The Call of the Deep (William Meikle)

"The Call of the Deep" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by British author William Meikle.
==Synopsis==
In the near futures, mankind's destruction of the ecosystem has caused the "amphis", a species of aquatic humanoid, to rise up and declare war on the land-dwellers. In an effort to combat climate change and deter the aquatics, a group of scientists develop a sonic system designed to reduce the global temperature. Unfortunately, this has the side-effect of acting as an immense bell which calls the amphis in even greater numbers and awakens the slumbering Great Old One Cthulhu.
==Characters==
*Sam Green, a highly-trained military operative.
*John Ridder, Green's subordinate.
==Publication History==
"The Call of the Deep" was first published in the Dark Regions Press anthology Return of the Old Ones: Apocalyptic Lovecraftian Horror in 2017. It was later included in the collection of Meikle's own works Into the Black: Tales of Lovecraftian Terror in 2019.
==Trivia==
*The amphis are implied to have been the Deep Ones, with amphi simply being the name given to them by authorities ignorant of their nature.
Category:William Meikle works
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