The Arctic Stone

"The Arctic Stone" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Ross F. Bagby.
== Synopsis ==
"The Arctic Stone" introduces the titular item as an exhibit in the Witchcraft Museum in the fictional town of Granton, Ohio. Its use and purpose is made clear in a file entitled The Harrison-Elder Experience, which describes the tale of two anthropologists discovering the camp of an Inuit/Deep One tribe dedicated to worshiping their Tornasuk Cthulhu, his servant-creation Dagon, and his son Leviathan.
== Characters ==
* John Harrison and Michael Elder, two anthropologists taken prisoner by the tribe.
* Y'holptr, the angekok of the tribe.
* Reston Mitchell, the curator of the museum housing occult items and files, including the "power-object of an [Inuit] shaman."
== Publication History ==
"The Arctic Stone" was first published by Yith Press in the seventh issue of Eldritch Tales in 1980.
== Trivia ==
* The Inuit tribe featured in the story is the same tribe mentioned by William Channing Webb in "The Call of Cthulhu."
* The curator's office displays an original piece by Richard Upton Pickman, titled Ghoul Sabbat.
==Gallery==
The Arctic Stone.jpg|Accompanying artwork from Eldritch Tales No. 7.
Category:Ross F. Bagby works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works