Nightjar

"Nightjar" is a short Lovecraftian story by author Dean Wirth first published in Vol 5, Issue 4 of the Lovecraftiana zine in 2021.
== Synopsis ==
Told through a series of letter and newspaper articles, the story tells of how a serial killer in the 1800s stumbles across a book, The Book of Soul Carriers, Transference and Invasives, and uses it to cheat death, inhabiting various bodies across the centuries while continuing his gruesome work. At an execution in 1957, when he attempts to vacate his borrowed body, a flock of ethereal nightjars mob the execution party and prevent him from leaving.
Despite this, the final letter tells of how the killer's discorporated soul has found a new home, and now plans to go about his business as usual.
== Trivia ==
* One of the letters mentions how the book was actually one in a series of nine, hinting at the possibility that more evil souls may roam the ether in search of victims.
Category:Dean Wirth works
Category:Mythos-Inspired Works