I read somewhere that Lumley is often criticised for giving a "human" aspect to the Cthonians. but the insanity they cause creeps me out the most. sure they are big, ugly, scary, smelly, indescribable creatures that are so horrifying man can not comprehend. Which is the most frightening aspect of the Cthonians power. Like all Cthonians, Shudde M'ell can invade mens dreams, get them to do his bidding and more often than not, send them completely insane. He was once imprisoned in G'harne, but was freed and is now about to wander the earth. Shudde M'ell lives beneath the surface of the earth, burrowing and breeding with his fellow Cthonians. Lumley draws on Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, to create a new being in this novel, named Shudde M'ell. Dark gods who were banished to their metaphysical prisons throughout the earth. In this story, we are introduced to the ancient ones. It was a short read, at only 200 pages and didn't take very long at all.
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