I'd suggest checking out some William Hope Hodgson, another Lovecraft influence.

Your lack of understanding doesn't make something vague.

Accept that everyone thinks it is obviously not that. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

I always thought they were all psychological manifestations of a single individual's personality, the one who was, in fact, the 'Boss'. Unless it was Tony.

Gordy was one of my profs in grad school

Gordy was one of my profs in grad school