The Children of Llothora

A desperate thief hatches a plan to acquire the funds he needs to start a new life. His plan goes awry when the house he breaks into proves to hold a dark secret, and instead of valuables he finds an ancient ritual and the Children of Llothora!The Children of Llothora tells the story of an asylum inmate in his own words, describing the decline and public disgrace in society which leads him to resort to crime in an effort to start his life over somewhere else. But inside the decrepit house of the town's mysterious elderly recluse the would-be thief encounters forces beyond his understanding, an ancient ritual that promises new life at a horrible cost, and the alien children of the long-forgotten goddess Llothora.The Children of Llothora is a short story written in a style paying homage to H.P. Lovecraft and his contemporaries. A must-read for fans of horror and weird fiction alike!