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'''"The Transition of Juan Romero"''' is a short story by [[American literature|American]] [[horror fiction]] writer [[H. P. Lovecraft]], written on September 16, 1919, and first published in the 1944 [[Arkham House]] volume ''Marginalia''. |
'''"The Transition of Juan Romero"''' is a short story by [[American literature|American]] [[horror fiction]] writer [[H. P. Lovecraft]], written on September 16, 1919, and first published in the 1944 [[Arkham House]] volume ''Marginalia''. |
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| "The Transition of Juan Romero" | |
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| Short story by H.P. Lovecraft | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Marginalia |
| Publisher | Arkham House |
| Publication date | 1944 |
"The Transition of Juan Romero" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written on September 16, 1919, and first published in the 1944 Arkham House volume Marginalia.
Plot summary
The story involves a mine that uncovers a very deep chasm, too deep for any sounding lines to hit bottom. The night after the discovery of the abyss the narrator and one of the mine's workers, Juan Romero, venture inside the mine, drawn against their will by a mysterious rhythmical throbbing in the ground. Romero reaches the abyss first and is swallowed by it. The narrator peers over the edge, sees something - "but God, I dare not tell you what I saw!" and loses consciousness. That morning he and Romero are both found in their bunks, Romero dead. Other miners swear that neither of them left their cabin that night.
Other details
Lovecraft seems to have disavowed the story early in his writing career. He did not allow it to be published in the small press during his lifetime, and it does not appear on most lists of his stories. He seems not to have shown the story to anyone until Robert H. Barlow badgered him into sending him the manuscript so that Barlow could prepare a typescript of it.
References
Leigh Blackmore. "Some Notes on Lovecraft's 'The Transition of Juan Romero'". Lovecraft Annual (Summer 2009)
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