The Dorm Mate Out of Dunwich

"The Dorm Mate Out of Dunwich" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author R. C. Mulhare. Published in January 2020 in the Deadman's Tome anthology Deep Fried Horror Cthulhu Cheese Burger, it is a reimagining of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror".
== Synopsis ==
In the modern day, the practice of magic and the worship of strange gods is, if not common, at least an accepted part of society. At Miskatonic University, student Wil Whateley is trying to secretly care for his brother, while simultaneously attempting to remove himself from his Dunwich connections and find a way to reunite with his mother. However, access to the University's copy of the Necronomicon, which he needs to accomplish his task, is denied him by Professor Robert Armitage.
Eventually, despite his best efforts, and as a direct result of the curiosity of his friends, Wil's brother escapes and rampages across the town of Arkham, killing many in its fear and panic. Enlisting the aid of two of his dorm-mates and assistant teacher Morgan Francis, the group are able to send first the brother then Wil himself through a tear in reality to be where he want to be: at home with his kinfolk.
== Behind the Mythos ==
Comparisons can be drawn between Mulhare's "The Dorm Mate Out of Dunwich" and Stanley C. Sargent's 1997 story "The Black Brat of Dunwich", although Sargent's take is in a much darker vein, and does not feature such a neat, happy ending.
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