The festival by H. P. Lovecraft

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Author Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937
Illustrator Brosnatch, Andrew, 1896-1965
Title The festival
Original Publication United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company,1924.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Festival_(short_story)
Note Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits Roger Frank
Summary "The Festival" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds as a gothic tale filled with themes of ancestral horror and ancient rituals, focusing on a protagonist drawn back to his family's origins in a seemingly cursed town. Lovecraft's work often explores the unknown and terrifying elements of both the cosmos and human history, embodying the eerie atmosphere characteristic of his stories. The protagonist returns to Kingsport during the Yuletide season, following a familial call to partake in an ancient festival shrouded in eerie mystery. Upon arriving, he encounters chilling silence and unsettling customs preserved by the townspeople, the last remnants of a strange heritage. As he joins a morbid procession towards a sinister church, he is led into the depths below where a grotesque ritual unfolds around a cold flame. The celebration reveals nightmarish creatures and deep-seated horrors tied to his ancestry and beliefs, culminating in a terrifying realization that he cannot escape. Struggling against the overwhelming dread of the unknown, he makes a desperate leap into the harbor, leading to a disorienting awakening that leaves him questioning the nature of reality and sanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Short stories
Subject Horror tales
Subject New England -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 68553
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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