Buy HP Lovecraft's Shunned House

If you've got about a million dollars to spare for real estate, then consider haunting the historic Providence home that largely inspired Lovecraft's tale, "The Shunned House." The house at Benefit Street on the city's east side is currently on the market for a cool $925,000. It seems Providence hasn't suffered as much under the collapsing bubble as other areas, but it still sounds like a bargain.

Especially when compared with the Halsey house, which inspired "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," and was priced at nearly three million in 2007. Besides, how often do shunned houses really make the rounds on the market?

Donald Grant catalogued many of these outstanding Lovecraftian sites in his book, Lovecraft's Providence and Adjacent Parts. Perhaps a weird realty guide should be written as a follow up. Whatever else might be said about him, Lovecraft had a keen eye for luxurious homes. The Benefit Street home is no less imposing today than it was in his era. Visit the house's realty page, while it's still up.

-Grim Blogger