The Treasure of Horemkhu

"The Treasure of Horemkhu" is a short story by Richard L. Tierney that features his sword-and-sorcery hero Simon of Gitta in what amounts to a prequel to "Under the Pyramids," the Egyptian adventure H. P. Lovecraft ghost-wrote for Harry Houdini. It first appeared in the December 1987 issue  of Pulse-Pounding Adventure Stories (#2).
==Synopsis==
Driven by greed, a violent Roman centurion coerces Simon and his companions into assisting him in uncovering a legendary treasure hidden beneath the age-old Sphinx. Unbeknownst to the centurion, the dangers lurking beneath the Sphinx far surpass his expectations--and the treasure hidden there is not what he thinks.
==Setting==
The story is set in March, 38 A.D.,Sorcery Against Caesar, "About 'The Treasure of Horemkhu,'" by Robert M. Price (Pickman's Press, 2020). around and under the pyramids of Egypt.
==Publication History==
After its initial appearance in Pulse-Pounding Adventure Stories, "The Treasure of Horemkhu" was reprinted in the Simon of Gitta collections The Scroll of Thoth (Chaosium, 1997) and Sorcery Against Caesar (Pickman's Press, 2020).
==References==
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Richard L. Tierney works