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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

by H.P. Lovecraft · 1941

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Incantations of black magic unearthed unspeakable horrors in Providence, Rhode Island. Evil spirits are being resurrected from beyond the grave, a supernatural force so twisted that it kills without offering the mercy of death!

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Cover illustration: Michael Whelan

Genre
horrorfantasyscience fictionmysterycosmic horror
Themes
gothicpsychological
Setting
USA
Mood
creepy
Subject
science
Audience
adult
Length
short · 126 pages
Form
short storiesnovella

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