The Festival by H.P. Lovecraft
A haunting short story blending horror and supernatural elements. The narrator returns to his ancestral town for a strange winter solstice festival, only to uncover a dark, ancient ritual involving eldritch horrors. Lovecraft masterfully builds suspense with themes of inherited dread and the uncanny.

H.P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of cosmic horror, known for creating the Cthulhu Mythos. His works, including The Call of Cthulhu and The Shadow Out of Time, explore cosmic dread, ancient beings, and the insignificance of humanity, influencing modern horror literature.