8th October 1945, Ljubljana, Slovenia, People’s Federal Republic of Yugoslavia US Military Investigators’ Report by Special Agent XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Following up on a tip by one of the partisan resistance fighters our military investigators located a small apartment in downtown Ljubljana. Partially destroyed by fire (cause unknown) we had no difficulty entering. The two rooms within…
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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…
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…