At the Mountains of Madness

At the Mountains of Madness is a science fiction-horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft. The story details the events of a disastrous expedition to Antarctica in September 1930 and what is found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University. Throughout the story Dyer details a series of previously untold events in the hope of deterring another group of explorers who wish to return to the continent. These events include the discovery of an ancient civilization older than the human race and realization of Earths past told through various sculptures and murals.