The Colour that Came to Chiswick

"The Colour that Came to Chiswick" is a short story by British-born author William Meikle featuring legendary fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
==Synopsis==
Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate the presumed sabotage of a London brewery. What he discovers is a glowing green slime which hungers to consume human flesh. Luckily for humankind, Holmes is able to devise a chemical means of destroying the creature, preventing it from preying on any more unsuspecting Englishmen.
==Characters==
*Sherlock Holmes, a highly-accomplished detective.
*Dr. Watson, Holmes's best friend, a qualified physician.
*Inspector Lestrade, a senior police officer.
==Publication History==
*Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes (2011)
*The Quality of Mercy and Other Stories (2013)
*Home From the Sea: Tales of Lovecraftian Terror (2017)
*Spore: Three Tales of Weird Science (2020)
==Behind the Mythos==
Despite containing no explicit references to the works of H. P. Lovecraft or the greater Cthulhu Mythos, the inclusion of "The Colour that Came to Chiswick" in Home From the Sea: Tales of Lovecraftian Terror indicates Meikle's belief that it is in the same spirit as these stories. Additionally, the description of the creature could possibly be compared to that of the Colour Out of Space from Lovecraft's short story of the same name.
==Trivia==
*"The Colour that Came to Chiswick" bears a certain resemblance to another of Meikle's short stories, "Amoeboid", first published in 2016.
Category:William Meikle works
Category:Mythos-Inspired Works