"The Tree on the Hill" is a short story written by horror author H. P. Lovecraft and his correspondent Duane W. Rimel.
It depicts the narrator exploring the outskirts of a city called Hampden and finding a special tree atop an unusual hill.
Theunis tells a story about a shadow or dark force which was repelled by an Egyptian priest, Ka-Nefer, during the Year of the Black Goat.
The narrator recoils in horror at the sight of a clawed hand, with tendrils, reaching for a spot in the grass where he received his vision.
Theunis mentions that his story takes place during the Year of the Black Goat, probably a reference to Lovecraft's invented deity Shub-Niggurath.