"The Shunned House" by H.P. Lovecraft

[sahmoun2778]

This is a creepy story. It’s a short one, only 33 pages, about a house that has been shunned by the community due to the strange things that took place in it during its first 100 years. The house dates back to the 1700’s. No children were ever born alive in the house and all of its inhabitants fell victim to some strange, wasting type of illness while living in the house. There are many tales and speculations about the cause of these events. The narrator had played in the house as a boy while it was unoccupied and as an adult has a renewed interest in the history of the place. He and his uncle set out to solve the mystery of the Shunned House.

I found the story fascinating, partly because I have an interest in odd bits of history, and also because it is so well written. By today’s standards it is not particularly graphic but still gave me the creepy-crawlies. So, if you’re looking for something a little different to read, you should check out this story. I give this story 4 out of 4 stars.

[Wreade1872]

Finally someone else likes this one, even Lovecraft fans seem to dislike this and think its too silly but i really enjoyed it. This is the only time any Lovecraft characters come prepared, everyone should carry acid, flamethrowers and electromagnetic Ghostguns .

Still if you want a perhaps more professional opinion of this or any Lovecraft stories check out the excellent HPLovecraft Literary Podcast, Shunned House is episode 37 i think.
Downloads available from their site http://hppodcraft.com or their free shows are available on itunes.
Note: Their itunes account recently suffered a hack and they haven't (of this post) fixed it all, only the first 58 episodes seem available. The others can still be downloaded from their site i think.