Tongue [Lovecraftian Horror]
Self-Published
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Description
A macabre tale beyond imagination! When Mortician Johnathan Briggs stumbles across a copy of theNecronomicon, and dares to perform one of its necromantic rituals, he unwittingly attracts the attention of sinister otherworldly forces.
Entry for the January 2025 Royal Road Community Magazine contest. “Dead men tell the best tales.”
This is my attempt at emulating H.P. Lovecraft's pulp-gothic style.
Information
- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2025
- Author
- CrosstownGate
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 5.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 1
- Views
- 2,847
Chapters(16 total)
- AfterwordJan 31, 2025
- 15 - Crypt [END]Jan 30, 2025
- 14 - The Arabesque MaskJan 28, 2025
- 13 - Tongue of the DeadJan 25, 2025
- 12 - CyclopeanJan 24, 2025
- 11 – Soul StormJan 22, 2025
- 10 - The Black GalleonJan 20, 2025
- 9 - ProcessionJan 19, 2025
- 8 - Unexpected GuestsJan 18, 2025
- 7 - Witch’s BrewJan 17, 2025
- 6 - MaterialJan 15, 2025
- 5 - ResearchJan 15, 2025
- 4 - Book of the DeadJan 13, 2025
- 3 - TomeJan 12, 2025
- 2 - New AcquisitionsJan 10, 2025
- 1 - MorticianJan 9, 2025
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Community Reviews(1)
- ludomastroRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0I thoroughly enjoyed this tale. The author’s stated intent was to write in Lovecraft’s style and he (or she) mostly succeeded. The author has definitely captured the cliff hanging nature of HPL with each chapter leaving you wanting more. The whole story is a quick read that I devoured in a day. I’m sure that you too will enjoy it like certain otherworldly entities enjoy observing mortal efforts. The story fits nicely among HPL’s cosmos and is a worthy entry in my opinion.