"The Curse of the Windsor Witch" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by Canadian author Troy Young. It forms the fourth part of Book 3 in his Nyarlathotep Cycle.
Synopsis[]
Agents Mayweather and Hines travel to Windsor, Canada on the trail of a serial killer believed to be supernatural in nature. There they uncover the spirit of a long-dead witch, recently released from imprisonment and intent on murdering the ancestors of the men who brought about her downfall. With the aid of a Catholic priest they are able to re-inter her spirit, but the man pays a terrible price as his body is used to contain her evil soul.
Characters[]
- Malcolm Mayweather, a veteran agent with the Department of Extraordinary Phenomena.
- Charlene Hines, Mayweather's junior partner.
- Father Sean Doyle, pastor for a small Catholic parish.
- Harjit Singh, the Department's director.
- Gwen, a helpful local cab driver.
- Chief Winston, the head of the Windsor police department.
- Eliza Donaghy, a restless spirit with a hunger for revenge.
- Kirk, director of the Windsor Historical Society.
Publication History[]
"The Curse of the Windsor Witch" was published in the collection The Other: Encounters with the Cthulhu Mythos Book 3 in 2021.
Trivia[]
Although containing no direct reference to the works of H. P. Lovecraft or the greater Cthulhu Mythos, the energy used by Eliza Donaghy to enact her vengeance is said to emanate from "The Other": Harjit Singh's catch-all term for the Cthulhu Mythos.
| "The House at the Edge of Time and Space" • "The Shade of Pierre Girault" • "The Misplaced Masterpiece of Richard Upton Pickman" • "The Curse of the Windsor Witch" • "The Bride of the Yellow King" • "In the Depths of R'lyeh" |