1952-54

Fantastic Tales magazine

Publisher: Fantastic Tales Periodicals
Author: Ancram Hudson l11

Synopsis
Picking up where his father left off, Ancram Hudson triumphs in the pages of the newly revived Fantastic Tales. His first tale heavily influenced by the work of HP Lovecraft and Roger Block.

British trawlers fishing off the island of Lyndesfarne, also known as Holy Isle, disappear in mysterious circumstances. Though the local authorities blame the treacherous English Channel, Claverack Hillsdale discovers the problem runs deeper. Much, much deeper. Monsters of uncommon horror lurk beneath the waves in citadels of mire, emerging only to snatch hapless fishermen who dare invade their world.