The call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft

"The Call of Cthulhu" by H. P. Lovecraft is a cosmic horror short story written in 1926 and published in 1928. After inheriting his grand-uncle's mysterious notes, Francis Wayland Thurston pieces together a terrifying puzzle involving disturbing dreams, ancient cults, and a monstrous entity called Cthulhu. His investigation leads him across continents, from New Orleans rituals to a nightmare city on an uncharted island, where something immense and ancient awaits. As Thurston uncovers the truth, he realizes he may become the next target. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937
Title The call of Cthulhu
Original Publication United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company,1928.
Series Title Produced from Weird Tales, February 1928.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_of_Cthulhu
Credits Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Horror tales
Subject Cthulhu (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 68283
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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