Dr Berguno Horrifies His Readers
16/11/2010
Dr. George Berguno
Earlier this year George Berguno published The Sons of Ishmael, which was described by Ex Occidente Press as an ‘exceptional and exquisite debut collection of short stories.’
Now George has published a horror story with the Absent Willow Review, the fastest growing online magazine for horror, fantasy and science fiction. The story, entitled The Sad Eyes of the Lewis Chessmen, is based on one of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries ever to take place in the British Isles. Seventy-eight chess pieces dating back to the twelfth century and carved out of walrus ivory were found in a sand dune on the Bay of Uig, Outer Hebrides, in 1831. They were bought by a local collector and eventually sold to the Museum of Scotland, as well as the British Museum in London.
But in George’s story, this simple archaeological find becomes the source of infinite geometrical horror.
If you would like to read The Sad Eyes of the Lewis Chessmen, click here:
And if you would like to read the nine stories that comprise The Sons of Ishmael, the university library now hold a copy of this book at the Kensington branch.
Link to this page: http://www.richmond.ac.uk/n/1004.aspx
