The Lurking Fear by H. P. Lovecraft

An investigation into strange deaths in the Catskill Mountains uncovers a terrifying secret beneath the earth. As storms rage and people vanish, the narrator uncovers a legacy of decay, inbreeding, and monstrous transformation. Lovecraft blends gothic horror with primal terror in this tale of ancestral rot and subterranean menace. Gruesome, suspenseful, and fast-paced, it’s a shocking example of his early pulp horror. The title says it all—something awful is lurking.