H.P. Lovecraft - The Dunwich Horror (1928) [Short Story]

"The Dunwich Horror" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales ( Link Here ) and is 17,524 words total. It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts. It is considered one of the core stories of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Short story By H. P. Lovecraft

In the isolated, desolate, decrepit village of Dunwich, Wilbur Whateley is the hideous son of Lavinia Whateley, a deformed and unstable albino mother, and an unknown father. Strange events surround his birth and precocious development. All the while, his sorcerer grandfather Old Whateley indoctrinates him into certain dark rituals and the study of witchcraft.

Wilbur and Old Whateley Art by Santiago Caruso

Wilbur ventures to Miskatonic University in Arkham to procure their copy of the Necronomicon. When the librarian, Dr. Henry Armitage, refuses to release the university's copy to him, Wilbur breaks into the library at night to steal it. A guard dog, attacks Wilbur with unusual ferocity, killing him. When Dr. Armitage and two other professors arrive on the scene, they see Wilbur Whateley's horrible corpse before it melts completely, leaving no evidence.

Weeks later the Whateley farmhouse explodes and an invisible thing rampages across Dunwich, cutting a path through fields, trees, and ravines, leaving huge "prints" the size of tree trunks. The invisible creature terrorizes the town for several days, killing two families and several policemen, until Dr. Armitage, Professor Warren Rice, and Dr. Francis Morgan arrive with the knowledge and weapons needed to stop it.

Art by Alberto Breccia

EXTRA

The Dunwich Horror (1970) - Classic movie adaptation by Daniel Haller. Different but surprisingly close to the original story "vibe".

The Dunwich Horror illustrated Comics in " The Myths Of Cthulhu" by Alberto Breccia - Link Anna Archive 🎁

"The Dunwich Horror“ illustrated by Argentinian artist Santiago Caruso | Gallery