Tales of the Ascendium - #ShortStories
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c-m-williams
Ongoing, First published Dec 17, 2021
Mature
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Welcome to the world of madness and depravity, Dearest Reader. What is presented to you is an anthology of eldritch horrors of the likes you have never seen before. Everyone has sought to ascend to greatness, even if it meant the violation of their sanity, or to reach the distant stars where the Unknown dwell. What you might discover is that the Unknown dwell also beneath our noses. Welcome to the Ascendium, an anthology of Lovecraftian horror stories in a series of volumes.
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