Set in the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts, an unnamed narrator
investigates a local area known as the "blasted hearth." After failing
to extract any information from the Arkham locals, the narrator
encounters an old man, Ammi Pierce, who relates the story of a farmer
who once lived there. The hearth, he claims, was caused by a meteorite
that fell onto the farmer's field in 1882. The Colour Out of Space is
one of H.P. Lovecraft's best-loved and most critically acclaimed story.
According to the author, it was also his personal favorite. It has been
adapted twice for film; first in 1967 and later in 1987.