Black monstrous bridges across oily rivers, Cobwebs of cable by nameless Cthulhu spun; Catacomb deeps whose dank chaos delivers Streams of live foetor, that rots in the sun. Colour and splendour, disease and decaying, Shrieking and ringing and scrambling insane, Rabbles exotic to stranger-gods praying, Jumbles of odour that stifle the brain. (Adapted excerpt “The Cats”…
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44: The Red Glow From Below
The merciless sun beats down on the endless wheat fields and its heat is collected by the winds that ripple through the ears like the waves of a yellow ocean before blasting the scientist as he stands and aims his rifle towards a lone figure, arms outstretched; a target hanging from its neck. It’s rifle practice…
41: A Tunnel to Giza
Cairo, Egypt, Africa: 21:21 PM: “The night before the night when the moon is at it’s thinnest.” (On 20th July) This is when the Cult of the Black Pharaoh will attempt to raise Queen Nitocris.” What will we do now? Omar Shakti? Did he steal the Mummy? The Clive Expedition in Memphis? Go to the…
40: Rocking The Casbah
Cairo, Egypt, Africa: 19:00 PM: The night has enveloped Cairo, darkness shrouding the dusty maze-like networks of back streets squares. — The Clive Expedition moved from Giza (Sphinx and three main pyramids) to Memphis. — What to do this evening? Probably too late to go to Omar Shakti’s place to check it out. To our…
39: Walk Like an Egyptian
Cairo, Egypt, Africa: 18:18 PM: Heading down the Nile, Cairo looms into view. There have been recent elections in this young and turbulent democracy. Noise and smell. Thousands of minarets. The docks are in Old Cairo, beneath the main city, built on ancient Roman foundations. The impressive Cairo Museum is nearby. The investigators will want…
38: Night Boat to Cairo
Cairo, Egypt, Africa: 17:00 PM: We have frustrated the plans of the cult. They are in disarray. The death of Nyarlathotep on the staircase and preventing the opening of the gate plus the “Eye of Light and Darkness” on the other means they can no longer achieve their apocalyptic goals. We plan to leave Mombasa immediately. There is a telegram from…