The Studies of Dr. Reid

"The Studies of Dr. Reid" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Peter Rawlik. It was published in the thematic anthology Pickman's Gallery by Ulthar Press in 2018.
==Synopsis==
Dr. Reid explains to Eliot, the silent "audience" from "Pickman's Model", how he had observed the artist Richard Upton Pickman for a time before his disappearance, noticing several unusual characteristics which he had been developing over time. 
Reid had later followed Pickman on his nightly jaunts, and watched his trysts with the ghouls which became the subject of his art. Fascinated, Reid began to study taxidermy in an effort to understand the biology of the creatures, and eventually worked up the courage to kill one, later dissecting it.
The story ends with the revelation that Reid has brought Eliot to a subterranean nest of ghouls, where he wants the poor man to aid him in procuring another sample for the dissection table.
==Characters==
*Dr. Reid, a learned man with an unhealthy interest in the creatures which prowl the Boston streets at night. Studied taxidermy under one Will Minot at the Cabot Museum in pursuit of this interest.
*Eliot, the man who heard Thurber's account of the fate of Richard Upton Pickman in "Pickman's Model". Although an important part of both this story and the original, Eliot has no lines in either.
==Behind the Mythos==
Dr. Reid was a character mentioned in "Pickman's Model" as one of the men who snubbed Pickman's art. Here, he explains that he did not turn his back on him as Thurber stated, but merely wished to distance himself a little from the artist's disturbing presence after a long time spent in close proximity together.
Category:Peter Rawlik works
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