The Storm Cellar

"The Storm Cellar" is a short story by American author Ron Shiflet.
== Synopsis ==
A man relates the tale of how, in 1966, a tornado forced him and his grandparents into their storm cellar, where they encountered a monstrous creature and were lucky to escape with their lives. Afterwards, all involved pretended that the whole incident was nothing more than a fever-dream.
== Characters ==
* Tommy, a young boy on vacation with his grandparents in Texas.
* Grandpa Tate, a retired oil field roughneck.
* Grandma Tate, a kindly old woman.
== Publication History ==
"The Storm Cellar" was published in the collection of Shiflet’s own work They Thrive in Darkness: Mythos and Madness in 2018.
== Trivia ==
* Although never explicitly stated, the subterranean creature which the three people are attacked by is clearly intended to be a ghoul.
Category:Ron Shiflet works
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