Beneath the Moors

Beneath the Moors is a fantasy horror novel by English writer Brian Lumley. It was published by Arkham House in 1974 in an edition of 3,842 copies. It was Lumley's second book published by Arkham House. The novel is part of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Beneath the Moors

Dust-jacket illustration by Herb Arnold for Beneath the Moors
Author	Brian Lumley
Language	English
Genre	Horror, fantasy
Publisher	Arkham House
Publication date	1974
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	xxi, 145
ISBN	0-87054-066-1
OCLC	1136954
Dewey Decimal	823/.9/14
LC Class	PZ4.L9575 Be3 PR6062.U45

The short novel incorporates the short story "The Sister City" by Brian Lumley, originally published in 1969.

Plot summary

Professor Ewart Masters convalesces at the home of his nephew, after an automobile accident. There he discovers the existence of an ancient Cimmerian city beneath the Yorkshire moors. He proceeds to have dream adventures in the realms of the Great Old Ones.

Reception

Gahan Wilson praised the novel as "by far the best thing [Lumley]'s done," with "a really dandy climax" and "a highly successful underground horrorland which is solid, consistent, and well designed."

Sources

• Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. p. 107. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
• Chalker, Jack L.; Owings, Mark (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 50.
• Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 131. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
• Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 118. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.