to steal the Necronomicon from Arkham University. In response, our protagonist, Dr. Henry Armitage, with the help of Professor Warren Rice and Dr. Francis Morgan, assemble to confront the horror rampaging across the countryside and culminating from the Whateley house. What transpires is unbelievable—an evil man's intent focused on a menacing ritual.

7. "The Colour Out of Space"

Lovecraft's Favorite

L. Sprague de Camp wrote that this story encompassed many of Lovecraft's viewpoints at the time, including his disgust of how fiction portrayed aliens from outer space. Lovecraft set out to create a truly alien entity that did not resemble a human. With "The Colour Out of Space," once again set near Arkham, our nameless "hero" observes a dreadful well as he is surveying in a blighted area.

The hero then findsa hermit to tell him the tale of the Gardner family, a falling meteor, and the despair that ensued after its landing on Gardner's farm. Be forewarned while reading: much of the description and detail can only be discerned as his idea of alien infestation.

"The Colour Out of Space" is clearly a classic, always mentioned and included among Lovecraft's best works.

The Lurking Fear

6. "The Lurking Fear"

One of His Earliest

Lovecraft went through three phases of writing; from horror, to his dream-cycle stories, to his mythos works. "The Lurking Fear" is a direct representation of his earliest efforts in the macabre, where the main character (again nameless) leads a team of men to investigate a series of rumors on Tempest Mountain.

As the group continues up the mountain, the darkened, stormy