The Sea-Spider

"The Sea-Spider" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by Mark McLaughlin and Michael Sheehan, Jr.
==Synopsis==
A writer moves to a seaside retreat for the dual purposes of finishing his book and escaping his psychotic ex-girlfriend. While strolling down the beach one day, he rescues a bizarre creature which he nicknames the Sea-Spider.
Eventually his former partner tracks him down and attacks him, but is stopped and killed by the Sea-Spider and it’s kin. Both the Sea-Spider and the writer then transform into hybrid creatures and run off to live together in subterranean caverns.
==Characters==
*Malcolm, a man determined to finish his book over the summer.
*The Sea-Spider, a member of an unidentified species.
*Amy, Malcolm's crazy ex-girlfriend.
*Oscar, a local food vendor.
==Publication History==
"The Sea-Spider" was published in the collection Horrors & Abominations: 24 Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos in December 2018.
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