The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror is a 1963 horror and occult fiction story collection by H.P. Lovecraft. Much of the action takes place in yuggoth and shaggai. Characters include Nyarlohotep, Azathoth and Reverend Abijah Hoadley. It deals with Lovecraftian, gods, Eternity and death.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 91 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 32,114 times in the last 30 days.
It runs to roughly 408 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 2 h 05 min LibriVox audiobook.
About The Dunwich Horror
16 tales of the macabre.
Free audiobook
The Dunwich Horror — LibriVox recording, 2 h 05 min in 3 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Dunwich Horror?
The Dunwich Horror was written by H.P. Lovecraft and first published in 1963.
What genre is The Dunwich Horror?
It is usually shelved as Horror, Occult Fiction, Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.
How long is The Dunwich Horror?
The median edition has 408 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is The Dunwich Horror free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of The Dunwich Horror?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 2 h 05 min.
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