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Lurking Fear, The

'Lurking Fear, The'

Lurking Fear, The (Home Brew, January-April 1923): H.P. Lovecraft wrote this story in November 1922 and it was divided into four chapters and published in four consecutive issues George Julian Houtain's magazine. It is set in the Catskill Mountains and, in particular, on and around Tempest Mountain, site of the ruined Martense family home, and deals with an investigation into terrible attacks against squatter settlements that occur during terrible thunderstorms. See publication history and electronic text.

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Munroe, Arthur: A reporter who accompanies the narrator in an investigation of Tempest Mountain and the ruins of the Martense manor in the Lovecraft short story "The Lurking Fear." He is slain while sheltering in a squatter shanty on the slopes of the mountain during a storm.

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Tempest Mountain: A fictitious mountain set in the Catskill Mountains of New York state created by Lovecraft for his serialized short story "The Lurking Fear." It has a reputation in the local area for being haunted and is characterized by terrible storms and lightning strikes, fulgurites, and oddly-shaped mounds in the woods clinging to its slopes. Its peak is occupied by the ruins of the Martense family mansion, the remains of Dutch gardens, groves of misshapen trees, and the burying ground for the family.