It’s 1928. Charles Dexter Ward has escaped his mental asylum after having lived a privileged life on Rhode Island. When a doctor is sent to investigate his cell he finds a disturbing obsession with his ill-reputed ancestor and doppelganger, Joseph Curwen.
Joseph Curwen is bad news; an aristocrat, a magician and a murderer. When Charles attempts to resurrect Curwen, he risks his own doom and that of his closest friends and family…
‘Rich in detail and mystery’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Lovecraft has a grasp of the language that is beyond beautiful’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Don’t pass this life without reading this masterpiece of the Lord of Cosmic Horror’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A gripping and well-wrought tale’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Brooding and atmospheric’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘It’s as far removed from our modern concept of horror as can be, but it’s every bit as frightening, if it not more’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Full of wonderful menace’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Joseph Curwen is bad news; an aristocrat, a magician and a murderer. When Charles attempts to resurrect Curwen, he risks his own doom and that of his closest friends and family…
‘Rich in detail and mystery’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Lovecraft has a grasp of the language that is beyond beautiful’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Don’t pass this life without reading this masterpiece of the Lord of Cosmic Horror’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A gripping and well-wrought tale’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Brooding and atmospheric’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘It’s as far removed from our modern concept of horror as can be, but it’s every bit as frightening, if it not more’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Full of wonderful menace’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐