Big Nasty

"Big Nasty" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Josh Reynolds writing as Joshua Reynolds.
== Synopsis ==
A small team of researchers from Miskatonic University uncover a frozen Chthonian at the old Starkweather-Moore Antarctic Expedition Site. When the worm defrosts, they face a frantic battle for survival.
== Characters ==
* Professor Leonidas Sarlowe, Doctor of Ancient Cultures at Miskatonic University and senior researcher in the team.
* Tony Calibretto, grad student.
* Molly Quinn, grad student.
* Cooper Marley, grad student.
* Carmen Hart, grad student.
* Harlan West, grad student.
== Publication History ==
"Big Nasty" was published in the online zine Pulp and Dagger Fiction in 2003.
== Trivia ==
* In At the Mountains of Madness, the narrator William Dyer was telling his tale in an effort to stop the Starkweather-Moore Expedition from going ahead; according to this story, he was unsuccessful.
* "Big Nasty" is heavily influenced by the 1990 comedy creature-feature Tremors.
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Josh Reynolds works