Starry Wisdom

"Starry Wisdom" is a short Cthulhu Mythos/Thomas Carnacki crossover story by British author William Meikle.
==Synopsis==
An expedition returning from the Antarctic inadvertently brings with it an active Shoggoth. When a deranged cult get their hands on a sample, they attempt to grow it into a full-fledged specimen, but the creature breaks loose and feeds upon the entire group, killing them all. Fortunately, occultist Thomas Carnacki is on hand. He successfully contains the beast, before it, and all evidence of it, are destroyed by Winston Churchill and his secretive team.
==Characters==
*Thomas Carnacki, a learned man with a specialism in matters of the occult.
*Winston Churchill, a senior civil servant devoted to defending the shores of Great Britain.
*Richard Malcolm, one of the three members of the Antarctic expedition who ascended Mount Erebus and encountered the Shoggoth.
*Gerald Watkins, a senior cultist.
*Mr. Fitzwilliams, another cultist.
*Professor Andrew Kennedy, a scholar with the Royal Geographical Society.
==Publication History==
"Starry Wisdom" was published in the collection of Meikle's Thomas Carnacki stories Carnacki: Starry Wisdom and Other Stories by Dark Regions Press in March 2021.
==Behind the Mythos==
"Starry Wisdom" is a rewrite of Meikle's earlier story "Into the Black". Entire passages remain completely unchanged, although "Into the Black" lacks either Thomas Carnacki and any mention of the Cthulhu Mythos.
==Trivia==
*The Antarctic expedition mentioned in the story was an actual event led by Ernest Shackleton; the real-world team also succeeded in scaling Mount Erebus.
*Winston Churchill in his pre-British Prime Minister days is a recurrent character in Meikle's Carnacki stories.
Category:William Meikle works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Crossovers