This is the piece of work Lovecraft is perhaps most famous for. Games, Movies, Comics, Plushies, and authors worldwide have been inspired by this story. Even the author's legacy, "The Cthulhu Mythos," is named after this story.

Fun fact, though: Lovecraft himself referred to his connected writings (as a sort of jest) as "Yog Sothothery" after another of his entities.

The first part introduces us to our narrator and his initial discoveries of strange dreams, widespread pockets of madness, and a strange bas-relief that will lead him down a rabbit-hole of non-Euclidean structures, cults, and living nightmares.

Stories about science meddling in things it shouldn't are a staple in horror. Seeing things no living person is meant to see is a staple of Lovecraft. This story brings the best of both of worlds.

Wine, revenge, and murder. Some say Poe was letting out some of his own frustrations with this story. That's a scary thought. Maybe enjoy a strong rose with this one?

We're inundated these days with horrific and scary art and images. But what if our favorite horror memes, creepypastas, and DeviantArt images held some truly sinister origins?

Maybe we could sympathize with the narrator of this story, who's love of art was truly put to the test.

Haunted houses are a beloved staple of horror and this one is no different.

Hear about a man who's curiosity got the better of him in this brief but harrowing encounter with otherworldly forces.

Dark forests, rumors, educated skepticism, and a place called Dark Mountain.

This novella is a keystone story in Lovecraft's mythos and combines cosmic horror with science fiction. H.P. even works in the recent (at the time) discovery of Pluto as a something less awe-inspiring and potentially more horrific.

They say crime doesn't pay...but have they ever mentioned the cost?

Enjoy this short story!

A bonus story to share on Tell A Story Day!

This is a brief flash fiction horror story I've written that I've yet to submit for publishing, so I figured it's a good one to give out to you all.

Drinking Game Idea: Take a drink of wine for every Edgar Allan Poe reference you hear.

Some family secrets are darker than others. Is that scratching coming from the wall? Or just your imagination?

A story about two boating friends in turn-of-the-century Europe who stumble upon a beautiful, isolated piece of nature where they definitely don't belong, "The Willows" is a haunting tale with vivid imagery that will stay with you long after the story ends.

Music by Lucas King: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq52MbjRULLbjRPvxM7FwZg