Description: Corporate Cthulhu: 24 Tales of Bureaucratic Nightmare YOUR CALL TO CTHULHU IS IMPORTANT TO US. PLEASE HOLD. Red tape. Catch-22s. Circular chains of command. Whether you're a customer or co-worker, bureaucracies drive us all insane. Even management is just a cog in a vast machine. Information, items, and even people get lost in the system, never gone but never found. No one seems to notice the insanity surrounding them... or if they do, they keep it to themselves. After all, those who notice and call attention to it tend to disappear, leaving nothing behind but an empty desk and whispered rumors in the break room. 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. They're privately held with a multi-national reach, seemingly bottomless resources, and armies of lawyers jealously guarding their trade secrets. Corporate culture fiercely resists any attempt to change or regulate it, and 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? Just remember: it's nothing personal—it's just business. This book contains twenty-five tales of bureaucratic insanity, including: • DEATH PLEDGE by Jeff Deck • WELCOME TO THE R’LYEH CORPORATION by James Pratt • SHADOW CHARTS by Marcus Johnston • CASUAL FRIDAY by Todd H. C. Fischer • THE GOD UNDER THE CHURCH by David Tallerman • REFUSAL by DJ Tyrer • DAGON-TEC by Adam Millard • ESOTERIC INSURANCE, INC. by Evan Dicken & Adrian Ludens • CAREER ZOMBIE by John Taloni • BOEDROMION NOUMENIA by Andrew Scott • INCORPORATION by Max D. Stanton • THE LOPONINE EXPLOITATION by John M. Campbell • FESTIVAL PREPARATIONS by Justin Bailey • MARYANNE’S EQUATIONS by Harry Pauff • WHOLESOME LABOR by Sam Rent • LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR by Wile E. Young • TINDALOS, INC. by Charlie Allison • CLEAN UP AISLE FOUR by Josh Storey • FORCED LABOR by Peter Rawlik • THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN in the Close by Ethan Gibney • IT CAME FROM I.T. by Gordon Linzner • RETRACTION by Marie Michaels • FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AT DAGOCORP HQ by L Chan • NO DOVES COME FROM RAVEN EGGS by Mark Oxbrow • APOTHEOSIS by Darren Todd CONDITION • Brand new, fresh off the press, never been pre-owned or even read. • Photos are the actual items, not stock photos. SHIPPING • I'll mail your item within 1 business day of receiving payment. • Shipped USPS Media Mail in a padded mailer from Edgewood, New Mexico, USA. • Whenever possible, I will provide you with the postal tracking number. • Buyer pays for shipping. • All items are described honestly and sold As-Is, no returns. • Combined Shipping: if you win multiple auctions, message me before paying or request a combined invoice. • I'll adjust shipping weight & costs for one book, then change the others to free shipping.
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Format: Paperback
IsTextBook: No
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Topic: Short Stories, Demons, Fantasy, Magic, Monsters, Paranormal
Product Group: Book
Era: 21st Century
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 1.23 lbs
Language: english
Publication Year: 2018
Book Title: Corporate Cthulhu
Author: Stasheff, Edward J; Tyrer, DJ; Rawlik, Peter; Tallerman,...
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Stasheff Literary Enterprises
Genre: Horror
Cultural Region: American Literature
Type: Anthology