The Will of Claude Ashur by C. Hall Thompson

About this episode

This episode features a reading of 'The Will of Claude Ashur', a Cthulhu Mythos novelette by C. Hall Thompson.

"The Will of Claude Ashur" is a Cthulhu Mythos novelette by C. Hall Thompson, first published in the July 1947 edition of Weird Tales. "Evil legends hang over this ancient coastal village and its infamous secret more terrible than all the terrors of night." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Cthulhu Mythos
• horror fiction
• ancient legends
• coastal village
• supernatural terrors

Keywords

• Cthulhu Mythos
• horror
• novelette
• C. Hall Thompson
• Weird Tales
• ancient village
• evil legends

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Will of Claude Ashur, Weird Tales

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