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''[[The Trail of Cthulhu]]'' is a horror novel by [[August Derleth]], long-time friend and correspondent of [[
As the title suggests, the book is set within the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. It tells the story of Laban Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury, a professor at
As the book unfolds, it becomes clear that the ultimate goal of this ''trail'' is to {{spoiler|find the Black Island and kill Cthulhu once and for all. Unfortunately, Shrewsbury finds he can't do it alone and enlists the help of brave, if ill-prepared, would-be heroes}}
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Of course, as this is based on Lovecraft's work, Shrewsbury's meddling doesn't go unnoticed and he and his friends find themselves on the run from some very pissed-off cultists.
Like many of Derleth's Lovecraftian stories, this work is [[Broken Base|rather controversial]] due to his [[Alternate Character Interpretation|reimagining of Lovecraft's Ancient Ones as actually being evil as opposed to being beyond good and evil]]. Still,
Not to be confused with the RPG of the same name.
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* [[All Myths Are True]]: All ancient myths are directly inspired by mankind's encouters with the Ancient Ones. Also, [[Shout
* {{spoiler|[[Back for
▲* [[All Myths Are True]]: All ancient myths are directly inspired by mankind's encouters with the Ancient Ones. Also, [[Shout Out|all of Lovecraft's stories are true]].
▲* {{spoiler|[[Back for The Finale]]: All the supporting protagonists, who were each basically [[Put On a Bus]] to make room for the next one, show up in ''The Black Island''.}}
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Shrewsbury, Arthur, and Claiborne
* [[Big Damn Villains]]: {{spoiler|Hastur and his minions.}}
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* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: {{spoiler|Every chapter has one. Dr. Shrewsbury is the actual hero of the whole book}}
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: {{spoiler|Hovarth}}
* [[Town
* [[Up to Eleven]]: The climax of ''The Black Island'', when compared to the climax of ''The Call of Cthulhu''
** Just to specify, {{spoiler|instead of sailors who accidentally land on the island, we now have military men seeking out the island and deliberately laying explosives; Cthulhu comes out and even more specific detail is given about his freakish features and gargantuan size than in Lovecraft's story; our heroes run away from the scene, only to DETONATE CTHULHU AND THE ENTIRE ISLAND WITH A FREAKING ATOMIC BOMB once they are at a safe distance!}}
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]
* [[Wide
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