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The festival

H.P. Lovecraft

Publisher: Bu Classics Books

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Summary

A traveler returns to his ancestral town of Kingsport for a traditional yuletide observance, only to find the streets empty and the atmosphere oppressive. He is led by mute relatives into a subterranean cavern where a blasphemous rite takes place beneath the earth. The story evokes a sense of ancient, pre-human tradition surviving beneath the veneer of civilization. It is a suffocating tale of heritage and the realization that some family traditions are better left forgotten.
Available since: 01/29/2026.
Print length: 14 pages.

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