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There are places beyond human understanding, where ancient beings stir, impossible geometries hide, and forbidden knowledge comes at a terrible price. From haunted lakes and blighted forests to extra-dimensional horrors and the infamous Witch House of Arkham, these seven tales explore the terrifying insignificance of mankind before the unknown. Contents: "The Spirits of the Lake" by Alonzo Deen Cole Was it at the bidding of the 'Old Ones' that slime—loathsome, hideously green—rose from the lake's dreadful depths? "The House of the Worm" by Mearle Prout The story tells of two men, and their struggle against an otherworldly blight that originated in a bleak forest. "The Hounds of Tindalos" by Frank Belknap Long The story follows Halpin Chalmers, an author who, after taking the Chinese drug Liao, encounters extra-dimensional beings. "The Scourge of B'Moth" by Bertram Russell A sinister conspiracy against the rule of man, and the uprising of the entire animal kingdom. "The Warder of Knowledge" by Richard F. Searight In pursuit of omniscience, Professor Gordon Whitney dares to summon the ageless Warder of Knowledge, and finds that some secrets are guarded by horrors beyond human imagining. "The Abyss" by Robert Lowndes A tale of a ghastly journey down a little strip in the centre of a rug! "The Dreams in the Witch House" by H. P. Lovecraft The strange story of Walter Gilman, a mathematics student at Miskatonic University, who rents a room at the infamous Witch House in Arkham.