Similarly to The Doom that Came to Sarnath this story also shows us more fantastic Lovecraft. The disturbing atmosphere and suggestive descriptions make the reader feel uncomfortable from the very beginning of the text. The Thing on the DoorstepĪn exciting short story full of references to, for example, Shadow over Innsmouth (which is also going to appear on the list). If you want to see another face of the writer from Providence, you shouldn’t miss on this short story. The description of the magnificent Sarnath located on the ruins of gray city Ib is particularly impressive here and will stay with you long after finishing the read. This story shows a different aspect of Lovecraft’s works – a more fantastic one. The fact that the list starts with such an excellent text is fitting testament to the greatness of this author. A group of scientists entrapped in the frozen Antarctic world, which hides a terrible mystery deep beneath the ice – it sounds a bit like the excellent movie by John Carpenter The Thing, doesn’t it? Well, I think that the atmosphere of the story is pretty similar, but the sheer scale of the presented history is far greater in Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness.
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