Momma Durtt

"Momma Durtt" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by the late American author Michael Shea.
==Synopsis==
A highly-skilled mob killer uses those he kills as sacrifices to awaken the youngest of the Great Old Ones, a tarry abomination which sleeps in an abandoned mine beneath the mountains of California, in an effort to gain a portion of its power. He is successful, and the creature accepts his offerings but demands that he bring it more...
==Characters==
*Sol Lazarian, an underworld enforcer for a powerful mafia family.
*Kimberly Haas, a young but jaded truck driver unwittingly in the employ of the mob.
*Alex, Kimberley's friend.
*Chip, caretaker of the mine, also working for the mob.
*Lou Bonifacio, Lazarian's former East Coast Capo.
*Junior Lee, a mob footsoldier.
*Sonny Beasely, another mob footsoldier.
*Momma Durtt, a Great Old One.
==Publication History==
*Weird Tales (2012)
*New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird (2015)
*Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea (2017)
Category:Michael Shea works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works