The Shunned House
The Shunned House is a short novel written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1924 and first published in 1937 in Weird Tales magazine.
The narrator is haunted, along with his uncle and doctor Elihu Whipple, in an old and abandoned house. The house is accused of making anyone who stays there sick and causing death.
The house is located in the middle of the city of Providence and is totally abandoned due to the many deaths over the decades, so no one dares to inhabit it, not even the owners after inheriting it.
With the intention of discovering what is happening in the house, the narrator and his uncle decide to stay one night in the house. However, what manifests itself is much more horrible than they expected... Through memories, family members' experiences and investigation, the plot unfolds and reveals the hidden secrets of the house.
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Copyright note. The Shunned House by H. P. Lovecraft is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading The Shunned House in PDF or EPUB.
- Pages
- 33
- Reading time
- 55 minutes
- Pace
- Intermediate
- First published
- 1937
- Language
- English
- Downloads
- 3,264
89 years later, still timely
Why Read The Shunned House in 2026?
In a rotting Providence house, stains refuse to vanish and reason bends. Lovecraft traps curiosity inside history’s decay—the scariest haunt is inherited.
Today's connection
Urban renewal meets ancestral rot: some places keep their damage in the walls. This story reads like an investigation into how communities inherit fear—and why knowledge alone can’t disinfect it.
Atmosphere of entropy
Decay as a living force.
Science vs. dread
Rational tools meet the irrational.
Haunted geography
History stains real streets.
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About the author
H. P. Lovecraft
Cosmic horror and a shared mythos that reshaped modern weird fiction and pop culture.
