Deadfall in the Parking Lot

"Deadfall in the Parking Lot" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by author Francis Erdman, first published in Vol 5, Issue 4 of fanzine Lovecraftiana in 2021.
== Synopsis ==
An inmate at Arkham Asylum relates the tale of how his friend, a talented artist, inexplicably vanished. The pair were on their way to a budget supply store in Kingsport when a deadfall of logs appears in front of them. The artist climbs the deadfall and finds a small village full of fish-like humanoids. Travelling back across the deadfall to say farewell to his friend, the man then heads back across the log pile, never to be seen again.
== Behind the Mythos ==
Despite being included in a magazine dedicated to Lovecraft-inspired fiction, "Deadfall in the Parking Lot" appears to draw more on Stephen King's Pet Sematary, the 2019 film version of which is specifically mentioned in the story.
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