The Secret Memoir of the Missionary

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"The Secret Memoir of the Missionary"
Short story by Hirofumi Tanaka
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese, English
Genre(s)	Horror, Cthulhu Mythos
Publication

The Secret Memoir of the Missionary (邪宗門伝来秘史) is a horror short story by Hirofumi Tanaka. It was originally planned as the first part of a much longer novel, however this project was abandoned when the publisher rejected Tanaka's proposal. It was first collected in the Japanese Cthulhu Mythos collection Lair of the Hidden Gods, published by Tokyo Sōgensha. It was translated into English by Daniel Day when the collection was published by Kurodahan Press in 2006.

Plot Overview

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While sailing to Japan to spread Christianity, St. Francis Xavier is beset by recurring nightmares about a dark cave which gets closer with every dream. Upon approaching the shore of the island, his ship runs into Cthulhu. Xavier arrives in Japan...but he is changed.

Sources

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Asamatsu, Ken (2006), Straight to Darkness (Lairs of the Hidden Gods), Kurodahan Press, ISBN 4-902075-13-X
Asamatsu, Ken (2002), Hishinkai (秘神界―歴史編), Tokyo Sōgensha, ISBN 4488595014

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