H.p. Lovecraft

"The Haunter of the Dark" is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in November 1935 and published in the December 1936 edition of Weird Tales. It was the last-written of the author's known works, and is part of the Cthulhu Mythos. The epigraph to the story is the second stanza of Lovecraft's 1917 poem "Nemesis".The story is a sequel to "The Shambler from the Stars", by Robert Bloch. Bloch wrote a third story in the sequence, "The Shadow from the Steeple", in 1950.

The Haunter of the Dark (Annotated)

H.P. Lovecraft

"The Haunter of the Dark" is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written between 5-9 November 1935 and published in the December 1936 edition of Weird Tales. It was the last-written of the author's known works, and is part of the Cthulhu Mythos. The epigraph to the story is the second stanza of Lovecraft's 1917 poem "Nemesis". In Providence, Rhode Island, Robert Blake, a young writer with an interest in the occult, becomes fascinated by a large disused church on Federal Hill which he can see from his lodgings on the city's Upper East side. His researches reveal that the church has a sinister history involving a cult called the Church of Starry Wisdom and is dreaded by the local migrant inhabitants as being haunted by a primeval evil... Famous works of the author Howard Phillips Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Horror at Red Hook, The Shadow Out of Time, The Shadows over Innsmouth, The Alchemist, Reanimator, Ex Oblivione, Azathoth, The Call of Cthulhu, The Cats of Ulthar, The Festival, The Silver Key, The Other Gods, The Outsider, The Temple, The Picture in the House, The Shunned House, The Terrible Old Man, The Tomb, Dagon, What the Moon Brings.

The Haunter of the Dark

Scott Wilks

Rating All 19 Lovecraft Stories Within the Necronomicon (Audible Audio Book) ~ Part 14 - The Haunter of the Dark.

Robert Blake, painter and author, is found dead in his room overlooking a mysterious town which hides a dark secret, a diary is found among his belongings and met with scepticism from the local authorities, but, fills certain townsfolk with crippling fear. It is up to the reader to make up their mind on what happened on the night of Robert Blake's death, the same night the town was struck with a power cut and the same night the locals swear they saw a dark mass sprawling across the clouds.

Very good story, also the last written original Lovecraft stories. Recommended!

H. P. Lovecraft

Robert Blake, a writer and painter interested in the paranormal and mystical, undertakes to study a powerful relic, the “Shining Trapezohedron,” that is kept in the Church of Starry Wisdom. This terrifying object was created by the Old Ones and serves as a window to all of space and time. As Blake conducts his investigation into the relic, he discovers its horrible abilities and history, putting himself in mortal danger in the process. “The Haunter of the Dark” is a part of “The Cthulhu Mythos,” a universe created by H.P. Lovecraft and subsequent writers, including Robert Bloch, that centered around the horror of “The Great Old Ones.” “The Haunter of the Dark” and the character of Robert Blake were created as a professional nod to Lovecraft’s contemporary, Robert Bloch. The story is part of a trilogy written by both authors which also includes the stories “The Shambler from the Stars” and “The Shadow from the Steeple” by Bloch. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

The Haunter of the Dark (Annotated)

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