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description: The impact of a meteorite on a remote Massachusetts farm unleashes a strange and disturbing series of events. Before men of science from Miskatonic University can determine what it is the space rock apparently evaporates. But terrible changes overtake the farm and its inhabitants propelling them on a horrific course of desolation madness and death. The sole surviving witness to the events unwinds a chilling and disturbing tale of cosmic horror.The Colour Out of Space was Lovecraft's personal favorite of his own stories and one of which he was justly proud. It is one of the best embodiments of the principles of the weird tale that Lovecraft lays out in his essay Supernatural Horror in Literaturefor the Colour itself is unknowable and remains almost entirely unexplained. The Colour is a chillingly effective symbol for our perilously limited understanding of the vast cosmos beyond our solar system. The Dark Adventure Radio Theatre adaptation retains this feeling of cosmic menace and adds a poignant human touch with its dramatization of what happens to the Gardner family and their neighbors beautifully played by our talented professional cast and underscored with haunting music by Troy Sterling Nies. It's a great weird tale made even better!
language: English
title: The Colour Out of Space
publisher: H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society