The Colour Out of Space is a science-fiction horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft, set in the countryside west of Arkham. A meteorite strikes a farm, bringing a strange colour that blights the land and the family living there. It is worth listening to for its eerie atmosphere and its influential place in cosmic horror.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE By H. P. Lovecraft [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Amazing Stories September 1927. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] Here is a totally different story that we can highly recommend to you. We could wax rhapsodical in our praise, as the story is one of the finest pieces of literature it has been our good fortune to read. The theme is original, and yet fantastic enough to make it rise head and shoulders above many contemporary scientifiction stories. You will not regret having read this marvellous tale.
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