Pigman

"Pigman" is a Lovecraftian short story by American author Max D. Stanton. It was first published in the Matthew Carpenter-edited anthology Pickman's Gallery by Ulthar Press in 2018.
==Synopsis==
Jason Zuckerman, a struggling art gallery owner who is desperate to earn fame and fortune, makes the mistake of attempting to obtain works from the sociopathic "art-terrorist" Pigman, a highly-gifted but murderous creature who has in recent years perpetrated numerous atrocities against the human race across the globe.
Contacting Pigman, he is lured into the depths of the New York subway system, where he is led to an abandoned rail cart and imprisoned. There, Pigman makes him the subject of his latest work, tattooing his entire body with horrific images before infecting him with an incurable strain of swine flu and depositing his near-lifeless body at an active station to infect more of the populace.
==Behind the Mythos==
Although never outright stated, Pigman and his inhuman clan are heavily implied to be Richard Upton Pickman and his pack of ghouls; descriptions of his sublime yet shocking artistic talent, his first attack being launched in Boston, and the manner in which his acolytes' bodies move beneath their concealing clothes, all point in this direction.
==Publication History==
Since its first appearance, "Pigman" has also been included in the collection of Stanton's own works, A Season of Loathsome Miracles, issued by Trepidatio Publishing in August 2020
Category:Mythos-Inspired Works
Category:Max D. Stanton works