I am suggesting two stories from H. P. Lovecraft:
The Festival:
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/f.aspx
or
The Music of Erich Zann:
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mez.aspx
The Festival:
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/f.aspx
or
The Music of Erich Zann:
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mez.aspx