Mrs. Hudson's Fancies

"Mrs. Hudson's Fancies" is a Lovecraftian short story set in the extended Sherlock Holmes universe. Written by British author William Meikle, it was published in his collection Inspector Lestrade: The Black Temple and Other Stories by Weird House Press in February 2023.
==Synopsis==
Inspector Lestrade agrees to help Sherlock Holmes's landlady Mrs. Hudson when she approaches him with concerns over her bereaved friend's involvement with what she believes to be a phoney medium. Unfortunately, the man's powers turn out to be more real than suspected, and her desperation to speak to her dead husband results in the summoning of an extra-dimensional monstrosity and a tragic demise for the poor woman.
==Behind the Mythos==
Although containing no direct references to H. P. Lovecraft’s work or the Cthulhu Mythos in general, "Mrs. Hudson's Fancies" contains a number of elements and themes which feature in Meikle's Lovecraftian writings. These include an other-dimensional entity which resembles a mass of ever-replicating globes reminiscent of descriptions of the Outer God Yog-Sothoth; this connection would appear to be reinforced by the medium referring to the being as, amongst other things, Sototh.
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