▁of ▁Charles ▁D ex ter ▁Ward , ▁The ▁Th ing ▁on ▁the ▁Do or step ▁and ▁The ▁Sh adow ▁Over ▁In ns mouth ▁play ▁out ; ▁Love craft ▁makes ▁the ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁August ▁Der le th ; ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Howard ▁sho ots ▁himself ; ▁Love craft ▁dies ▁and ▁Der le th ▁becomes ▁his ▁exec utor ▁rather ▁than ▁Robert ▁Bar low ; ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁hi pp ies ▁discover ▁Love craft ' s ▁work ; ▁the ▁Kit ab ▁is ▁market ed ▁as ▁the ▁' real ' ▁N ec ron om icon ; ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁occ ult ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁N ec ron om icon ▁spread s ; ▁C th ul hu ▁pl ush ies ▁go ▁on ▁sale . ▁Then ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁The ▁Cour ty ard ▁and ▁Ne onom icon ▁come ▁to ▁pass ... ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁C th ul ian ▁ap ocal yp se ▁begins . ▁ ▁XII : ▁The ▁Book ▁At ▁the ▁F BI , ▁Carl ▁Perl man ▁con cludes ▁that ▁all ▁Love craft ' s ▁fiction , ▁its ▁criticism ▁and ▁Robert ▁Black ' s ▁test ament ▁have ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁condu it ▁through ▁which ▁an ▁outside ▁force ▁has ▁taken ▁purchase ▁on ▁human ity ' s ▁collect ive ▁un cons cious ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁where ▁it ▁can ▁change ▁reality . ▁Word ▁has ▁reached ▁the ▁F BI ▁that ▁a ▁pre gn ant - looking ▁M err il ▁Bre ars ▁has ▁spr ung ▁Ald o ▁Sax ▁from ▁his ▁as yl um , ▁and ▁Perl man