![]() ![]() ![]() His seminal work appeared in the pages of legendary Weird Tales and has influenced countless writer of the macabre. ![]() Though many men enter none leave and the streets are home to daemons and mad things that are no longer men. Lovecraft was one of the greatest horror writers of all time. Within the walls its streets are littered with unburied bones.Ī stone pier leads to the huge carven gate of Akariel. Its temple spires however reach into the sky, far enough for their peaks to be invisible to the naked eye. Thalarion is a coastal city in the Dreamlands of Earth also known as the City of a Thousand Wonders.Ī mighty city surrounded grey stone walls that hide most of the frieze covered buildings and alluring sculptures. Therein walk only daemons and mad things that are no longer men, and the streets are white with the unburied bones of those who have looked upon the eidolon Lathi, that reigns over the city. He's generally more famous for his epic, cosmic horror (and the racism and misogyny) but he has some truly gorgeous shorter tales, and this is one of them. Into Thalarion, the City of a Thousand Wonders, many have passed but none returned. Lovecraft is one of the most beautiful short stories I've ever read This seems to be one of Lovecraft's lesser known works, but it really blew me away. ![]()
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