That Which Lurks

"That Which Lurks" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Frank Forte. It was published in his collection Beyond Lovecraft by Asylum Press in September 2020.
== Synopsis ==
When young scholar Robert Doleman meets elderly fanatic Jacob Reid, the two unite their separate goals through a common means: Doleman wishes to discover the hidden truth behind the universe, while Reid craves the return of his dead wife, killed by a supernatural force years before.
Abandoning their moral codes, the two use a ritual they uncovered in the cursed Necronomicon to summon the mighty Outer God Yog-Sothoth; their wishes are granted after a fashion, Reid being horrifically merged with his dead wife's reanimated corpse, and Doleman witnessing the coming to Earth of Cthulhu and his spawn before being driven to insanity.
Category:Frank Forte works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works