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. Upon hearing of the couple's violent acts towards cats, Menes invokes a prayer before leaving town that causes the local felines to swarm the cat-killers' house and devour them. Upon witnessing the result, the local politicians pass a law forbidding the killing of cats.
The Invocations: H.P. Lovecraft Short Stories
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The Lurking Fear and Other Early Terrors : Stories from the Master of Cosmic Horror
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Las ratas de las paredes "The Rats in the Walls"
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La llamada de Cthulhu "The Call of Cthulhu"
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La nave blanca / El extraño "The White Ship and The Stranger"
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La ventana en la buhardilla "The Gable Window"
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El color que cayó del cielo "The Color Out of Space"
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La Música de Erich Zann, y otro relatos "The Music of Erich Zann and Other Stories"
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El Dagón "Dagon"
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El demonio de la Peste / Los amados muertos "The Demon of Death' and 'The Beloved Dead"
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La maison de la sorcière
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Skräcken i Dunwich
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