The call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu is assembled from papers left by a Providence professor and sorted through by his nephew. A clay bas-relief carved by a dreaming artist, a police raid on a swamp cult in Louisiana, and a Norwegian sailor's account of an island that rose from the Pacific all point to the same thing: a vast creature sleeping beneath the sea, worshiped in secret and waiting for the stars to come right. Lovecraft wrote the story in 1926 and it appeared in Weird Tales in 1928. It is the piece that gave his invented mythology its name, and it works by accumulation, each document more unsettling than the last, while the narrator insists he wishes he had never pieced them together. The story can be read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the opening is free.
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The call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
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Is The call of Cthulhu in the public domain?
Yes. The call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read The call of Cthulhu?
About 48 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The call of Cthulhu?
The call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
