USAF XXX-XXXXX X-XX Nevada 1938 / INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION / SUBJ. WFF / OMAR SHAKTI US SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS OPERATIONAL OFFICER (USSAOO): “You’d stopped the crazy ritual. They were finished. Why didn’t you leave Omar Shakti and just get the hell out of Egypt?” FOCK: “For a monkey in a uniform that’s the most pertinent question you’ve asked me all…
45: Unwelcome Guests
The Assault On Omar Shakti’s House Take out Omar Shakti? After all that the investigators have faced and achieved this would appear a comparatively simple task. Simple. Simple? The word rings of treacherous deadly complacency. The rancid heat of a day’s hustle and bustle, as the desperate inhabitants of a sprawling metropolis fight to survive,…
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…
43: In the Labyrinth of Nyarlathotep
The leering spluttering face of an ass; the steely cold teeth-filled grimace of a crocodile; the frenzied squealing hissing fury of a hyena: With every blink of his eyes, these terrors are propelled through the darkness towards Professor Fock on frantic human bodies. Breaking all the rules of caution in such a dangerous location, the…
42: Riddle of the Sphinx
Giza, Egypt, Africa: 23:57 PM: A dim, grey light filters down the freshly chewed tunnel. The condensing carcass of the Cthonian releases a steady stream of fetid rancid odour and steam into the claustrophobic air, adding an orange tinge to the pale tendrils of surface illumination. Covered in Cthonian slime, Trixie, Gupta, Joe, and the…
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…
37: The Bloody, Bloody Tongue Licked
Nairobi, Kenya, Africa: 00:13 PM: A hush falls on the scene of butchery. A brief pause as another wave of fanatical cultists prepares to throw themselves into a maelstrom of high caliber lead projectiles. The quiet is punctuated by the clinking and clattering of guns being reloaded and Wesley Fock lighting another Lucky Strike. One…
36: 7 Investigators and the Baby of MWeru
MWeru, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa: 23:23 PM Joseph Foreboding, Hesitation and Fear of MWeru. Is the cavern leading up into the core of the mountain a gateway to an endless tortuous death? Trixie’s thoughts drift to the chameleon in her possession. She feeds it a couple of flies. And what of the investigators? Flies or lizards?…
35: Mountain of the Black Wind
Nairobi, Kenya, Africa: 20:20 PM: As the night stars begin to fade into a blue-grey haze and a somber red glow spreads gradually between the thick foliage on the horizon, the ashen-faced bodies of the recently killed cultists lie immobile, almost restful, on the blood-blackened grasses of the clearing. The first insects of the day…
34: At The Nairobi Star Press Office
Nairobi, Kenya, Africa: 14:00 PM: Natalie Smyth-Forbes meets us and introduces herself. Natalie: “It’s good to see you. Would you care for a glass of sherry? It’s not chilled but it should have withstood the journey here. Are you here to give me a story? May I make a suggestion? Would you give me the…
33: Old Bundari’s Lizard
Nairobi, Kenya, Africa: 14:28: PM: Gaidar doesn’t want to go anywhere near Egypt. He has snapped and doesn’t want to deal with the harsh realities of the world. We are preparing to go up country to the Mountain of the Black Wind. We are certain that M’Weru and Miss Hypatia Masters are there. Hypatia Masters…
32: Travelling From Darwin to Mombasa On The Dark Mistress
Darwin to Mombasa On The Dark Mistress: Aaboard the “Dark Mistress” we sail across the Indian Ocean to Mombasa. Gaidar is still in a bad way and we’re having to keep constant watches on him. We have made contact with Natalia, using “Wireless Telegraphy”, and plan to meet up with her in Africa. By the…