Ellsworth Wilcox, a professor of literature at Miskatonic University, is ecstatic when he uncovers long-lost letters by the famed 17th century essayist, Sir Thomas Browne. The discovery appears to cast light on the mysterious objects that prompted Browne's notorious work, "Urn Burial".But why do locals live in fear of the Browne family mansion? What lurks behind the strange phenomena witnessed on its grounds? And why do the letters keep referring to that grim book of forbidden knowledge, the dreaded "Necronomicon"?Ellsworth is about to learn that what has been buried by earth and time should often remain hidden... for the sake of his sanity, and ours.Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, the shadow of Cthulhu looms large over this modern gothic-style tale.
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