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The Festival - cover

The Festival

H. P. Lovecraft

Publisher: Open Road Media

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Summary

Christmas with the family takes a dark turn in this chilling short story by the acclaimed author of “The Call of Cthulhu”.Beckoned by his family, a man travels to a snowy, seaside Massachusetts town to observe an ancient festival. His family has long celebrated it since the days when it was forbidden. But when he arrives, he notices something is off about this community . . . little details that just don’t add up. What the man witnesses at his family’s house does little to comfort him. Soon he is drawn into a world unlike any he has known, and its sights will haunt him for the rest of his life . . .
Available since: 10/04/2022.
Print length: 24 pages.

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