02278cam a2200253 4500 2743400067 TxAuBib 20260305120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798347948536 5bf53f13-e5ad-4669-8fb2-4192414d0842 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 13042913 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Lovecraft, H. P. The Thing on the Doorstep [Libby Audiobook]. Start Publishing LLC, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 28MB. HTML:<p>This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.</p><br /> <p>"The Thing on the Doorstep" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos universe. It was written in August 1933, and first published in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales.</p> <p>Daniel Upton, the story"s narrator, explains that he has killed his best friend, Edward Derby, and that he hopes his account will prove that he is not a murderer. He begins by describing Derby"s life and career. Derby had been interested in the occult even as a very young boy. This is what caused him to befriend Upton. The two would chat about dark mythology in their spare time. Whenever Derby came over to chat he always used the same knocking pattern of three strokes, a pause, and then two additional strokes on the knocker. Upton had always been able to identify Derby this way. Derby"s parents had always doted on him and he had a particular reliance on them, especially his mother. Her death had sent him into a depression, and it took him quite a long time to recover. Upton then tells of Asenath Waite, a female classmate of Derby"s at Miskatonic University, daughter of Ephraim. Edward and Asenath soon wed after bonding over their love of the occult. Despite his qualms Derby moves into the old Crowninshield House, with three servants from Innsmouth...</p>. Fiction. Horror. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-05-05 20:00:03. G, Digital Voice Martin. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5bf53f13-e5ad-4669-8fb2-4192414d0842&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)