# The Dunwich Horror

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

- Genres: [Horror cosmico](https://localbooks.app/genres/horror/cosmic-horror), [Folk horror](https://localbooks.app/genres/horror/folk-horror)
- Set in: [Dunwich, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti](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)
- [Project Gutenberg (ebook)](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The%20Dunwich%20Horror)

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