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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. The Moon-Lens is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by British author Ramsey Campbell. It was first published in the 1964 Arkham House collection The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants.

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When Roy Leakey visits Exham in pursuit of his passion - second-hand books - he is trapped by a cult devoted to Shub-Niggurath. After a horrifying experience in the Outer God's temple, he finds himself transformed both physically and mentally, with none able to help him ease his pain.

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