{"product_id":"dagon-fantasy-and-horror-classics-with-a-dedication-by-george-henry-weiss-paperback","title":"Dagon (Fantasy and Horror Classics); With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. P. Lovecraft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Henry Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe witnessed what lies beneath the waves. Now, sanity is his final casualty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the height of World War I, an American merchant marine officer escapes capture by a German sea raider, only to find himself stranded adrift in the vast, uncharted Pacific Ocean. After days of aimless drifting, he wakes to a terrifying sight: his small boat rests on a newly risen expanse of black, fetid earth--;a landscape thrust up from the ocean floor by a violent volcanic event.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat follows is a nightmare journey across this bizarre, slimy terrain. The officer finds strange, crumbling cyclopean ruins and massive, moss-covered monoliths covered in hieroglyphs so ancient they predate human language. But the true horror awaits at a giant fissure, where he witnesses the emergence of an object of worship: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA monstrous, colossal entity of unimaginable size, vaguely amphibious, rises from the abyss to pay homage to the ancient carvings. This creature is a manifestation of \u003cstrong\u003eDagon\u003c\/strong\u003e, a terrifying fish-god from forgotten Semitic mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH. P. Lovecraft's\u003c\/strong\u003e seminal short story is a cornerstone of the Cthulhu Mythos, born from the author's own intense fear of the ocean's depths. \u003cem\u003e\"Dagon\"\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic, frantic account of cosmic horror, paranoia, and the mind-shattering realization that humanity is not alone, and that the greatest gods are alien, wet, and sleeping beneath the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.05 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53461824274799,"sku":"9781528717168","price":15.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/2199\/7167\/files\/csGup5ZSA29781528717168.webp?v=1789165615","url":"https:\/\/www.anerdwithabookstore.com\/products\/dagon-fantasy-and-horror-classics-with-a-dedication-by-george-henry-weiss-paperback","provider":"A Nerd with a Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}