Inquisitor

"Inquisitor" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by British-born author William Meikle.
==Synopsis==
Told through the journal of two Spaniards, a ship's captain and an Inquisitorial priest, "Inquisitor" tells the story of how a Shoggoth, revered by the natives as a god, is taken from its temple in South America and transported across the Atlantic, spreading its madness to the crew throughout the voyage. In Spain, the inquisitor assigned to its interrogation believes himself to be breaking through its mental defences, but he is equally as tainted as the unfortunate crew were before him.
==Characters==
*Father Fernando, a 16th century Spanish inquisitor.
*Juan Santoro, captain of the treasure-ship Santa Angelo.
==Publication History==
"Inquisitor" was first published in the anthology Historical Lovecraft: Tales of Horror Through Time in April 2011. It was later included in the collections of Meikle's own works Samurai and Other Stories (2014) and Home From The Sea: Tales Of Lovecraftian Terror (2017).
== Trivia ==
* A section of the story was reused in the non-Mythos Thomas Carnacki story "Carnacki: Captain Gault's Nemesis" in 2013.
Category:William Meikle works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works