The Undertaker

The Undertaker

Creator: Nick Carr

Characters

Martin Gort

Wilkins

Edward White

Emil Lotana

Cytherea Lotana

Oceans

Small towns can produce the mysterious corpse every now and then, and someone has to have a knack for investigating them, whether they turn out to be explainable or supernatural. In Oskaloosa, that’s where Martin Gort, the local undertaker comes in. He has a penchant for solving hidden mysteries, whether it’s a haunted chair or a corpse with the head crushed in – and the only suspect is a nearby statue.

Martin Gort is the Funeral Director for Oskaloosa, Kansas, located two miles off a major highway, with a population of one thousand souls. His description is left up to the reader, but hints at the old western frontier’s black-clad, rather cadaverous characters of similar profession.

Wilkins is the train depot agent. He Loves to play checkers, and always seems to beat the local undertaker.

Edward White is the local sheriff. He can never quite solve the strange mysteries that pop up every now and then.

Emil Lotana is Gort’s assistant at the funeral home.

Cytherea Lotana is a cosmetic professional who prepares the deceased for burial.

Oceans is the town coroner.

There have been several interesting stories in this series.

The Buffalo   CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES #11

The Bottle CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES #12

The Bird* CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES #14

The Corpse CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES #15

The Black Coffin CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES #16

The Devil’s Caretaker CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES #18

The Devil’s Handmaidens  CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES #19

Button, Button, Who’s Got The Button  CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES #20

(Note: *A similar version of The Bird was published in Skull Duggery #2.)