Project Gutenberg 2022-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 765 Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) 1890 1937 Lovecraft, Howard Phillips Littlewit, Humphrey Lovecraft, H.P. Aragon, J. M. de The colour out of space $aUnited States :$bExperimenter Publishing Company,$c1927. Produced from Amazing Stories September 1927 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colour_Out_of_Space Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in the early 20th century that falls within the science fiction and horror genre. The narrative explores themes of cosmic horror and human insignificance in the face of unfathomable forces beyond comprehension. It reflects Lovecraft's signature style of blending the ordinary with the strange, showcasing the impact of an extraterrestrial phenomenon on a rural community. In the tale, a meteorite crashes on a farm owned by Nahum Gardner, leading to a cascade of inexplicable and horrific events. Following the meteor's arrival, the land becomes increasingly blighted, with crops turning to inedible and poisonous fruit and livestock succumbing to strange diseases. The Gardner family descends into madness as they encounter a color and presence that appears to “suck” the life from them, linked to the meteor. As the mysterious color spreads its influence, the once-thriving farm transforms into a desolate landscape. The horrifying climax reveals the catastrophic consequences of the family's entanglement with this alien force, culminating in an eerie and unresolved ending that suggests the ongoing threat of the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220428091312lovecraft 1927 US Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Horror tales Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Farmers -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Meteorites -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 97686 2025-07-27T06:25:46.901563 text/html 73613 2024-10-18T22:16:49 text/html 404169 2025-07-27T06:25:48.994506 application/epub+zip 404510 2025-07-27T06:25:47.404597 application/epub+zip 92147 2025-07-27T06:25:47.117532 application/epub+zip 448121 2025-07-27T06:25:50.438527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440121 2025-07-27T06:25:48.752591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127595 2022-09-30T17:52:37.121080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91175 2025-07-27T06:25:46.784527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71257 2024-10-18T22:16:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18420 2025-07-27T06:25:50.577484 application/rdf+xml 33344 2025-07-27T06:25:47.235530 image/jpeg 5043 2025-07-27T06:25:47.175507 image/jpeg 494554 2025-07-27T06:25:46.920498 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia