swellhead

In the story "Swellhead", set in the 2000s, a character compares him to Austin Powers.

"What a swellhead!

Swellhead (1935)

This photosensitivity can lead to sunburn, which causes swelling of the head and ears of the animal, a condition commonly called "swellhead".

Paraliparis cephalus (Swellhead snailfish)

Published in 2006, this collection deals with the Club's exploits during the 1960s and 1970s, with the exception of "Swellhead", which is set in the modern day.

In the stories "The Man Who Got Off The Ghost Train" and "Swellhead", it is mentioned that Carnacki was a member of the Diogenes Club as a special occult investigator; when he retired, his position was taken by Newman's character Richard Jeperson.

"Swellhead": In modern-day Britain, an aged Richard Jeperson is reluctantly brought out of retirement to investigate unusual goings-on at the island of Skerra, and finds himself trapped in the impossible lair of an evil genius as the walls separating numerous alternative realities begin to break down.