A Photograph From Life

"A Photograph From Life" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author and Lovecraft scholar Robert M. Price. It was published in the Matthew Carpenter-edited thematic anthology Pickman's Gallery by Ulthar Press in 2018.
==Synopsis==
Detective Thomas Malone is assigned to investigate the disappearance of the eccentric Bostonian artist Richard Upton Pickman. After interviewing his associate Thurber (whose first name Price gives as Ethan) the two take a trip to Pickman's studio, and the two investigate a suspicious well in the basement. Traversing the seemingly-endless stairs contained within, they find themselves in the Dreamlands, and quickly happen upon Pickman himself. For an unexplained reason, Pickman transforms himself into a ghoul and kills Thurber, though Malone manages to escape and presumably make his way back to the waking world.
==Behind the Mythos==
Thomas Malone is possibly the character created by H. P. Lovecraft for his 1927 short story "The Horror at Red Hook", although this is never confirmed. If this is the case, whether the story takes place before or after the events described in "The Horror at Red Hook" is uncertain, although it seems likely to be the latter.
Category:Robert M. Price works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works