"Haita the Shepherd" by Ambrose Bierce | A Cthulhu Mythos Story
HAITA THE SHEPHERD is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, first published in The Wave, Jan 24, 1891. The story, which tells of the naive worshipper of the god, Hastur, introduces several elements to the Cthulhu Mythos.
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"The Tomb" by H. P. Lovecraft
THE TOMB was first published in the The Vagrant no. 14 (March 1922). It is one of Lovecraft’s earliest stories and showcases his fascination with ancestral memory, Gothic atmosphere, and psychological horror.The story is narrated by Jervas Dudley, a reclusive and imaginative young man with an obsession for a nearby, long-abandoned mausoleum belonging to the Hyde family. Drawn to the tomb by a strange sense of familiarity, Jervas becomes convinced he is connected to the Hydes by blood or spirit.
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"The Shunned House" by H. P. Lovecraft
THE SHUNNED HOUSE was first published by The Recluse Press in 1928. Set in Lovecraft’s hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, the story follows the narrator and his uncle, Dr. Elihu Whipple, as they investigate a decaying old house on Benefit Street that has been plagued by generations of mysterious deaths, madness, and decay. Despite its long history of misfortune, the house’s true nature remains unknown—until the pair begin conducting a scientific investigation involving digging, observation, and direct confrontation with the supernatural.
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"Music of the Stars" by Duane W. Rimel | A Cthulhu Mythos Story
MUSIC OF THE STARS is a Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Duane W. Rimel. The tale, which first appeared in The Acolyte in its Spring 1943 edition, tells of a musician who claims to have discovered an ancient and terrible form of music.
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"Hypnos" by H. P. Lovecraft | A Dream Cycle Story
HYPNOS first appeared in The National Amateur vol. 45, no. 5 (May 1923). It is one of Lovecraft’s key early entries in his Dream Cycle, exploring themes of altered consciousness, artistic obsession, and the boundaries of reality.The story is narrated by an unnamed sculptor who forms an intense intellectual and psychic bond with a mysterious, beautiful man he meets in a train station. Together, they embark on increasingly dangerous experiments in dream projection and mental exploration, using opiates and willpower to transcend the physical world and venture into strange cosmic realms.