Hyperion Hotel

The Hyperion Hotel is a recurrent location created by the late American author Michael Shea. The Hyperion has two histories which cannot quite coexist, the major difference being the fate of long-term resident Chester Chase.
== Description ==
Located in San Francisco's Mission District, the Hyperion is a "shabby old residence hotel," described as "a faded, century-old hotel...a decent but decidedly frayed and funky habitation". It has a "big battered old steel" front door, and its facade features the black Z’s of its fire escape."
Along with short-term room rentals, the Hyperion also plays home to several long-term residents. Those who frequent its ageing corridors are mostly people considered by the bulk of society as the outcasts and down-and-outs.
== Staff ==
* The Patels (formerly), husband and wife Bill and Phaasri, and 12-year-old daughter Aarti. The family live in and manage the hotel on behalf of wealthy relations.
*Ramdass Patel, manager and another relation of the Patels.
*Jack Hale (formerly), a poet and author who worked the night shift in reception. Here, he did much of his writing. Also a resident.
*Elmer (formerly), the daytime reception clerk, described as a "scrawny old rooster in an undershirt, with thick goggle-glasses and a phlegmy voice". Also a resident.
* Daryl, a construction worker who works the graveyard shift in reception in exchange for room and board.
== Residents ==
* Chester Chase, a 75-year-old man who has decided to oppose the forces of the Cthulhu Mythos/has discorporated into the ether.
* Mr. Cannyharme/Mr. Cunningham/Mr. Van Haarme/Mr. Canning, an ancient predatory being hiding in plain sight.
*Rich Rasp, a roofing worker with a drug habit.
*Ron Ratchett (formerly, now homeless), a middle-aged alcoholic.
*DeeAnn (formerly, deceased), an upbeat hooker.
*Razz (formerly, deceased), DeeAnn's pimp.
*Bender, a computer worker.
*Brittany aka Britt, a former drug addict.
* Susy (formerly, deceased), a small-time drug dealer.
== Appearances ==
*"The Pool" (2007)
* "The Recruiter" (2009)
* "Dagoniad" (2009)
*Mr. Cannyharme (2021)
== Trivia ==
* Although making its first printed appearance in the 2007 short story "The Pool", the Hyperion Hotel was actually created for the novel Mr. Cannyharme which, although not published until 2021, was written in 1981.
Category:Locations Originating From Expanded Mythos Works
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