The Shining Pyramid

<p><strong>A riddle in a field. A message of terror. The sinister truth of a pre-human world.</strong></p><p>Two amateur scholars and friends <strong>Vaughan</strong> and <strong>Dyson</strong> are enjoying a quiet country retreat when they stumble upon a chilling discovery. In a remote field they find a pattern of small stones arranged in a precise cryptic formation that resembles a miniature <strong>shining pyramid</strong>. Next to it there is a small parchment bearing a message written in an ancient unknown language--a message clearly meant to summon aid.</p><p>Intrigued and disturbed the friends use their scholarly knowledge of arcane languages and folklore to decipher the message. The translation reveals a terrifying tale: a young girl has been <strong>kidnapped</strong> and is being held captive by a terrifying ritualistic cult in the hills nearby. The abductors are not ordinary humans; they are agents of the <strong>Little People</strong> a subterranean degenerate race that has always been the source of the darkest British folk legends.</p><p>Vaughan and Dyson quickly realize they are facing an ancient horror--a hidden race that continues the dark pagan rites of human sacrifice. Their shining pyramid was a desperate plea for rescue from the victim. The two men embark on a dangerous mission to save the girl from the clutches of the grotesque primitive cult before the final unspeakable sacrifice can be completed.</p><p><strong><em>The Shining Pyramid</em></strong> is a quintessential early work of <strong>Arthur Machen</strong> perfectly fusing the atmosphere of the British countryside with the profound dread of a surviving primeval race. It is a thrilling tale of intellectual detection leading to a confrontation with the ancient enduring evil that lurks beneath the veneer of civilization.</p>