The Terrible Old Man of Keyport

"The Terrible Old Man of Keyport" is a short story by American author Chuck Buda. It is essentially a rewrite of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Terrible Old Man" relocated to Armand Rosamilia's Keyport milieu, and with the titular character replaced by a Deep One hybrid.
== Synopsis ==
Three small-time criminals passing through the decaying New Jersey town of Keyport attempt to rob a supposedly wealthy old man. What they find is a den of monsters and magic, and none of the men survive to tell the tale.
== Publication History ==
"The Terrible Old Man of Keyport" was first published in the collection Keyport Cthulhu in November 2013.
== Trivia ==
* Dylan Murphy, one of the primary human protagonists of the first run of Keyport Cthulhu tales, plays a small part in "The Terrible Old Man of Keyport".
Category:Chuck Buda works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works