Written in 1931 and published in 1936, At the Mountains of Madness is one of H. P. Lovecraft’s most ambitious works — a novella in which an ill-fated Antarctic expedition uncovers evidence of an ancient, pre-human civilization of terrifying scale. Narrated by a geologist desperate to prevent a follow-up expedition, the story is equal parts scientific journal and cosmic horror.
Widely considered one of Lovecraft’s finest achievements, the novella has influenced horror, science fiction, and film for decades. Download this free public-domain EPUB at Better Gutenberg and read this essential weird fiction classic.