{"_id":"638c04fcd9d85d443c0f2bcc","title":"The Colour out of Space","author":"H. P. Lovecraft","code":"the-colour-out-of-space","words":12406,"publish_year":1927,"publish_source":"Amazing Stories","publish_edition":"Vol. 2 No. 6","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v02n06_1927-09/page/n35/mode/2up","image":"rock.jpg","image_alt":"A jagged black rock. Graphite filter.","genres":["horror","sci-fi","gothic","mystery"],"blurb":"Into the fine flavour of the pears and apples had crept a stealthy bitterness and sickishness, so that even the smallest of bites induced a lasting disgust. It was the same with the melons and tomatoes, and Nahum sadly saw that his entire crop was lost.","description":"A meteorite crashes into a small town in a burst of light. Upon taking samples of the rock, scientists discover peculiar qualities including an indescribable emitted light and a perpetual heat.","rating":4,"unique_cover":"Drawing of two men looking out a window at smoke or steam rising out of a well.","cover_source":true,"has_review":false,"has_collections":[{"code":"monsters","title":"Horror Monsters","collection_type":"theme"}]}