The Shunned House by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Shunned House" by H. P. Lovecraft is a horror novelette written in October 1924. Based on a real house in Providence, Rhode Island, the story follows a narrator and his uncle as they investigate mysterious deaths and illnesses plaguing residents for over a century. Strange fungi, foul odors, and yellowish vapors in the cellar hint at something monstrous beneath. Armed with flamethrowers and scientific equipment, they spend a night confronting an
ancient, supernatural evil lurking in the foundation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 |
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| Title | The Shunned House |
| Series Title | Produced from Weird Tales October 1937. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shunned_House |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Horror tales, American |
| Subject | Haunted houses -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31469 |
| Release Date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Sep 11, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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