At the Mountains of Madness
by H.P. Lovecraft
Original Title: At the Mountains of Madness
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publication Date: 1936
Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science-fiction
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Long acknowledged as a master of nightmarish vision, H.P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of his own pioneering fiction in 1931 with his quintessential work of supernatural horror, At the Mountains of Madness.
On an expedition to Antarctica, Professor William Dyer and his colleagues discover the remains of ancient half-vegetable, half-animal life-forms. The extremely early date in the geological strata is surprising because of the highly-evolved features found in these previously unknown life-forms.
Through a series of dark revelations, violent episodes, and misunderstandings, the group learns of Earth's secret history and legacy.
The deliberately told and increasingly chilling recollection of an Antarctic expedition's uncanny discoveries—and their encounter with an untold menace in the ruins of a lost civilization—is a milestone of macabre literature.