The Place Called Dagon
The Place Called Dagon by Herbert Gorman is a horror fiction novel published by Hippocampus Press in February 2003. This first edition spans 188 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Daniel Dreeme, who arrives in the seemingly tranquil town of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to establish his medical practice. However, he soon uncovers unsettling mysteries tied to Jeffrey Westcott, a man with a collection of strange books and ominous intentions involving ancient deities at a location he refers to as “the place called Dagon.”
Readers will encounter a narrative steeped in intrigue as Dreeme becomes entangled in the dark secrets of the Westcott family, including the enigmatic Martha Westcott and the seemingly pious preacher George Burroughs. The plot thickens when a brutal murder occurs, drawing Dreeme deeper into a web of horror that threatens his very existence. This edition of The Place Called Dagon is part of Lovecraft’s Library series and includes original artwork by Allen Koszowski, along with contributions from Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi and Gorman expert Larry Creasy, providing a fresh opportunity for readers to explore this classic tale.
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Daniel Dreeme has come to the small Massachusetts town of Marlborough to pursue his medical practice; but he quickly discovers that there is more beneath the surface of this placid-seeming farming community than meets the eye. The mystery seems to center upon Jeffrey Westcott, a sardonic figure who has filled his house with strange books and speaks ominously of summoning up “old gods” at some region he terms “the place called Dagon.” What role does his wife, the dark beauty Martha Westcott, play in this scenario? And is the saturnine preacher George Burroughs really as pious as he seems? When the Westcotts hired man is killed in a particularly brutal fashion, Dreeme knows that he has become ineluctably enmeshed in a horror that may engulf both his body and his soul.
H. P. Lovecraft spoke highly of this novel in “Supernatural Horror in Literature,” and for good reason. The Place Called Dagon (1927) uncannily reflects many of the themes in Lovecraft’s own fiction, and probably influenced his tales “The Shadow over Innsmouth” and “The Dreams in the Witch House.” This novel, whose very title is Lovecraftian, has waited too long to find a new generation of readers. As the latest in the the Lovecraft’s Library series, it is now reprinted uncut and unabridged, with original artwork by Allen Koszowski, and contributions by noted Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi and Gorman expert Larry Creasy.
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