Cool air

"Cool Air" by H. P. Lovecraft is a horror story set in early 20th century New York City. Lovecraft's tale spins a web of suspense and dread, where the line between life and death becomes frighteningly blurred. The story centers on an unnamed narrator and his strange connection with Doctor Muñoz, a reclusive scientist whose obsession with staying cold leads to macabre life-preservation experiments. As the doctor's reliance on artificial refrigeration grows, the narrator becomes witness to his horrifying decline. The story reaches its climax when the refrigeration system fails, exposing the ghastly truth about the doctor’s past and his unholy attempts to conquer death.