The Horror in the Water Tower

"The Horror in the Water Tower" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by Mark McLaughlin and Michael Sheehan, Jr.
==Synopsis==
A strange creature which was stolen away from a temple in Peru ventures forth into the wide world of Innsmouth on the day her owner dies in an accident. Meeting a young researcher, the creature and the man fall in love, and together they discover her extradimensional powers and origin, ultimately using them to escape the confines of this world.
==Characters==
*Pet/Rapunzel, a bizarre yet kindly and compassionate being from another dimension.
*Kaleb, a medical researcher who befriends Rapunzel.
*Miss Thorne, a benevolent witch who raised and cared for Rapunzel until her death.
==Publication History==
"The Horror in the Water Tower" was published in the collection Horrors & Abominations: 24 Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos in December 2018.
==Trivia==
*The title "The Horror in the Water Tower" is something of a non-sequitur, as the creature is consistently described as beautiful, and possesses no malevolent characteristics.
*The creature Ghattambah is referenced several times, and its temple was the site from which Rapunzel was taken as a larva.
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