Stainless Steel Sarcophagus: Tales Of Lovecraftian Fantasy & Horror

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STAINLESS STEEL SARCOPHAGUS presents seven Cthulhu Mythos tales of horror and dark fantasy. In the title story, a work of modern art known as the Stainless Steel Sarcophagus unleashes a grotesque ancient Egyptian menace upon the employees of a luxury department store.

Several tales in this collection concern beings from the Lovecraftian Dreamlands and their disturbing interactions with the waking world. In "The House Of The Ocelot," a curious barista enters a strange building in his neighborhood and encounters a hidden race of cat-creatures. "The Dollmaker's Vengeance" tells of a witch who uses a threat from the waking world to gain power in the Dreamlands. In "Queen Of The Vultures," two magic gentlemen from the Dreamlands seek the Egyptian vulture-goddess Nekhbet, who hides in plain sight in an urban community. Three more stories present eldritch parodies, including the tale of a hideous atrocity who goes to work as a movie monster.

Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM and the Lovecraftian epic poem, THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW MASTER. Michael Sheehan, Jr. has co-authored THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, and THE TESTAMENT OF CTHULHU with McLaughlin.