The Drowning at Lake Henpin

"The Drowning at Lake Henpin" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Paul Tobin. It was published in the Ross E. Lockhart-edited anthology The Book of Cthulhu II by Night Shade Books in October 2012 Title: "The Drowning at Lake Henpin" at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
==Synopsis==
The book is told in the form of an account kept by the sole survivor of an encounter with a malevolent cult.
During the course of an investigation into a series of brutal crimes, a policeman reignites his friendship with an old school chum recently returned to town after years of esoteric research abroad. As their bond of trust deepens, the man reveals to the policeman that he had in fact been acting as a protector of sorts, defending the human race from the incursions of monsters from beyond our reality. Furthermore, he tells him that he believes the recent crimes are caused by the worshippers of an ancient evil entity known as Ubbo-Sathla.
Resolving to put an end to the threat, the two men travel to nearby Lake Henpin, the site of the events and the suspected resting place of Ubbo-Sathla. Although they mount a valiant attack on the creature's minions, their opponents' command over the laws of reality prove too much for them, and the cultists manipulate the policeman into accidentally killing his friend. As he descends into the depths of insanity, his last writings tell of his resolve to take his own life and spare his shattered psyche any more torment.
==Cthulhu Mythos Connections==
In addition to the cultists of Ubbo-Sathla, the Cthäat Aquadingen, Cthulhu, and the Black Goat of the Woods are also made mention of.
==References==
Category:Paul Tobin works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works