The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft

The Dunwich Horror

H.P. Lovecraft

2 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Deadly forces are about to be awakened!In the degenerate, unpopular backwater of Dunwich, Wilbur Whately, a most unusual child, is born. Of unnatural parentage, he grows at an uncanny pace to an unsettling height, but the boy’s arrival simply prec...

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Community Reviews

3.62
based on 1,897 reviews

Moods

dark: 96%

mysterious: 84%

tense: 58%

adventurous: 15%

challenging: 13%

sad: 6%

emotional: 3%

informative: 1%

reflective: 1%

Pace

30% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

76% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
3% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

2% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

24% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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