The Wonderful Musician

"The Wonderful Musician" is a Lovecraftian short story by British author William Meikle.
== Synopsis ==
A man uses modern technology in an effort to tune in to the frequency of the cosmos. In the process he opens a gate and allows something through, something which begins to repopulate the Earth.
== Characters ==
* Rickman, a man on a mission to connect to the music he believes underlies all of existence.
== Behind the Mythos ==
Despite lacking any direct reference to the works of H. P. Lovecraft or the greater Cthulhu Mythos, Meikle's inclusion of "The Wonderful Musician" in his collection Into the Black: Tales of Lovecraftian Terror indicates his belief that it follows in the spirit of such works. Additionally, two of the beings summoned during Rickman's experiments bear a similarity to entities found within the Mythos: a winged crustacean resembling a Mi-Go, and a conglomeration of multiplying black eggs whose description is identical to that found in other stories by the same author, and has been revealed to be Yog-Sototh.
== Publication History ==
* A Mythos Grimmly (2015)
* Into the Black: Tales of Lovecraftian Terror (2019)
* Lab: Three Tales of Weird Science (2020)
Category:William Meikle works
Category:Mythos-Inspired Works