Talk:The Shunned House

Google Maps
Street View of the Still standing house:link Not exactly how I imagined it. Bizzar. Where would this link fit in the article? "External links"? --KoalaMeatPie (talk) 01:33, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * That appears to be 132 Benefit St, not 135. Plus there's a note next to that which says "Address is approximate." So between those two facts it may not be the right house at all unfortunately. 207.170.253.218 (talk) 20:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * According to this article, that's probably the right house; painted yellow and all. The basement door opening onto the sidewalk is vaguely visible on the right-hand side. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  01:17, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Indeed. It is the right house. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.9.50.240 (talk) 21:02, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Photo
If it's still standing, can we locate a photo? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.190.91 (talk) 21:14, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Ending?
Out of all the Lovecraft stories I've ever read, this is the only one that actually had a relatively happy ending. This seems VERY unusual given the kind of endings his stories usually have. It seems like some kind of commentary on this particular quality would be a good addition to the article. 128.208.35.164 (talk) 19:08, 1 December 2008 (UTC)


 * the ending bothers me too. I arrived at this article because I wanted to see if anyone else had the suspicion that the protagonist had murdered his uncle, disposed of the body with the acid, and was providing the reader with a deranged account of the facts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.251.57.23 (talk • contribs)
 * I can find no reference to anybody suggesting that theory anywhere. I think it's just you; that's not a Lovecraft kind of story (indeed, such [false] accusations in Lovecraft stories are usually the mark of authorities and other respectable people in deep denial about the Unspeakable Horrors his protagonists have endured, and trying to explain them away). -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  01:11, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Contradiction
The lede describes this as a short story, but later sections describe it as "a book" and as a short novel. Can someone resolve this please? 12.233.147.42 (talk) 22:23, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
 * A "book" and a novel are two different things; any codex, however brief, can be termed a book. The characterization as a "short novel" is in a quote, so we're not responsible for reconciling the contradiction, if there is one. It's a bit less than 10,000 words long, which would qualify it for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  01:08, 12 August 2014 (UTC)