Edward Stasheff

An anthology of twenty-five Lovecraftian horror stories set in the world of business and bureaucracy. Includes tales from Peter Rawlik, DJ Tyrer, Gordon Linzer, and many more!

Corporate Cthulhu: Lovecraftian Tales of Bureaucratic Nightmare

Marcus Johnston

WHAT'S A CAT GOTTA DO TO MAKE SOME CASH AROUND HERE? When the K'Nes finally overthrew their human occupiers six months ago, it should have been a new chapter in the life of businesscat Miao K'Rrowr K'Heth... but since then, he's been demoted, swindled out of his savings, and lost the love of his life. Heth is determined to get it all back, and soon... but high reward means high risk. Desperate enough to take the most dangerous smuggling jobs, wheeling and dealing his way through human space, Heth is reluctantly drawn into the three-way civil war raging among the humans - a war that threatens to spill over onto the K'Nes, a species of hyper-capitalistic floating felines who just want to be left alone to make money. With war raging outside and troubling corporate conspiracies vying for power within K'Nes society, does this little cat have what it takes to save his species, get the girl, and make some cash on the side? Stocks will rise, bullets will fly, and empires will fall before his predatory practices are through.

Predatory Practices

Report on the In-school Program Writer's Seminar

YOUR CALL TO CTHULHU IS IMPORTANT TO US. PLEASE HOLD.Red tape. Catch-22s. Whether you're a customer or co-worker, bureaucracies drive us all insane. Information, items, even people get lost in the system, never gone but never found. If ever there was a place for a cosmic horror to hide, grow, and thrive, it's deep within the archives of a huge, old bureaucracy.But of all bureaucracies, corporations are the most powerful, seeming to have a life and will of their own. Privately held with a multi-national reach, seemingly bottomless resources, and armies of lawyers jealously guarding their trade secrets, corporations fiercely resists any attempt to change or regulate them. Anything and everything is justified by the bottom line. Who needs a Cthulhu Cult when you've got Cthulhu, Inc.?Into this insidious world are thrust our heroes¿the curious, the puzzled, and the frustrated. Defying authority, seeking answers they'd be better off not knowing, the secrets they discover threaten their sanity and their lives. Will they become the next whistleblower media hero? Or the next no-call, no-show their coworkers promptly forget? Remember: it's nothing personal ¿ just business.This book contains twenty-five tales of bureaucratic insanity, including:DEATH PLEDGE by Jeff DeckWELCOME TO THE R¿LYEH CORPORATION by James PrattSHADOW CHARTS by Marcus JohnstonCASUAL FRIDAY by Todd H. C. FischerTHE GOD UNDER THE CHURCH by David TallermanREFUSAL by DJ TyrerDAGON-TEC by Adam MillardESOTERIC INSURANCE, INC. by Evan Dicken & Adrian LudensCAREER ZOMBIE by John TaloniBOEDROMION NOUMENIA by Andrew ScottINCORPORATION by Max D. StantonTHE LOPONINE EXPLOITATION by John M. CampbellFESTIVAL PREPARATIONS by Justin BaileyMARYANNE¿S EQUATIONS by Harry PauffWHOLESOME LABOR by Sam RentLIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR by Wile E. YoungTINDALOS, INC. by Charlie AllisonCLEAN UP AISLE FOUR by Josh StoreyFORCED LABOR by Peter RawlikTHE SHADOWS LENGTHEN in the Close by Ethan GibneyIT CAME FROM I.T. by Gordon LinznerRETRACTION by Marie MichaelsFACILITIES MANAGEMENT AT DAGOCORP HQ by L ChanNO DOVES COME FROM RAVEN EGGS by Mark OxbrowAPOTHEOSIS by Darren Todd

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