The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft

A solitary being, confined to a dark ruin, escapes into the world above in search of connection and light. But what he finds instead is terror—and a shattering realization. Told in haunting first-person prose, this deeply introspective story explores identity, isolation, and self-perception. One of Lovecraft’s most moving and psychologically rich works, The Outsider blurs the line between horror and tragedy. A darkly beautiful meditation on what it means to be truly alone.