Songs that the Astral Crickets shall Sing

You will scarcely sleep with these eleven stories that will plunge you into various worlds of horror and the fantastic. Terrible visions, haunting journeys, ancestral witchery, dark humor, and a couple of jaunts into the Yellow Mythos and the realms of Cthulhu. Here you will find: Songs That the Astral Crickets Shall Sing –A buzzing becomes a growing barrier between a man and reality… and a different reality may lurk behind the noise. A Miracle Of Rare Device –Would the possibility of seeing the shape of your own soul be a miracle –or the trigger of madness? R’lyeh, the Ship in the Storm –An oil painting becomes a window into a world where allegory, art and life are increasingly difficult to discern, in this decidedly non-conventional tale of cosmic horror. Hopes –That nurse standing beside your death bed may actually be the most terrible thing in the world… and she has picked you. The Bells –It’s unwise to venture into a village where all bells ring only the funeral toll. The Calling of Faith –A strange manuscript brings a glimpse into a convent where a strange discovery deep devotion and madness and saints are not what they seem. Sacrifice –a soul remains in the midst of an ancient Mayan city, shunned by afterlife; only the dying can hope to release her.Pilgrimage to Sentinel Hill –A holy pilgrim walks past Aylesbury Pike; for him, the hill where terrible things are said to have occurred nearly a century ago will be the place of his encounter with fate. The Ring of Aradia –A child’s dreams are placed in the hands of a witch of legend, Aradia de Toscana, and hidden magick is afoot under the moonlight.The Day The Earth Was To Be Cleared –The world as we know it is a fragile thing; a whim might well sweep it away, or randomness might ensure that we see another day. The Prophet’s Lot –A lost episode of the ultimate forbidden manuscript reveals the travails of the prophet Kish, and the final secret that doomed the city of Sarnath.

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