Synopsis
Randolph Carter and Harley Warren open a tomb, which Warren goes down into.
History
First publication: The Vagrant, May 1920
Review
Very short but very tense story. The tension built is perfect and builds to a conclusion that you are expecting, but which is no less impactful. This is an example of how Lovecraft would change the horror story.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft, hardcover, Liveright, 2014-10-13
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels, hardcover, Arkham House, 1985-12-00
All of the stories in the Randolph Carter series:
The Statement of Randolph Carter
The Unnamable
The Silver Key
Through the Gates of the Silver Key
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
