The Tree-House

"The Tree-House" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American authors Robert M. Price and W. H. Pugmire.
== Synopsis ==
John Whateley, a scion of the supposedly-untainted branch of the Dunwich Whateleys, has felt a strong desire to know his family history his entire life, but always knew that the truth was being kept from him, especially with regards to the events of 1928. After his father dies, John discovers his journals, along with a letter from one of his fathers friends, Nathan Vreeland, who knows much more about what happened.
Travelling to the Sesqua Valley to meet with Vreeland, who informs him that Lavinia Whateley did not in fact die all those years ago, but instead went insane and lives in a treehouse nearby.
When John visits the treehouse he meets Lavinia who reveals that she in fact gave birth to triplets rather than twins, and that the third child, Didymus, lives there with her. As John attempts to leave, he discovers that the "tree" is in actuality a Shoggoth which holds the house over a break in reality, just before the beast consumes him.
== Characters ==
* John Whateley, a man desperate to uncover his family's secret history.
* Nathan Vreeland, and old friend of Ebeneezer's who, in his youth, delved into the dark secrets of the occult.
* Lavinia Whateley, a secondary character from "The Dunwich Horror".
* Didymus Whateley, Lavinia's child.
* Ebeneezer Whateley, John's father, deceased at the time the story takes place.
== Publication History ==
"The Tree-House" was first published in the anthology The Dunwich Cycle in November 1995 and again in Blasphemies & Revelations in November 2008.
Category:W. H. Pugmire works
Category:Robert M. Price works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works