The Dulwich Horror of 1927

"The Dulwich Horror of 1927" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by British author David Hambling. It forms part of his William Blake cycle.
==Synopsis==
An innocent bet involves a group of Bright Young Things with an ancient evil beneath a London church. As their investigation into its origin progresses, their grip on sanity begins to slip, and in a climatic battle with the forces they have inadvertently allowed to cross dimensions, they all suffer gruesome deaths- or worse…
==Characters==
*William Blake, a man with a deep interest in philosophy.
*Jessica, a peerless architect.
*George, a well-connected young man with designs on high political office.
*Sophie, a woman with an astonishing grasp of psychology.
*Tom, photographer
*Daniel, a brilliant mathematician.
*Daisy, the group's wallflower.
*Mr. Hall, William's landlord.
*The Vicar, minister for the local church.
==Publication History==
"The Dulwich Horror of 1927" was first published in the collection of Hambling's own works Shadows from Norwood in August 2013. It has also received a self-titled digital chapbook release.
==Behind the Mythos==
Elements of "The Dulwich Horror of 1927" are reminiscent of the H. P. Lovecraft story "The Dunwich Horror", such as the mysterious, hermitic father and daughter - by the name of Whatley - who call forth twin monstrosities into the world.
The narrator of the tale, William Blake, features in his own, self-titled, story cycle.
The work also functions as an origin story for the character of Jessica, who would go on to be the primary protagonist in Hambling's The War of the God Queen series.
==Trivia==
*The creature which the group battle is heavily implied to be a hybrid Spawn of Cthulhu, and the realm which threatens to break through into our world is believed by them to be R'lyeh.
==Gallery==
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