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The Terrible Old Man

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The Terrible Old Man

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Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Tor.com Publishing, 2012
Arkham House, 1939
Original English publication, 1921
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Book Type: Short Story
Genre: Horror
Sub-Genre Tags: Lovecraftian/Cthulhu Mythos
Man-Made Horrors
Gothic
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Synopsis

In "The Terrible Old Man," the inhabitants of Kingsport are harboring a strange, secret person... or is he a person at all?

This story was originally published in The Tryout, July 1921. It has been printed many times. It was collected in The Outsider and Others (1939) and The Dunwich Horror and Others (1984) as well as a great many other Lovecraft compilations.

Read the full story for free at Tor.com.


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