The Shunned House is a novella from H.P. Lovecraft.
Most of them died! Almost all who lived in that house passed away after becoming sick. This has been going for over one hundred years. Dr. Whipple decided to find out why and spend a night with his uncle in that house. What will happen is left up for you to explore and enjoy the story of this house, the shunned house!
If you are looking for a book to read this October, The Shunned House is an excellent choice. I could not have kicked off this month any better.
"We never - even in our wildest Halloween moods - visited this cellar by night."
The Shunned House is a house on Benefit Street where a large number of people passed away. Due to the smells, the humid environment, and the amount of fungus present in the house, it was declared to simply have "unhealthy" conditions. At worst, the house was deemed "unlucky". No one (with the exception of the narrator's uncle) suspected anything supernatural was going on.
Once the narrator learned of his uncle's suspicions, they decided to investigate the house.
I really, really enjoyed The Shunned House. I could read spooky house stories all day, every day, but there were some great stand out moments that will stick with me.
If you love literary horror and you haven't read this yet, put The Shunned House on your list. It's one you will want to read. At 48 pages, it also makes a great atmospheric read for those who are just looking to up their spookiness level around Halloween.
8/10: Great Read
This does sound like the perfect October read! I may be reading this soon. My husband is going to be so mad that I will probably have to sleep with the light on for a while...
ReplyDeleteI have never even heard of this! I am definitely going to put it on my list. I'm even going to try to read it this month! Thanks for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to thank you for bringing this one to my attention. I've been trying to read At the Mountains of Madness for forever but this little short story seems like a good introduction to Lovecraft. So glad you loved it too!
ReplyDeleteBonnie @ For the Love of Words