The Whisperers

"The Whisperers" is a Cthulhu Mythos story by Richard A. Lupoff that first appeared in the September 1977 issue of Fantastic.
== Synopsis==
When two high school journalists get a chance to interview a hot rock band with an occult shtick, it seems like a dream assignment--but it soon turns out to be a nightmare.
==Characters==
*Mario Cipolla: A senior at Millbrook High School in Marin County, California, and a reporter for the school paper, the Millbrook Hi-Life.
*Annie Epstein: A Millbrook High senior and photographer for the Hi-Life. Hardly ever seen without a camera around her neck. Her father is Hal Epstein of Dagon, The Whisperers' record label.
*Karen Robertson: A Millbrook High senior and editor-in-chief of the Hi-Life. Friend to Mario and Annie.
*Johnny Kendrick: Singer and synth player for The Whisperers. "His hair was long, hanging in straight, glossy black planes on either side of his dark, serious face. He wore a dark moustache." He resembles "Omar Sharif...made up to look like a satanic priest."
*Olivia Oldham: Singer for The Whisperers. Her hair was a "glistening blonde that picked up each color in turn from the glaring lights.... Her face was thin and pale.... [S]he had a peculiar, fascinating way of holding her fingers as if she were grasping some invisible line for support."
* Bart Starke: Manager of The Whisperers. He's a "heavyset middle-aged man" whose "jowly face was ringed with a fringe of graying hair. He wore a rumpled gray tweed jacket and baggy brown flannel pants."
*Gooley: The gruff doorman at the WinterlandWikipedia, "Winterland Ballroom." in San Francisco.
==Fictional Discography==
===Albums===
*Anubis
*Nightshade
*Chthulhu
===Singles===
*"Daemonium"
*"Erich Zann"
*"Styx River Boatman"
*"The Reanimator"
==Publication History==
"The Whisperers" was reprinted in The New Lovecraft Circle (Fedogan & Bremer, 1996), and in Lupoff's collection Terrors (Elder Signs Press, 2005).
==References==
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Richard A. Lupoff works