Figments of the ancient fear

e neared I felt the ancient fear

w the secret of the ancient desert lands ...Nomad, rider of the ancient east ...The men that fear you are the ones th...Nomad, rider of the ancient east ...the spirit that men fear in us ...Those who fear your reputation hid...the spirit that men fear in us ...t that you speak an ancient tongue ...the spirit that men fear in us

cyclopean walls of ancient Gul-Kothoth. It was...cks appeared in the ancient cyclopean edifice, ...st fragments of the ancient walls yielding, buc...eached the walls of ancient Gul-Kothoth. ...ed, the gate of the ancient fortress, ...r whom the taste of fear was bland compared ... a tongue which was ancient ere the gleaming st...e sundered gates of ancient Gul-Kothoth...

sed black vaults in ancient Ur, should Hildebra...onic deities of the ancient world were once offered solemnly beneath the stygian skies of this sweltering place, I wonder? What sublime power awaits the aspirant, the querent who dares seek answers in those shadowed places where men of lesser fortitude fear to gaze? Blackthorne often berates me for what he calls my preoccupation with the arcane, the occult, the sinistrous lore of the chthonic... he insists no good will come of such delving into nighted realms. Ha! The path to elucidation is seldom devoid of thorns, the road to knowledge rarely free of perils! I seek enlightenment, and by the erudite tongue of Herodotus, I may have found it! Ancient tradition of this land has long spoken of strange flashes of light emanating from the depths of pyramid passages and temple catacombs. Over a thousand years ago the Arabs wrote of the transient walls and hidden chambers of these monuments; of secret doors moved by an unseen force and of implacable sentries who guarded the secrets of the temples with dour tenacity. What I found this evening gives credence to all that and more. Is the lore which I discovered carved into the ancient stone of Karnak's t...ts inscribed in the ancient Coptic papyrus, ...orgotten peoples... ancient Atlantis... time-lost Lemuria... Hyperborea, Ultima Thule, utopian Atland and its enduring legacy. Fragments, memories... descendants... the Incas, the Aztecs, the Maya, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Britons, the Frisians, the ancient Sumerians. Yes, it is clear to me, like a diamond worked to perfection in the skilled hands of a master craftsman. The sigils and glyphs I beheld carved into the ancient stone of Karnak (which I somehow understood implicitly), the visions I experienced within the temple, it is all quite clearly compelling me to the next stage in my grand voyage of enlightenment. According to the inscriptions, the truth, the key, awaits me within the ziggurats of ancient Sumeria. I hear the call of the ancients, beckoning me to that aeon-veiled place across the unforgiving sands. We shall depart at once. I feel sure I shall find that which I seek between the two rivers, at the place of the seven cities. Yes, I shall surely meet my destiny within the mystery-haunted catacombs of ancient Ur... ...The Keeper of the Ancient Lore of Ur:

In a part of ancient Greece ...In an ancient land called Macedon...His name struck fear into hearts of men ...His name struck fear into hearts of men ...His name struck fear into hearts of men

In a part of ancient greece ...In an ancient land called macedon...His name struck fear into hearts of men ...His name struck fear into hearts of men ...His name struck fear into hearts of men

Where ancient spirits live and ro...ove restrains their fear...Where ancient spirits live and ro...Where ancient spirits live and ro...Where ancient spirits live and ro

Unseen presence, ancient fiend ...Cries of fear from lives passed o...Unseen presence, ancient fiend ...Cries of fear from lives passed o

I fear not ...I have a come to an ancient door ...de, the fire of the ancient burns ...I fear not

men are choked with fear...ht are flashing, an ancient tongue speaks words...Revealing ancient wisdom, but blinded...nd Hill", prophecy, ancient skill

is shedding of its fear...Fear and pain, Hades' na...Fear and pain, Hades' na...They fear the ancient symbols, true evil ...Fear and pain, Hades' na

Ancient walls standing tall...There is nothing to fear but fear itself - Why should...There is nothing to fear but fear itself - Why should

He will not fear ...Ancient force of light agai...Ancient force of light agai

wire fences of our fear ...Like dust of ancient stars ...Dust of ancient stars