"Atlachnaphobia" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author James Ambuehl.
Synopsis[]
A man with a lifelong fear of spiders visits a psychiatrist with a very peculiar set of skills. Despite receiving a certain degree of help, he eventually falls prey to the depredations of Atlach-Nacha, the Spider Goddess.
Characters[]
- Jim Campbell, a regular fellow whose deathly fear of spiders is negatively affecting his day-to-day life.
- Dr. Raymond Thulask, a psychiatrist with knowledge of the occult.
- Atlach-Nacha, a Great Old One.
Publication History[]
"Atlachnaphobia" was first published in the small-press horror periodical Cthulhu Cultus #9 in January 1998, a magazine edited by Tani Jantsang and James Ambuehl himself.