Dead Man's Tongue

"Dead Man's Tongue" is a short story by American author Josh Reynolds.
==Synopsis==
When Harley Warren and Randolph Carter are asked by the local police to help in a bizarre murder case, they must face down a Rolang- a desiccated, undead servitor with a killer temperament.
==Characters==
*Randolph Carter, a mild-mannered author.
*Harley Warren, Carter's friend.
==Publication History==
"Dead Man's Tongue" was published in the Brian M. Sammons-edited anthology The Dark Rites of Cthulhu by April Moon Books in March 2014.
== Trivia ==
* This story, centring on an encounter with a Rolang, may have been inspired by an entry in H. P. Lovecraft's Commonplace Book: "Thibetan ROLANG—Sorcerer (or NGAGSPA) reanimates a corpse by holding it in a dark room—lying on it mouth to mouth and repeating a magic formula with all else banished from his mind. Corpse slowly comes to life and stands up. Tries to escape—leaps, bounds, and struggles—but sorcerer holds it. Continues with magic formula. Corpse sticks out tongue and sorcerer bites it off. Corpse then collapses. Tongue become a valuable magic talisman. If corpse escapes—hideous results and death to sorcerer".
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