The festival
H.P. Lovecraft's The festival is a horror and classic fantasy story collection. Readers will find themes of New England.
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About The festival
"The Festival" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in October 1923. An unnamed narrator travels to the ancient Massachusetts town of Kingsport to honor a family tradition—attending a forbidden festival held once every century. He finds a decrepit town frozen in time, where silent, masked figures lead him through colonial streets to a church hiding dark secrets. Beneath the crypt lies a nightmare realm where ancestral horrors gather for rituals older than mankind itself.
Quick answers
Who wrote The festival?
The festival was written by H.P. Lovecraft.
What genre is The festival?
It is usually shelved as Horror and Classic Fantasy.
Is The festival 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.
What books are similar to The festival?
Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and Carmilla.
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