skies and claps of thunder and lightning cause members of the group to disappear or get murdered. And upon his discovery of a nest of underground tunnels, it only worsens.

Chosen as number six, it is important to remember that this is one of his earlier works (published in 1922) and nothing but monstrous. Still, it is highly valued, having a film adaptation of the same name.

5. "At the Mountains of Madness"

Pack Your Bags...It's a Good One.

This story fully embeds us in the Cthulhu Mythos, centering on the Professor of Geology at Miskatonic University, William Dyer, who has returned from a horrifying expedition to the Antarctic. His only goal now is to prevent others from returning to that deadly place.

"At the Mountains of Madness" is vividly descriptive of theicy-wastes, dark artifacts, and fear-inspiring remnants of a lost civilization that rose before the coming of man. It also introduces the Shoggoth, a creature of some infamy to Lovecraftians. Throughout, though, there is something unspoken on the Professor's mind, something he cannot put into words, which lies beyond the ruins.

After the first paragraph, this story puts an Indiana Jones meets Hellboy twist on the reader, making it worthy of number five for Lovecraft.

4. "The Shadow Out of Time"

Lovecraft Also Thought About Alter-Egos

Published in Astounding Stories (1936), this piece involves an alien race known as the Yith and their ability to take over or switch with host bodies. Lovecraft biographer S. T. Joshi suggests this idea came to Lovecraft at the viewing of the movie Berkeley Square and a