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"Whisperer in the Dark" is a story by American writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft, which belongs to the cycle "Myths of Cthulhu". Just like the story "Colour from Other Worlds", it combines elements of horror and science fiction. The story first mentions the Mi-Go, a race of intelligent alien mushrooms. The story is told from the perspective of Albert N. Wilmarth, a professor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham, Massachusetts. After local newspapers report that many locals have seen the bodies of strange creatures in the rivers following an unprecedented flood in Vermont, Wilmarth finds himself embroiled in a debate over the truth and significance of such testimonies. Albert himself is extremely sceptical about these stories and believes that it is all down to old local legends about monsters that allegedly live somewhere in the mountains and kidnap people who dare to approach their territory. Shortly afterwards, Albert receives a letter from Henry Wentworth Ackley, a lonely scientist who lives on a farm near the town of Townshend, Vermont. In this letter, Ackley claims to have evidence that can finally dispel all of Wilmarth's doubts about the reality of the creatures' existence. A lively correspondence begins between Ackley and Wilmarth, in which the scientists exchange information and stories about the contacts of the extraterrestrial race with humans, about secret sects and worship of other beings such as Cthulhu and Nyarlathotep, who, «having acquired human form, will wear a wax mask and a robe that will hide»...