A meteorite crashes in an area around Arkham, Massachusetts and normally life is interrupted. The earth is poisoned, the animals are driven mad, the products that grow there become tasteless. One man decides to find out what has really happened but the townspeople are not willing to give more details about what they have gone through. The explorer however meets a man named Ammi Pierce. He looks a bit crazy but he is willing to share what he has experienced. Is he to be believed and can a logical explanation be given? Find out in The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft. H. P. Lovecraft was an American author who lived in the period 1890-1937. His literary legacy consists of many short stories, weird fictions, horror novels and a series of fantasy works. He was not so well received during his lifetime but became more popular after his death. He is best known for the so called Cthulhu Mythos, which is a shared fictional universe that run throughout several of his works. He dealt with serious topics was deeply affected by interwar period, which led his novels to focus more on the humanity’s place in the universe in later life. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward , The Shadow over Innsmouth and At the Mountains of Madness are some of his most popular short novels today.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.
