Mermaid's Bad Reef

A private detective (supporting character) accidentally stumbles into a bizarre Nordic town. The townspeople collectively fall into nightmares, then disappear one by one. As a once-in-a-century rainstorm threatens to submerge the entire town, the detective uncovers a secret hidden in the deep, dark waters. A deity slumbering in ancient, lightless caves is about to open its eyes. ———— Detective (lighting a cigarette): "Eventually I realized I'd played matchmaker for an indescribable evil god." Detective (dejected): "I was the one who brought two evil deities into human society." Detective (weathered): "When I grew old, I found they were still traveling the world." Detective (resigned)...