Atlas of Deep Ones won a gold medal (first place) at the Fall 2026 BookFest Awards for Fiction Anthologies. Now I am an award-winning anthology editor as well as author.

Atlas of Deep Ones won a gold medal (first place) at the Fall 2026 BookFest Awards for Fiction Anthologies. Now I am an award-winning anthology editor as well as author.

I sold my novel Leet-Z: the Aztec Mummy’s Curse, to Spinebreaker Books! It’s got something for everyone: horror, ecological warnings, mummies, curses, ancient Aztecs, the spider from METAL makes a cameo, a global pandemic, evil corporations, cyberpunk, archeology, shoggoths, and DINOSAURS.

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Atlas of Deep Ones, a Cthulhu Mythos Lovecraft anthology
https://amzn.to/48zM1dr
Atlas of Deep Ones is the first massive tome devoted entirely to the mysterious Deep Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos. Over fifty stories, poems, articles, and strange hybrids, collected by a duo of fearless editors, span the Deep Ones’ history from the ancient Norse seas to the frozen moons of Jupiter, and everywhere in between.
Absurdist humor, quiet heartbreak, sagas of nightmarish adventure, and unimaginable wonders fill these pages. Even the most discerning scholar of forbidden knowledge will find something to fuel their imagination. And if you are a newcomer first answering the call of the tide, well, come down to the water and dive into the world that sings to your blood…

Atlas of Deep Ones, a Cthulhu Mythos Lovecraft anthology
Atlas of Deep Ones is the first massive tome devoted entirely to the mysterious Deep Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos. Over fifty stories, poems, articles, and strange hybrids, collected by a duo of fearless editors, span the Deep Ones’ history from the ancient Norse seas to the frozen moons of Jupiter, and everywhere in between.
Absurdist humor, quiet heartbreak, sagas of nightmarish adventure, and unimaginable wonders fill these pages. Even the most discerning scholar of forbidden knowledge will find something to fuel their imagination. And if you are a newcomer first answering the call of the tide, well, come down to the water and dive into the world that sings to your blood…
over 330 pages, now available in paperback on Amazon: https://amzn.to/48zM1dr
Introduction–Elizabeth Davis
I. Family and Other Eldritch Horrors
A Study on the Mating Habits of the Deep Ones–Q.R. Estee
Fish Soup–Anna Amador
The Maiden’s Call–Lawrence Salani
Fish Nature–Russell Secord
Like a Dry Lake–Mir Rainbird
The Devil’s Teeth–Randall Hayes
II. Dreaming of Past Glories
Excerpt From: “Occult Magic and the Criminal Underworld: An American Story”–Elizabeth Davis
Sly Despots and Sea Demons–John A. DeLaughter
Song of the Elder Sea–Stephen Gousie
The Silence of the Implacable–Kai R. Hastur
Artist’s Spotlight: Pontius DeAbsos’ The Meeting–Theo Macgillivray
III. A Violent Nature Unites Us All
The Day the Sea People and the Wind Walker’s Children Fought–Elizabeth Davis
True Cruelty–Tabitha Louise Di Giacomo
The Far Deep–Josh Reynolds
Deep Alliance: A Selected chapter from Eleanor Roosevelt’s Classified Memoirs–Steve Oden
IV. As Above the Waves, So Below the Waves
Culinary Habits of the Deep Ones–Helen E. Davis
The Golden Vanity–Katherine Traylor
Bobby’s Kayak–Andy Martin
The Taniwha–Hillary McDonald
The Third Oath of Dagon Part I: Notes on the Paleozoic Topaz Tablets–John A. DeLaughter
The Third Oath of Dagon, Part II: Towards a Scientific Treatise on Dagon and the Third Oath of Dagon–John A. DeLaughter
V. Laughing in the Face of an Unfeeling and Absurd Universe
Witch Cults of New Age California, Pages 523–526–Elizabeth Davis
Spriteman’s Used and Rare Books–Kay Hanifen
The Innsmouth Fisherman’s Guide to Dating a Deep One–Mark DiStefano
Another Day in the Tank–Devan Barlow
The Derp Ones–Charles C. Montgomery
Florida Man Insists Batrachian Creature is “True Love”–Ben Wolfson
VI. Carrying the Sea Within, Even When Stranded on Dry Ground
Squamous Smoothie Recipe–John Weagly
Behold! The Once Murky Depths of the Prairie–Shannon Blake Skelton
The Cultivator–Jared Zygarlicke
Documents Found in “Lamprey Man” Folder–Elizabeth Davis
VII. Beyond the Reach of Mortal Law
Your Travel Guide to Innsmouth, Massachusetts–Nora B. Peevy
John Grier’s Been Having Dreams–E. N. Dauvin
Deep Scamming–Miguel Fliguer
Shiny Things–Charles C. Montgomery
The Deposition of Erasmus Fane, Pirate–Jackson Kuhl
VIII. A Legacy Carried Out of Sight
“To Become” a Deep One–Adrian Gebhard
Deep-Tox–Margret A. Treiber
Sestina for a Louisiana Estuary–H. Marie Hickey
The Change–D.V. Dorough
Old Coin–John Opalenik
How to Dwell Amidst Wonder and Glory Forever: A Deep Ones Dating Guide–Carol Pinchefsky
IX. The Rising Threat of Environmental Degradation
Black Smokers–Randall Hayes
Endwaters–Petra Kuppers
Dark Window to the Sea–Greg Patrick
Whale Falls and Deep Ones–Gevera Bert Piedmont
X. Old Stories as Seen Through a Fish-Eye Lens
The Real Story of Atlantis According to My Grandfather–Elizabeth Davis
Jon’ehyeeog and the Shoggoth–Gevera Bert Piedmont
Threat of Rain–Diana Parrilla
The Fisherman–Professor Tim Anhaga
Eckhardt: Journal Fragment–Russell Secord
XI. Swimming to an Unknown Future
Public Summary Report on the 2024 Field Season at Papey, Iceland–Jackson Kuhl
From Spores and Tentacles, the Celestial Mother Shall Reign–Alicia Hilton
Facing Wetward–Margret A. Treiber
A Return to the Most Reclusive Sushi Restaurant in the World–Elizabeth Davis
Afterward–Elizabeth Davis

Available soon from Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
I made a new thing! The Tiny Tentacle Lenormand Deck. 40 cards: the regular 36 + a bonus Wild card + extra Child, Man & Woman cards. Includes a tiny magnifying glass and a 24-page booklet in a clear box. $25 + shipping US only (for now).
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/STHHYEYLTSP4Q


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My horror novel Fat Monster won 2 silver medals at the BookFest Awards last weekend, for Women’s Horror and Body Horror.
Here is a video of the cover design, Grim Poppy, updating the cover to incorporate the silver medal.

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I’m doing a quick n dirty half hour class in how to write horror with Fictionary at 1 p.m. Eastern on Halloween. There will be a replay on YouTube that you can watch whenever, but you won’t be able to interact with me.
https://fictionary.circle.so/c/events/free-class-how-to-write-horror-with-fictionary

Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Editor
After 6 months of hard work, I have become a Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Editor. This enables me to offer developmental editing services using the Fictionary software. See the Editing page for more details.

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