Last Stand at Waltham's Cabin

"Last Stand at Waltham's Cabin" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Ron Shiflet.
== Synopsis ==
As the city becomes more and more lawless Bill Waltham, a retired widower, decides to move to a cabin in the Texas backwoods which he inherited from his uncle years previously. After only a few days, however, an unidentified beast kills and skins his dog and, discovering what he believes to be the creature's burrow, Waltham empties a can of gasoline into it and lights the torch.
Later that evening, Waltham's cabin is attacked by a pack of vengeful Serpent People. Expending the few shells he has for his shotgun, Waltham decides to go out with a bang, and lights up his final can of gasoline, obliterating himself and the reptilian creatures.
== Characters ==
* Bill Waltham, an elderly former government employee in search of a peaceful existence.
* Lucas, Waltham's faithful dog, also advanced in age.
* Old Man Dewitt, the local grocery store owner.
== Publication History ==
"Last Stand at Waltham's Cabin" was published in the collection They Thrive in Darkness: Mythos and Madness in June 2018.
== Trivia ==
* Bill Waltham mentions Robert E. Howard, Henry Kuttner and H. P. Lovecraft as being amongst his favourite authors.
* The cabin is mentioned as being near to Tenoka, Texas, a location which has appeared in a number of Shiflet's Mythos stories.
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