"It Lives in the Woods" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by Canadian author Troy Young. It is the third instalment in the Nyarlathotep Cycle.
Synopsis[]
Inspector Joe Mills investigates the ritualistic slaying of an entire family on a remote Canadian island. His inquiries uncover a Cthulhu cultist who has summoned a dread entity, and with the assistance of his superior Harjit Singh and a mystical dagger, he is able to dispatch both threats.
Characters[]
- Inspector Joe Mills, a Canadian Mountie on secondment to a highly-secretive government agency.
- Harjit Singh, Mills's handler.
- Professor Robert Bilson, an expert on medieval history and cultist of Cthulhu.
Publication History[]
"It Lives in the Woods" was published in the collection The Other: Encounters with the Cthulhu Mythos Book 1 in 2020.
| "It Came from the Sea" • "It Slumbers Beneath the Ice" • "It Lives in the Woods" • "It Hides in the Village" • "It Lurks in the Basement" • "It Ends Where It Began" • "The Happenings of December 13th, 2012" |