Strident Caller

"Strident Caller" is a short story by American author Laird Barron, first published in the collection of Lovecraftian fiction Whispers from the Abyss Vol. 2: The Horrors That Are & Shall Be by 01Publishing in October 2015.
==Synopsis==
Craven, a drifter passing a few months as the kept toyboy of a wealthy but ageing actress, discovers that the woman's husband is not in fact entirely dead, and is the head of a cult seemingly operating in another dimension. Although Craven manages to escape their clutches, as a punishment for not offering himself to be sacrificed the cult take his dog from him and curse him to an existence of despair.
==Publication History==
*Whispers from the Abyss Vol. 2: The Horrors That Are & Shall Be (2015)
*Nox Pareidolia (2019)
Category:Laird Barron works
Category:Mythos-Inspired Works