Poem: Nemesis
Miskatonic University Miskatonic University

Poem: Nemesis

Thro’ the ghoul-guarded gateways of slumber,

Past the wan-moon’d abysses of night,

I have liv’d o’er my lives without number,

I have sounded all things with my sight;

And I struggle and shriek ere the daybreak, being driven to madness with fright.

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The King in Yellow: Book Summary and Analysis
Joel Furches Joel Furches

The King in Yellow: Book Summary and Analysis

In 1895, Edward Chambers published a book of short stories entitled “The King in Yellow.” The book became a big influence for H.P. Lovecraft, and he incorporated elements of The King in Yellow into his mythology. Among the things that this book shaped in Lovecraft’s writing were the Elder Sign, Nyrlathotep, and, most importantly, the Necronomicon.

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