{"_id":"665d238a0cddf0c6fb9c4c3b","title":"The Dweller in the Gulf","author":"Clark Ashton Smith","code":"the-dweller-in-the-gulf","words":6142,"image":"dweller.jpg","image_alt":"A sillhouetted, hooded figure in a cave holding a light. Graphite filter.","publish_year":1933,"publish_source":"Wonder Stories","publish_edition":"Vol. 4, No. 10","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/wonderstoriesv04n10193303.stellar/page/n33/mode/2up","genres":["horror","sci-fi","fantasy","adventure"],"blurb":"“What’s the use of going further?” said Maspic. “I, for one, have had enough darkness already. And if we were to find anything by going on, it would be valueless—or unpleasant.”","description":"Three earthmen seek shelter in a cave from a Martian storm. Curious as to where it leads, the trio investigate the insides of the cave and find a spiraling road descending the insides of a seemingly bottomless gulf.","rating":4,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}