Crypt of Cthulhu (Jack Ryan)

Crypt of Cthulhu is a Cthulhu Mythos novella by American author Jack Ryan. Consisting of four shorts connected by a wraparound story, it was independently published in October 2018. Both paperback and digital editions were released.
==Synopsis==
Dr. Gestalt, a supervising physician at Arkham Asylum, is mystified when four of his most promising patients suddenly slump into a catatonic state for no apparent reason. When the mysterious Dr. Ng arrives with a revolutionary device, the two delve into the patients' dreams, witnessing first hand their recurrent nightmares regarding the evil entities Cthulhu, Dagon, Yog-Sothoth, and Nyarlathotep. 
At the story's conclusion it is revealed that Dr. Ng is in fact Nyarlathotep himself, and that accessing the minds of the comatose patients was a way to decipher the clues left by Cthulhu on how to awaken him and the other slumbering gods. Gestalt is able to thwart the Outer God's plans, but must sacrifice his own life to do so.
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