A Fidus Aranea

"A Fidus Aranea" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Kevin L. O'Brien. It was published in Vol 5, Issue 3 of the Lovecraftiana zine in October 2020.
==Synopsis==
When young Wendy and her mother are terrorised by abusive partner Eric, the girl delves into her uncle's musty old spellbooks and reaches out to the being known as Atlach-Nacha for assistance. Charmed by Wendy's childlike demeanour and love of spiders, it agrees to assist her, killing Eric when he is tricked into confronting her.
The story concludes with Wendy and the spider god becoming fast friends, despite Atlach-Nacha's evil nature.
== Trivia ==
* "A fidus aranea" translates from Latin to "a faithful spider."
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Kevin L. O'Brien works