American author H. P. Lovecraft penned the science fiction/horror short tale "The Colour Out of Space" in March 1927. The story is told by an unidentified narrator who fits together the history of a region called the "blasted heath" by the inhabitants. The narrator discovers that a meteorite struck there many years ago and poisoned all the native fauna.Over fifty years earlier, in June 1882, a meteorite struck Nahum property. After taking a sample from the meteorite, local experts are baffled by its behavior. A globule enclosed in the meteorite that emits an odd hue is discovered by the experts. It was unrelated to anything that was recognized in the visible spectrum. After being hit by lightning, the meteorite vanishes overnight.Nahum chooses to keep Mrs. Gardner locked up in the attic after she goes crazy. Nahum's son Thaddeus likewise suffers from madness. While taking water from the polluted well, Merwin disappears. Their sole communication with the outer world is Pierce.The colour starts to spill out of the well as they consider what they have found in the home. Only Pierce sees a remnant of the colour makes a fleeting attempt to climb but fails.
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