Brichester Mythos

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Brichester Mythos is a shared fictional universe of interconnected horror stories by Ramsey Campbell, expanding and localizing the Cthulhu Mythos within a vividly imagined English setting.

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instanceOf horror fiction cycle
literary mythos
shared fictional universe
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Ramsey Campbell
criticalReception influential development of British weird fiction
expands Cthulhu Mythos
firstMajorCollection The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants
genre cosmic horror
weird fiction
hasFictionalEntity Daoloth
Eihort
Glaaki
Insects from Shaggai
Y’golonac
hasFictionalLocation Brichester University
Clotton
Goatswood
River Severn
linked to: Severn

Temphill
hasFormat linked story collections
novels
short stories
hasTheme corruption of landscape
cosmic insignificance
forbidden knowledge
psychological horror
urban decay
inspiredBy Cthulhu Mythos
inUniverseFocus interconnected horror narratives
language English
literaryMovement modern weird fiction
localizes Cthulhu Mythos
notableDeityOrEntityOrigin Severn Valley
linked to: Severn catchment
notableWorkInCycle Cold Print
Demons by Daylight
The Darkest Part of the Woods
The Face That Must Die
The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants
periodOfOrigin 1960s
primarySetting Brichester
Gloucestershire
Severn Valley
linked to: Severn catchment
publisherOfEarlyWorks Arkham House
relatedToAuthorBodyOfWork Ramsey Campbell bibliography
settingType fictionalized English landscape
sharesContinuityWith Cthulhu Mythos
styleCharacteristic localized English reimagining of Lovecraftian motifs

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Ramsey Campbell notableSeries Brichester Mythos