It Came from the Sea

"It Came from the Sea" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by author Troy Young. It is the first story in the Nyarlathotep Cycle.
==Synopsis==
When a bizarre creature resembling a cross between a squid, shark and lobster washes up on a remote Canadian beach, a marine biologist and a Mountie attempt to uncover the creature's origins. After an investigation which leads nowhere, the creature's mother arrives at the town, destroying the pier and prompting the government to shut the town down, quarantine the area, and bring in a special department which deals with, among other things, biological oceanic anomalies.
==Characters==
*Joe Mills, a corporal with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
*Dr. Adele Kramer, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University.
*Cecil Walker, self-proclaimed mayor of Gallou Cove, eaten when the mother arrived to claim its offspring.
==Publication History==
"It Came from the Sea" was published in The Other: Encounters with the Cthulhu Mythos Book 1 in 2020.
== Trivia==
* Kramer mentions at one point that she intends to call in help from a colleague at Miskatonic University, Arkham.
Category:Troy Young works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works