The Picture in the House

I had to read this one twice - it was a bit different, but I really enjoyed it! Great book! Lovecraft never disappoints!

A short story told by an unnamed narrator about how his decision to take a shortcut would set him on an encounter with a creepy old man in a creepy old house. As is usual with Lovecraft's works, I love reading out loud the flowery prose. There's a certain degree of horror-movie kind of creepiness in this one. An old man, seemingly harmless save his weird circumstances, but getting that tingling sensation that there's something sinister just out of sight. Too bad the ending was left somewhat open-ended. It's probably meant to be “for your imagination”, but I felt it was too abrupt. It kind of left me hanging when I was hoping for more.

Creepy and atmospheric. Second Lovecraft story I've read.