The Dunwich Horror
| The Dunwich Horror | |
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| Author | H. P. Lovecraft |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Cosmic horror |
| Published in | Weird Tales |
| Publication type | Periodical |
| Media type | Print (magazine) |
| Publication date | April 1929 |
| Text | The Dunwich Horror at Wikisource |
"The Dunwich Horror" is a cosmic horror novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales (pp. 481–508). It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts. It is considered one of the core stories of the Cthulhu Mythos.