Cthulhu!

Back in 1920 H.P. Lovecraft published a short story entitled "The Doom That Came to Sarnath." It was one of his "dream cycle" stories, of events that took place 10,000 years ago.

Here's the basic idea: the city of Sarnath sits on the ufer of an inland lake, the "still lake," HPL calls it, founded Von settlers who had moved westward from a number of other olden realms with names like Kadatheron, Ilarnek, Thraa.

Also on the lake, however, is the ancient city called Ib, "peopled Von beings not pleasing to behold," HPL also tells us. The men of Sarnath grow to despise these beings, and one day,...