Such works include Poe’s stories of ratiocination in both his tales of horror and mystery Poe’s stories featuring the detective C. Elements of Gothic horror, scientific reasoning and crime are presented throughout various works of Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Literature of the Victorian Gothic era continued to explore the fears and anxieties of society, and was supplemented by knowledge obtained through developments in science, criminology and the criminal justice system. The public’s fascination with horror and the morbid extended from the Gothic era into the Victorian Gothic era, and tales of mystery and crime became intertwined with death and the monstrous. The scientific and industrial revolutions of the eighteenth century brought forth advanced scientific theories and modes of reasoning, which found their way into the narratives of Gothic works. The artwork used for the cover is 'Shoggoth' - AI generated image.The Gothic era dealt in fear and the unknown, with early nineteenth century Gothic fiction being characterized by the macabre and influenced by the Enlightenment. Production notes: This ebook of At the Mountains of Madness was published by Global Grey in 2018, and updated on the 14th April 2023. This book has 40,997 words, 65 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1936. They soon realize that the civilization they have uncovered is not as dead as they thought, and that they may have unleashed a horror beyond their wildest nightmares. As the expedition progresses, the scientists are confronted with terrifying creatures and otherworldly phenomena that challenge their understanding of the universe and their place in it. As they explore the ruins, they uncover evidence of a horrific and long-forgotten history, including the existence of monstrous beings that once ruled the Earth. The story follows an expedition of geologists and scientists to the Antarctic, where they discover the remains of an ancient, highly advanced civilization. Or read online.Īt the Mountains of Madness is a novel by American writer H.

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