The colour out of space: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The colour out of space is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) (1890–1937).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The colour out of space" by H. P. Lovecraft is a science fiction/horror short story written in March 1927. A surveyor investigates a cursed area called the "blasted heath" near Arkham, Massachusetts, uncovering the tale of a mysterious meteorite that crashed decades earlier. The impact unleashed something alien and incomprehensible that poisoned the land, corrupted all living things, and drove a farming family to madness and death. Something unnatural still lingers in the contaminated soil.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The colour out of space
- Author credits: Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) (1890–1937)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
- Families -- Fiction
- Farmers -- Fiction
- Horror tales
- Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
- Meteorites -- Fiction
- Science fiction
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- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
- Category: Short Stories
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