The Mountain of Fears

By Henry C. (Henry Cottrell) Rowland

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Driven by dreams of gold, a group's expedition into an exotic land slowly descends into a battle against lurking, unseen terrors that prey upon their sanity.

Genres

Literature Fiction

Released

2018-01-24

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Summary

"The Mountain of Fears" by Henry C. Rowland is a story from the early 1900s about Doctor Leyden and his friends traveling to Papua to find gold. Their exciting trip turns dangerous as they face the Papuan landscape and the fear-based beliefs of the people living there. The story starts with Doctor Leyden talking to someone on the ship about how nervous problems can mess with your head which suggests that the characters' minds will be tested as they continue on their adventure. As they get closer to the scary "Mountain of Fears," the local tribes try tor warn them away. Readers discover that Leyden and his group are in a valley of mysterious fruit with the hint of gold, but their hope slowly turns to fear as something strange pulls at their minds.