The Serpents of Tenoka

"The Serpents of Tenoka" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Ron Shiflet. As it’s title might suggest, it takes place in Tenoka, East Texas, an area created by the author for several of his mythos stories.
==Synopsis==
The unnamed narrator inherits a cabin just outside of Tenoka, Texas when his uncle Henry, who had been suffering from a bout of intense paranoia over the local snake population, dies suddenly of a heart attack.
Deciding to take a short vacation to the property before selling it, the man kills a rattlesnake which strikes at him, bringing down the wrath of the snake-god Yig, who transforms him into one of his serpent followers as a punishment.
==Characters==
*The Narrator, a man on vacation from his hated factory job.
*Henry Teal, the narrator's uncle, who incurred the anger of Yig after killing a snake.
*Sheriff Blair, a member of local law enforcement.
*Yig, a Great Old One and protector of serpents.
==Publication History==
"The Serpents of Tenoka" was first published in the online fanzine Nightscapes #4 in October 1997 and was later printed in Horror Carousel #4 in Spring 2006. It has since appeared in the anthologies Worlds of Cthulhu (2012) and They Thrive in Darkness: Mythos and Madness (2018).
Category:Ron Shiflet works
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