Copping Squid

"Copping Squid" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by the late American author Michael Shea.
==Synopsis==
Late-night liquor store clerk Ricky is blackmailed by one of his customers, a man named Andre, into witnessing his communion with a dark god. What Ricky sees changes him in a fundamental way, and Ricky is left to decide whether he wishes to follow the same path which Andre trod.
==Characters == 
*Ricky Deuce, a sober alcoholic who has managed to get his life back on track.
*Andre, a cultist whose worship has taken a grave toll on his body and soul.
==Publication History==
*Copping Squid and Other Mythos Tales (2009)
*Black Wings: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror (2010)
*The Years Best Dark Fantasy and Horror: 2010 Edition (2010)
*Crucified Dreams (2011)
*Black Wings of Cthulhu: Twenty-One New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror (2012)
*Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea (2017)
==Trivia==
*The god which Andre is in service to is all but outright stated to be Cthulhu.
Category:Michael Shea works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works