The Worm of Urakhu

"The Worm of Urakhu" is a short story by Richard L. Tierney that uses his sword-and-sorcery hero Simon of Gitta to mesh the Cthulhu Mythos with the lore of Frank Herbert's Dune series.Sorcery Against Caesar, "About 'The Worm of Urakhu,'" by Robert M. Price (Pickman's Press, 2020). The story first appeared in the 1988 issue  of Weirdbook (#23/24).
==Synopsis==
Relentlessly pursued across the barren Egyptian desert by a Roman cohort, Simon stumbles upon an ancient abandoned temple where he seeks refuge. What he finds therein may be more terrifying than the legions of Rome: The temple holds secrets tied to a colossal extraterrestrial horror.
==Setting==
The story is set in the autumn of 37 A.D. in the Egyptian desert.
==Publication History==
After its initial appearance in Weirdbook, "The Worm of Urakhu" was reprinted in the Simon of Gitta collections The Scroll of Thoth (Chaosium, 1997) and Sorcery Against Caesar (Pickman's Press, 2020).
==References==
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Richard L. Tierney works