{"product_id":"the-dunwich-horror-fantasy-and-horror-classics-with-a-dedication-by-george-henry-weiss-paperback","title":"The Dunwich Horror (Fantasy and Horror Classics); With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. P. Lovecraft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Henry Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the secluded hills of Massachusetts, the blood of man and cosmic horror is mixed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story is set in \u003cstrong\u003eDunwich, Massachusetts\u003c\/strong\u003e, a secluded, degenerate village nestled in the hills where the inhabitants are notorious for their superstition, strange rites, and physical anomalies. The narrative centers on the cursed \u003cstrong\u003eWhateley family\u003c\/strong\u003e who live in a rotting farmhouse atop Sentinel Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe old wizard \u003cstrong\u003eOld Man Whateley\u003c\/strong\u003e possesses forbidden knowledge and, through an unspeakable ritual, fathers twin boys with his albino daughter, Lavinia. One twin is the visibly human, goat-like \u003cstrong\u003eWilbur Whateley\u003c\/strong\u003e, who grows at an unnaturally rapid rate, demonstrating occult genius and terrifying physical characteristics. The other twin is \u003cstrong\u003eunseen\u003c\/strong\u003e, a vast, invisible creature that grows to colossal size inside the locked upper rooms of the farmhouse, guarded by a potent protective spell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilbur Whateley seeks to acquire a complete copy of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNecronomicon\u003c\/em\u003e (The Book of the Dead)\u003c\/strong\u003e from Miskatonic University, as he needs the final ritual to fully unleash his monstrous twin--his colossal, extraterrestrial \u003cstrong\u003efather--\u003c\/strong\u003eupon the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Wilbur is killed while attempting his theft, the protective spell binding the invisible twin breaks. The creature is finally free and begins a terrifying rampage across the hills, destroying farms and leaving behind monstrous, non-Euclidean footprints and a sickening, foul smell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe horror is finally confronted by a group of professors from Miskatonic University (led by Dr. Armitage) who use powerful, ancient incantations to make the invisible monster momentarily visible, revealing its horrific, tentacled, and multi-limbed form before destroying it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dunwich Horror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a core story of the \u003cstrong\u003eCthulhu Mythos\u003c\/strong\u003e and one of \u003cstrong\u003eH. P. Lovecraft's\u003c\/strong\u003e most celebrated tales. It is a chilling fusion of folk horror, biological mutation, and cosmic invasion, centering on the profound, generational horror that results when humanity breeds with the terrible forces of the void.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47435613208754,"sku":"9781447468554","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/BaVbGEL7md9781447468554.webp?v=1783214103","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-dunwich-horror-fantasy-and-horror-classics-with-a-dedication-by-george-henry-weiss-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}