Incipit
“The deep chuckle ceased, and in its place came a frantic, ululant yelp as of a thousand ghouls in torment.” Editor’s Note—Dr. de Castro was author with Ambrose Bierce of The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter. (At that time he used his full name, Gustaf Adolf de Castro Danziger, which he has since shortened to his ancestral Spanish form, Adolphe de Castro.) We commend The Last Test to those who appreciate a truly artistic story, with its suggestions of unthinkable horrors from the elder world, which sweep through the story like a cold breeze from the tomb. Few persons know the inside of the Cl …
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Ce que ce texte contient
Divinités — Nug et Yeb (2), Nyarlathotep (1), Shub-Niggurath (1), Yog-Sothoth (1)
Créatures — Les Goules (2)
Lieux — Irem (1), Le Pacifique Sud (1)
Objets — Le Signe des Anciens (1)
Cycles — Les révisions
Entourage — Adolphe de Castro (3)