As of 12 April 2008
LOST CIVILIZATION FOUND IN RUSSIAN LAKE!!!
"Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 2500-year-old advanced civilization at the bottom of Lake Issyk Kul in the Kyrgyz Mountains in Russia." Civilization had advanced technological knowledge -- and the lake itself drains thru submerged caverns into an abyss measureless by Man!
As of 22 March 2008
GIANT SEA CREATURES FOUND IN ANTARCTIC SEARCH!!!
"Scientists find giant sea creatures during Antarctic Sea survey, including two-foot starfish near gates of R'lyeh. Can you say 'Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!'???"
YUGGOTH FOUND!!!
Howard got it wrong: Japanese scientists now believe there is another planet up to two-thirds the size of the Earth orbiting in the far reaches of the solar system beyond Pluto. Check out their surprising hypothesis here!
CAMPUS GUIDE TO MISKATONIC UNIVERSITY
Now you can scan the course catalog for this world-renowned institution of higher learning, online! Not only can you view class listings both by department and college within the university, but, if you have the time, swing by the Student Union and check out the school store. Even better, online registration is now available for virtual studies at MU.
THE CTHULHU FILES
Includes the Cthulhu Universalis, "An index to gods, books, people, and places in the Cthulhu Mythos stories of H.P. Lovecraft and his friends" as well as many articles of special interest, such as "Sources of Necromancy in Charles Dexter Ward," "The Spanish Translation of Al-Azif, by Dr Carlos Sorentino" and "A Tourist's Guide to Innsmouth." An excellent and erudite resource site for the intrepid Mythos investigator!
NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY
A Wikipedia article on the concepts, history, models and importance of Non-Euclidean Geometry, ending with the chilling assertion that the familiar world we see all around us -- everything we touch, know and call "Reality" -- is, in fact, Non-Euclidean in nature.
THE MUSEUM OF MAN:
Being a short, descriptive "tour" of an anthropological museum in Paris, with Lovecraftean overtones. The identity of the author -- revealed in the "Editor's Note" at the end of the essay -- will be surprising!!!
"I, CTHULHU" --A Long-Lost Story by Neil Gaiman
"OR...'What's A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47" 9' S, Longitude 126" 43' W)???!?' Cthulhu, they call me. Great Cthulhu. Nobody can pronounce it right..."
PREHISTORIC MYSTERY ORGANISM A HUMONGOUS FUNGUS
"A giant mystery organism more than 350 million years old has finally been identified as a humongous fungus. 'A lot looked like they were eating vascular plants, while others looked like they were eating something else...' one researcher says."
FANTASTIC FUNGUS FIND:
BBC News recently carried a story about the discovery of the world's largest -- and possibly one of the world's oldest -- living organisms in the benighted, demon-haunted woods... of Oregon! How would you describe this "creature" in CoC terms???
FROM "THE BOOK OF EMAILE"
-- being the Epistle of Ryleh to the Aetherians: a Treatise Medieval concerning the Great Abomination, S'Pam; and of the worshipers of S'Pam, the S'Pammers; and of the Bots of S'Pam; and of the several ways in which thou mayest deal with them (Humor).
THE UNDEAD BRAYNE:
a recently-discovered trove of old letters provides some interesting insights into the early work of Herbert West, Reanimator, with peculiar emphasis on the scientifick explanation for vampires and vampirism in general. Excellent background material for a possible CoC scenario of your own devising!
COMPUTER-GENERATED MYTHOS TALES:
in the "best" tradition of August Derleth, herein you will find an ever-changing story of the Mythos created on-the-fly by JavaScript. Ryleh has graciously cast his friends in the role of unwary investigator into Things Man Was Not Meant To Know...with predictable results!
IN IREM...:
being a short treatise on the recent discovery of Irem in the Arabian Desert--and a collaborative story-in-progress on the events following that discovery. Is Ubar really Irem? You decide!
This Page revised 12 Apr 2008