# The Dunwich Horror

by [H. P. Lovecraft](https://localbooks.app/authors/h-p-lovecraft)

- Genres: [Kosmischer Horror](https://localbooks.app/genres/horror/cosmic-horror), [Folk Horror](https://localbooks.app/genres/horror/folk-horror)
- Set in: [Dunwich, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten](https://localbooks.app/places/us/massachusetts/dunwich) (fictional)
- Audience: Adult
- Published: 1929
- Pages: 408

## Description

In the decaying hill town of Dunwich, Massachusetts, the strange Whateley family carries out rituals on the hilltops, and the swiftly growing Wilbur Whateley comes to Miskatonic University looking for a forbidden book.

## Where to buy

- [Open Library (ebook)](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL152253W)
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