Originally posted on Lovecraftian Science:
 Nephren-Ka, the Black Pharaoh by Mr. Zarono (www.deviantart.com) As previously mentioned Nephren-Ka is a Pharaoh of ancient Khem who utilized the Shining Trapezohedron to see into the future. In order to obtain an understanding of how to use the Shining Trapezohedron, Nephren-Ka conducted large-scale and mass ritualistic sacrifices to Nyarlathotep and as a result, any recorded documentation of his life was largely expunged from the ancient history. Thus, it is not surprising that Lovecraft knew every little of him and actually mentioned him by name only twice in all of this recorded tales. The first… Continue reading Nephren-Ka and the Shining Trapezohedron

Originally posted on X-Files of the Humanities:
Rudolf Otto The German theologian Rudolf Otto was born in 1869 in a town called Peine, near Hannover in Prussia. Unfortunately, very little is known about his early life until he began his formal education, so this brief biographical sketch is little more than an overview of his academic CV. It is known that he studied theology and philosophy at the University of Erlangen, writing his dissertation on Martin Luther’s understanding of the nature of the Holy Spirit, before taking a post as a lecturer at the University of Gottingen in 1897. Here… Continue reading Mysterium Horrendum: Exploring Otto’s Concept of the Numinous in Stoker, Machen and Lovecraft