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This subject is written on a topic in the real world and reflects factual information. This subject contains information from the Expanded Cthulhu Mythos, and not based on H.P. Lovecraft's works directly. Russell's Guide to Interdimensional Entities is a Mythos book by J. Alan Russell and B. A. Lee.

Overview[]

Presented as a kind of "field guide" to the creatures of the Cthulhu Mythos, Russell's Guide includes information on these beings, such as descriptions, behaviour and true names, along with original artwork to accompany each entry.

The book focuses on body and alien horror through the lense of B.A. Lee's own Cthulhu-inspired work and mythos, Merrow Tales (2012).

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Canon modifications[]

Most entries and descriptions are based on B. A. Lee's own work, Merrow Tales (2012). The bestiary's chapters also follow Lee's personal classification of beings and artifacts into five categories: Great Old Ones, Ascendency, Merrow, Star Spawn, and Subdimensional Entities.

The book offers new names for several entities such as the Dunwich Horror (called Dumgal Zi Yog-Sothoth, "Prince of Yog-Sothoth"), Shoggoth (called Gugalushargal, "All Devourer"), Flying Polyp (called Bydogalzul, "Great womb of evil"), Mi-Go (called Star Spawn Drones), and so on. While each entry differentiates between entities sourced from H. P. Lovecraft or Lee's work, it points to Lovecraft as the sole source for entries that offer modifications to the canon.

Psionic Alphabet[]

Both Lee and Russell use a fictional alphabet named "psionic alphabet" in illustrations and occasionally in the text, mostly as a depiction of "true names". The alphabet is a phonetic collection of characters directly linked to English letters and diphtongs. Each letter, regardless of its use and placement in a word, possesses individual variations resembling small tentacles. Some letters are also adorned with dots with no apparent logic.

While entity names are translated sound by sound and their meaning is rooted in Lee's theorical psionic language, the use of the alphabet on the backdrop of illustrations appears to be random.

Publication History[]

First published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in August 2015, Russell's Guide is written by B. A. Lee with artwork provided by J. Alan Russell, and runs to 96 pages.

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