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A riddle in a field. A message of terror. The sinister truth of a pre-human world.
Two amateur scholars and friends, Vaughan and Dyson, 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, shining pyramid. Next to it, there is a small parchment bearing a message written in an ancient, unknown language--a message clearly meant to summon aid.
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 kidnapped 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 Little People, a subterranean, degenerate race that has always been the source of the darkest British folk legends.
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.
The Shining Pyramid is a quintessential early work of Arthur Machen, 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.
