H. P. Lovecraft
The Statement of Randolph Carter
Published: 1920
Language: English
Estimated Reading Time: ~1 hours
A free public-domain edition of H. P. Lovecraft's The Statement of Randolph Carter, prepared by Unspeakable Tales.
A witness recounts a graveyard investigation, a crypt descent, and the voice that came from below.
A witness recounts a graveyard investigation, a crypt descent, and the voice that came from below.
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This Unspeakable Tales edition presents The Statement of Randolph Carter as a free designed eBook for readers of occult mystery, graveyard horror, and classic weird fiction.
Structured as testimony, the tale gains force from what it withholds: Carter remains above while Harley Warren descends, leaving the reader to imagine what waits in the dark.
It is one of the foundational Randolph Carter stories and a concise example of Lovecraft's ability to make unseen horror more powerful than explanation.
Structured as testimony, the tale gains force from what it withholds: Carter remains above while Harley Warren descends, leaving the reader to imagine what waits in the dark.
It is one of the foundational Randolph Carter stories and a concise example of Lovecraft's ability to make unseen horror more powerful than explanation.