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 |
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| 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 | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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