H.P. Lovecraft's novella unfolds occult  horrors wrought by a malevolent ancestor. A cast of professional actors, a rousing score and thrilling sound effects bring the story to life as never before. What begins as a genealogical inquiry leads to death, madness and worse for Charles Dexter Ward. Experience one of Lovecraft's greatest works as it might have been performed in his own lifetime! CD includes the newspaper clipping from the Providence Journal about an escaped madman; a photo of Charles with the restored Curwen portrait; a page Borellus' occult grimoire; and a letter from the nefarious Simon Orne to Joseph Cuwen.