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"The Salem Horror" is a short story by American author Henry Kuttner, a friend and contemporary of H. P. Lovecraft.
Synopsis[]
The spirit of dark priestess Abigail Prinn, executed during the Salem Witch Trials, is awakened when a man moves into her old home and uncovers her secret "Witch Room" hidden beneath. In order to wreak her vengeance on the descendants of the townsfolk responsible for her death, Abigail attempts to summon forth a dark evil using the Witch Room, but is ultimately thwarted by the intervention of occultist Michael Leigh.
Characters[]
- Carson, a writer living in the former home of Abigail Prinn.
- Michael Leigh, an occultist.
- Abigail Prinn, a deceased High Priestess of Nyogtha.
- Nyogtha, a Great Old One.
Publication History[]
"The Salem Horror" was first published in the May 1937 edition of pulp horror magazine Weird Tales.