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The lurking fearH. P. Lovecraft

The lurking fear

by OpenStories

Original author: H. P. Lovecraft

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"The Lurking Fear" by H. P. Lovecraft is a horror short story written in November 1922. After a devastating storm leaves an entire mountain community destroyed with no survivors, a monster-hunter travels to the remote Catskills to investigate reports of mysterious creatures. His search leads him to the abandoned Martense mansion, where a once-prominent Dutch family vanished generations ago under disturbing circumstances. As thunderstorms roll in and companions disappear, he uncovers a horrifying secret lurking beneath the mountain itself.

The lurking fear, by H. P. Lovecraft. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #70486.

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