Showing results for "Searching For Memory" in Dark Fantasy

This story takes place in the ancient valley of Nis, in vegetation-covered stone ruins described by Lovecraft in great detail. These crumbling blocks of monolithic stone now serve only for grey toads and snakes to nest under. Interspersed in the ruins are large trees that are home to little apes. Through the bottom of this valley runs the great, slimy red river called Than. "Memory" involves only two characters: "the Genie that haunts the moonbeams" and "the Daemon of the Valley".

The Hearthwood Clan now exists in more than name. Theo has crowned himself patriarch, and most of the tribal chiefs are now matriarchs at his side. But his troubles are not over. Not all the tribes have sworn their fealty, and Theo will need every elvish cultivator he can muster to oppose the ominous shadows that loom over the forest.

Horrorforfatteren H. P. Lovecraft er kendt for sine lange og komplicerede sætninger. Uden for den snævre gruppe af fans, er der ikke mange, der anerkender ham for hans evner til at formidler stemninger og billeder gennem er smukt og varieret sprog. ’Erindring’ er hans eneste flash-fiction novelle og skønt den ikke er på mere end 372 ord, giver Lovecraft en overlegen demonstration af sin evne til at beherske sproget.

When you need a memory to be wiped, call me. Transferring unwanted memories to my own mind is the only form of magic I've ever mastered. But now, I'm holding so many memories I'm not always sure which ones are actually mine, any more. Some of them are sensitive; all of them are private. And...