Home From the Sea

"Home From the Sea" is a short story by British-born author William Meikle.
==Synopsis==
When a large whaling vessel founders outside the harbour, a group of locals sets out into the storm to render assistance. What they find is a dead crew and a ship swarming with bloodsucking tentacular horrors, which had been incubating inside the latest catch, a sperm whale. 
Whilst most of the party are brought down by the creatures, two survivors manage to reach the last lifeboat, and set the ship ablaze as they leave. Although they are nearly overwhelmed by the creatures as they attempt to reach port, the newly-hatched monstrosities are called back to sea by their colossal mother,m freshly risen from the depths.
==Publication History==
*Daylight Dims: Volume 1 (2013)
*Home From the Sea: Tales of Lovecraftian Terror (2017)
*Creature Feature: 3 Monster Stories (2020)
==Trivia==
*Although not directly related to either Lovecraft's work or the Cthulhu Mythos in general, Meikle's inclusion of "Home From the Sea" in his collection Home From the Sea: Tales of Lovecraftian Terror indicates that he considers the story to at least follow in the spirit of such works.
Category:William Meikle works
Category:Mythos-Inspired Works