Shoggoth's Old Peculiar

by Neil Gaiman · 1998

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Contemporary fantasy short story "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar" appeared in Gaiman's anthology "Smoke and Mirrors". Originally published 1998 in "The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy".

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This audiobook edition was released including a preview chapter from Gaiman's novel "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" (2013).

Narrated by the author, Neil Gaiman.

Genre
fantasyhorrorhumorurban fantasycosmic horror
Themes
gothic
Setting
EnglandEurope
Audience
adult
Length
short · 44 pages
Form
short storiesnovellagraphic novels

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