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As many readers of H.P. Lovecraft know, the horror writer had a disdain for the cinema.

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However, in 1924, Lovecraft did not object when an acquaintance, artist Peter Rhodes, chose to adapt the short story, "The Other Gods."

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Although the animated short was well received in literary circles, it never saw a wide release.  After Rhodes' death in 1938, prints became difficult to find.  For many years, "The Other Gods" was considered a lost film.

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Until now.

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In the land of Ulthar, beyond the River Skai, dwelt a man called Barzai the Wise.

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Barzai was learned in the lore of the earth's gods, and had gained a desire to look upon their faces.

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"The gods dance upon the mountain peaks!  We shall make a pilgrimage to pay tribute!"

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Atal, the disciple

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"But Master, would it not be blasphemous to approach the gods of earth?"

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"Nonsense.  They would find it a privilege to speak with me..."

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Barzai and his disciple set out across the stony desert.

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The rocky slopes of the mountain Hatheg-Kla.

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"I can hear their voices!" 

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"I shall behold the gods!  The proud, secret gods of the earth who spurn the sight of man!"

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"Glorious!  The earth gods dance for me alone –" 

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But on that night came a strange eclipse that no one, not even Barzai the wise, could have predicted.

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"The other gods come!  The gods of the outer hells that guard the feeble gods of earth!"

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"I cannot turn away, the power of Yog-Sothoth holds me fast..."

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"Do not see!  Do not see! Shub-Niggurath comes, she of the thousand young!"

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"The vengeance of the infinite abysses...  The crawling chaos... Let it not be... Nyarlathotep!"

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"But he is only the avatar of... Merciful gods of earth, protect me from that damnable pit... It is he who shall not be named!

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Barzai the Wise was never found.

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On the summit was graven a curious symbol, as if the rock had been riven by some titanic chisel.

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Ever after, the men of Ulthar feared eclipses, and prayed by night when pale vapors hid the mountains and the moon.

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The End