lovecraft – 2: The Alchemist
This week, come face to face with the Shining Trapezohedron, a terrifying window to all space and time. The Haunter of the Dark By H. P. Lovecraft (Dedicated to Robert Bloch) I have seen the dark universe yawning Where the … Continue reading Short Story Saturday – The Haunter of the Dark
This week’s short story is H.P. Lovecraft’s Dagon. Dagon By H. P. Lovecraft I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more. Penniless, and at the end of my supply of the … Continue reading Short Story Saturday – Dagon by H.P. Lovecraft
High up, crowning the grassy summit of a swelling mound whose sides are wooded near the base with the gnarled trees of the primeval forest, stands the old chateau of my ancestors. For centuries its lofty battlements have frowned down upon the wild and rugged countryside about, serving as a home and stronghold for the proud house whose honoured line is older even than the moss-grown castle walls. These ancient turrets, stained by the storms of generations and crumbling under the slow yet mighty pressure of time, formed in the ages of feudalism one of the most dreaded and formidable fortresses in all France. From its machicolated parapets and mounted battlements Barons, Counts, and even Kings had been defied, yet never had its spacious halls resounded to the footsteps of the invader. Continue reading The Alchemist By H. P. Lovecraft
It’s inspiring, motivating, weirdly uplifting and, in the final scene, blissfully moving. I highly recommend giving it twenty minutes of your time. If you do, let me know what you think! Continue reading VOSTELL HAPPENING
It’s part of a collection of short stories, so plenty more to read there too! Continue reading The Mezzotint by M.R. James
Start from Chapter One. Chapter Five. I had been lying with my face away from my uncle’s chair, so that in this sudden flash of awakening I saw only the door to the street, the more northerly window, and the … Continue reading The Shunned House – H.P. Lovecraft 5/5