The Dunwich Horror

It is so fascinating how H.P.Lovecraft with so little manages to tell these rather complicated stories and weave the horror... I'm sitting here listening to audiobook with a twist in my stomach, and I'm slightly at unease about what might be under my bed - there can't be any ancient horrors there, I live in a high rise, 3rd floor and the bed is closed, there are storage boxes under the bed. Not even cats get there without opening the boxes. But, nevertheless, I would be surprised if the floor was slimy :-D
I feel bad for Wilbur Whateley, though I don't think I should. X-D Oh, us humans with our empathy, sympathy, compassion...

I loved it. It was eerie, and creepy, and suspenseful. Lovecraft really knows how to write surreal and horrid creatures.

Now I really get why people describe Lovecraft as florid prose. I had to check the dictionary multiple times. Love it though.

The story was told as a historical recounting of what happened at a backwater place called Dunwich. What's impressive is the horrific atmosphere and suspense, and the feeling of an otherworldly dread, that the words managed to evoke. It really helps to establish the world of Cthulhu.

Going to keep reading the rest of Lovecraft's stories.