Out of the Frying Pan

"Out of the Frying Pan" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Ron Shiflet.
== Synopsis ==
After a botched bank job, Jake Higgins runs off into the West Virginia backwoods to escape the law. Stumbling across the run-down cabin of the old madwoman Mother Shub and her beautiful young apprentice Dora, Higgins' overactive libido and penchant for strong liquor cause him to fall foul of the witch's magic.
== Characters ==
* Jake Higgins, a somewhat dim-witted career criminal.
* Mother Shub, a powerful witch and priestess of Shub-Niggurath.
* Dora McCain, Mother Shub's apprentice.
== Publication History ==
"Out of the Frying Pan" was first published in the anthology Eldritch Horrors: Dark Tales in 2009, and appeared in the collection of Shiflet’s own work They Thrive in Darkness: Mythos and Madness in 2018.
Category:Ron Shiflet works
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