Press Release: Lost Lovecraft Manuscript Unearthed [Cthulhu]

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LOST LOVECRAFT MANUSCRIPT UNEARTHED

Researchers at the Lovecraft Studies Institute in Toronto are pleased to announce today that their efforts have unearthed an original, handwritten manuscript by H.P. Lovecraft titled "Harbingers."

The manuscript has long been thought lost or destroyed, but a careful analysis into Lovecraft's unarchived correspondence led researchers to discover the manuscript in the attic of a home owned by a distant cousin of the famous writer.

Researchers at the Institute remain mystified as to why Lovecraft never published the novel. A cryptic hint in one of his letters, however, may provide a clue: "Some things are just too horrific for the general public, and I have no wish to cause widespread panic should the full import of my words ever become apparent."

The discovery of "Harbingers" adds to the quite small stock of novel-length Lovecraft stories. The manuscript is written in an obscure cypher, and to date only the prologue ("Red on the Rails") and a portion of the first chapter ("The Old Farmhouse") have been decrypted.

The first public unveiling of these portions of "Harbingers" will take place on Saturday, April 10th at 6 p.m. Admittance by invitation only. Light refreshments will be served.