The Throne Of Nephren-Ka: A Novel of Cosmic Horror

by Mark McLaughlin, Michael Sheehan Jr.

THE THRONE OF NEPHREN-KA is a Cthulhu Mythos novel, told by adventurers associated with Miskatonic University. Their brave experiences concern the wicked exploits on Earth of an ancient, shape-changing being known as Nyarlathotep.

Nyarlathotep has served the Outer Gods and the Great Old Ones, as well as his father, the demon-sultan Azathoth, for countless eons. His natural form is unlike that of any Earth being. In that form, it is more common for him to move by crawling, so he is known as the Crawling Chaos.

This novel chronicles the earthly activities of Nyarlathotep and other Lovecraftian creatures as global warming breaks down society. Antarctica and other frigid areas, including Mt. Everest, are slowly turning to slush. The McLaughlin/Sheehan story, THE DOOMSDAY THAW, is a chapter in this novel. Among the items found in Antarctica’s slushy ruins is a massive black marble pyramid, where Nyarlathotep’s avatar, Nephren-Ka, holds sway over the fate of the Earth.

THE THRONE OF NEPHREN-KA continues the tale begun in the McLaughlin/Sheehan novel, LABYRINTH OF THE CRAWLING CHAOS, and each is a stand-alone work. You can read them in any order you like.

Together, Mark McLaughlin and Michael Sheehan, Jr. have written many collections of dark fantasy/Cthulhu Mythos fiction, including HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS, NIGHTMARES & TENTACLES, THE WRATH OF NYARLATHOTEP, WEIRD WORSHIP, and more.

142 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 26, 2026

About the author

MARK McLAUGHLIN is a Stoker Award-winner whose many works include:
The Doomsday Thaw ..... Injectables
Crushed Velvet .... Embrace of the Internet Witch
The Weird World of Mark McLaughlin MEGAPACK®
The Wrath of Nyarlathotep ... Weird Worship
Horrors & Abominations .... Nightmares & Tentacles
Urban Monsters .... Dimension Of Monsters
The House Of The Ocelot & More Lovecraftian Nightmares
Human Doll: A Novel ... The Hell Next Door: A Novel
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Reviews

[Mark McLaughlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since I'm one of the authors: yes, I have read it! We worked quite hard on it, too. :-)