Ergebnis für "The Cats of Ulthar" in Horror

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In a small village a cruel elderly couple are killing their neighbor's pets with gleeful abandon. When an orphan traveling with a band of gypsies has his beloved kitten killed by the weird old couple, he retaliates in a horrifying act of supernatural revenge.

"The Cats of Ulthar" is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnamed narrator relates the story of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar. As the narrative goes, the city is home to an old couple who enjoy capturing and killing the townspeople's cats. When a caravan of wanderers passes through the city, the kitten of an orphan (Menes) traveling with the band disappears.

"The Cats of Ulthar" is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnamed narrator relates the story of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar. As the narrative goes, the city is home to an old couple who enjoy capturing and killing the townspeople's cats. When a caravan of wanderers passes through the city, the kitten of an orphan (Menes) traveling with the band disappears.

Cat haters beware. This piece by H.P. Lovecraft is largely memoirish, whereby the narrator is compelled to tell the listener about Ulthar after petting his own cat. When a travelling caravan passes through, a young orphan named Menes finds his beloved black kitten has gone missing and fears the worst - that his kitten had suffered a torturous end at the hands of the town cat killers. Annoyed by the lack of action on the part of the townspeople, Menes invokes a prayer that results in the cats of the town rising and slaying the cat-killing couple.

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 - 1937) gilt als der bedeutendste Autor der phantastischen Horrorliteratur - quasi der "Edgar Allan Poe" des 20. Jahrhunderts. Mit dem "Cthulhu-Mythos" erschuf er eine ganze Welt, in der außerirdische Wesen, vor Urzeiten auf unseren Planeten gelangt, gottgleich und quasi unsterblich herrschten. Die vorliegende Geschichte "Die Katzen von Ulthar" erzählt von einer rätselhaften Episode in einer kleinen Stadt. Dort ist es verboten, Katzen zu töten. Doch weshalb nur?

The Cats of Ulthar, written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1920, is a short yet striking tale that showcases his ability to blend dark fantasy with moral allegory. First published in Tryout in 1920, the story is a haunting meditation on justice, retribution, and the mystical bond between cats and the arcane. It occupies a unique place in Lovecraft’s body of work, weaving a fable-like narrative that retains the eerie undertones characteristic of his writing.

In der geheimnisvollen Stadt Ulthar wagt es niemand, eine Katze zu verletzen – und das aus gutem Grund. Einst lebte dort ein grausames altes Paar, das Katzen verschwinden ließ, bis eines Tages ein reisender Waisenjunge kam und ein unheilvolles Gebet sprach. Was dann geschah, wurde zur Legende… Die Katzen von Ulthar ist eine düstere, märchenhafte Geschichte von H. P. Lovecraft über Rache, Geheimnisse und die unergründlichen Mächte, die über unsere Welt wachen.

"Det fortælles, at det i byen Ulthar, som ligger på den anden side af floden Skai, ikke er tilladt noget menneske dræbe at en kat. Jeg er tilbøjelig til at tro, at det er sandt, når jeg som nu betragter den lille fyr, der ligger og spinder foran pejsens knitrende ild. For katte er et gådefuldt dyr og langt bedre til at sanse ting, vi mennesker end ikke kan fornemme. Katte huser sjælen af Aegyptus og er bærere af legender fra glemte byer som Meroe og Ophir.