First published in 1928 in Weird Tales, The Call of Cthulhu is one of H. P. Lovecraft’s most celebrated stories and the founding text of his Cthulhu Mythos. Told through nested documents, it describes humanity’s terrifying brush with an ancient cosmic entity sleeping beneath the Pacific — indifferent to human existence and utterly incomprehensible.
Lovecraft’s story defined the subgenre of cosmic horror, and its influence on twentieth-century dark fantasy and horror fiction is incalculable. Download this free public-domain EPUB at Better Gutenberg and read the tale that changed horror forever.