# The lurking fear

By H. P. Lovecraft.

"The Lurking Fear" by H. P. Lovecraft is a horror short story written in November 1922. After a devastating storm leaves an entire mountain community destroyed with no survivors, a monster-hunter travels to the remote Catskills to investigate reports of mysterious creatures. His search leads him to the abandoned Martense mansion, where a once-prominent Dutch family vanished generations ago under disturbing circumstances. As thunderstorms roll in and companions disappear, he uncovers a horrifying secret lurking beneath the mountain itself. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Illustrator: Hugh Rankin
- Subjects: Short stories; Horror tales; Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) -- Fiction

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