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|range                  = P.R.O.B.E. (series)
|range                  = P.R.O.B.E. (series)
|series in range        = Out of the Shadows (anthology)
|series in range        = Out of the Shadows (anthology)
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|enemy            = Hooded figures, [[Drofen]]
|enemy            = Hooded figures, [[Drofen]]
|setting          = [[London]], [[2019]]
|setting          = [[London]], [[2019]]
|writer          = [[James Hornby]]
|writer          = James Hornby
|editor          = [[James Hornby]], [[Genevieve Clovis]]
|editor          = [[James Hornby]], [[Genevieve Clovis]]
|anthology        = ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]''
|anthology        = Out of the Shadows (anthology)
|publisher        = Arcbeatle Press
|publisher        = Arcbeatle Press
|release date    = [[12 October (releases)|12 October]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|release date    = 12 October 2021
|series          = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' short stories
|series          = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' short stories
|prev            = Nowhere Women (short story)
|prev            = Nowhere Women (short story)
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* [[Alinquos]]
* [[Alinquos]]
* Sir [[Bedevere (The Door We Forgot)|Bedevere]]
* Sir [[Bedevere (The Door We Forgot)|Bedevere]]
* [[Voltron]]
* [[Drofen]]


== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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* Bedevere assures Tasha that a [[Knight of the Round Table]] tells nothing but the truth.
* Bedevere assures Tasha that a [[Knight of the Round Table]] tells nothing but the truth.
* Bedevere has had takeaways from [[Camelot Pizzas]].
* Bedevere has had takeaways from [[Camelot Pizzas]].
* Az tells Tasha that George got the all clear from Dr [[Dionus]] on [[Gulliver’s Rest]].
* Az tells Tasha that George got the all clear from Dr [[Dionus]] on [[Gulliver's Rest]].
* George used the [[Ryugu Network]] to get to Earth.
* George used the [[Ryugu Network]] to get to Earth.
* [[MI5]] have intercepted some chatter suggesting that an attack on [[London]] was imminent.
* [[MI5]] have intercepted some chatter suggesting that an attack on [[London]] was imminent.

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What Lurks in the Shadows was the tenth short story in the anthology Out of the Shadows, published by Arcbeatle Press.

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  • Tasha keeps a Glock in her bedside drawer.
  • Gavin makes Tasha bacon sandwich.
  • Tasha's TV shows a news headline which reads "Sir Andrew Williams responds to recent threats made towards government ministers".
  • Tasha wears a leather jacket and jeans.
  • Agent Cochrane drives a white Range Rover. He works for Sir Andrew.
  • Tasha listens to Alanis Morissette.
  • PROBE find a corpse near Hammersmith Bridge.
  • Tasha refers to Hannibal Lecter, telling Maxie he's a cannibal from a film.
  • Giles has had another budget meeting.
  • Tasha says that if they didn't do jobs for the police, their Commissioner would "still be getting probed on some faraway planet."
  • Az has been with PROBE for almost three months. Tasha takes him to The Nocturne, an underground bar that caters for aliens, monsters and misfits.
  • George is a Draxi.
  • The presence of most aliens in the Nocturne is in violation of Galactic Heritage law.
  • In the Nocturne, a Vorshagg, despite the presence of its de-aggrifier, carries a heavy weapon. The Gonzie beside it wears clothes coated in blood.
  • Alinquos is a Ferrux. He has a Tauran bodyguard.
  • The token Tasha finds on the body is of a worm curling around a globe. It's related to perihelion.
  • Bedevere once watched Dragonheart. The sight of the friendly dragon in it infuriated him, as he knew them as trecherous creatures.
  • Bedevere assures Tasha that a Knight of the Round Table tells nothing but the truth.
  • Bedevere has had takeaways from Camelot Pizzas.
  • Az tells Tasha that George got the all clear from Dr Dionus on Gulliver's Rest.
  • George used the Ryugu Network to get to Earth.
  • MI5 have intercepted some chatter suggesting that an attack on London was imminent.
  • Taurans are "bull-like fellas; grey fur, big muscles".
  • A Drofen killed the human in Hammersmith.
  • The hooded figures summon a Voltron, though their incantation should only work on living beings.
  • Maxie tracks the van that kidnapped Tasha using CCTV.
  • Gavin is drained of all his blood.

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