De Deabus Minoribus Exterioris Theomagicae

This is my feminist Lovecraftian short story written in the form of a bibliographic study of an Eldritch text. As the graduate student studies the text, she unknowingly accepts the minor outer goddesses’ invitation to remake the universe. In the process of going insane, she sloughs off her human skin, but she won’t remake the universe without your consent.

This story was longlisted by Ellen Datlow for Best Horror of the Year.

The description of the anthology from Innsmouth Free Press:

Women from around the world delve into Lovecraftian depths, penning and illustrating a variety of Weird horrors. The pale and secretive Lavinia wanders through the woods, Asenath is a precocious teenager with an attitude, and the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Nitocris has found a new body in distant America. And do you have time to hear a word from our beloved mother Shub-Niggurath?

Defiant, destructive, terrifying, and harrowing, the women in She Walks in Shadows are monsters and mothers, heroes and devourers. Observe them in all their glory. Iä! Iä!

Accolades for the Anthology

Winner, World Fantasy Award, Anthology category

Finalist, Locus Poll, Best Anthology

This collection was also published by Prime Books as Cthulhu's Daughters: Stories of Lovecraftian Horror