The Thing in the Customs House

"The Thing in the Customs House" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by Canadian author Troy Young.
==Synopsis==
In 1928 Montreal, the investigations into a break-in at the city customs house leads to the uncovering of a supernatural entity and the murderous cultist who summoned it. Ultimately thwarting the man's attempt to get his hands on a mystical artefact, the newfound knowledge that there are paranormal forces in the world ranged against humankind sparks the creation of the Department of Extraordinary Phenomena.
==Characters==
*The Unnamed Narrator, a sergeant in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
*Sergeant Leduc, a Montreal law enforcement officer.
*Professor Ian Robertson, a scholar based out of McGill University.
==Publication History==
"The Thing in the Customs House" was published in the collection The Other: Encounters with the Cthulhu Mythos Book 2 in 2020.
Category:Troy Young works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works