Episode in an Arkham Pool Hall

"Episode in an Arkham Pool Hall" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author James Ambuehl. It was first published by Rainfall Books in the June 2006 edition of the long-running Lovecraftian fanzine Lovecraft's Disciples Title: "Episode in an Arkham Pool Hall" at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
== Synopsis==
A man having a drink in an Arkham pool hall witnesses two former professionals hustling an academic-looking man. However, the "professor" is not all he appears to be, and after a brief bout of spellcasting, his opponents lie dead. As he leaves the bar, the professor issues a dire prophecy concerning the imminent return of the Great Old Ones . . .
==Characters== 
*Joe Morton, a witness to the evenings' events.
*Don Fishlet, a former professional pool player now earning a living through sharking.
*Adam Schepke, Fishlet's sidekick, also a former professional player.
*"The Professor", an unnamed wizard and possible occultist.
==Trivia==
*Don Fishlet is heavily implied to be a Deep One Hybrid, as he is stated to have come from Innsmouth and is described as the "guy with the fishy eyes."
==Publication History ==
*Lovecraft's Disciples (2006, Rainfall Books)
*Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Cthulhu's Creatures (2007, Rainfall Books)
==References==
Category:James Ambuehl works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works