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| Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
| | Jim Turner
| "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
—H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature
Howard Phillips Lovecraft forever changed the face of horror, fantasy, and science fiction with a remarkable series of stories as influential as the works of Poe, Tolkien, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. His chilling mythology established a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of otherworldly terror, whose unspeakable denizens and monstrous landscapes—dread Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, the Plateau of Leng, the Mountains of Madness—have earned him a permanent place in the history of the macabre.
In Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, a pantheon of horror and fantasy's finest authors pay tribute to the master of the macabre with a collection of original stories set in the fearsome Lovecraft tradition:
"The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft: The slumbering monster-gods return to the world of mortals.
"Notebook Found in a Deserted House" by Robert Bloch: A lone farmboy chronicles his last stand against a hungering backwoods evil.
"Cold Print" by Ramsey Campbell: An avid reader of forbidden books finds a treasure trove of deadly volumes—available for a bloodcurdling price.
"The Freshman" by Philip José Farmer: A student of the black arts receives an education in horror at notorious Miskatonic University.
Plus eighteen more spine-tingling tales!
Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! • essay by Jim Turner
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos • interior artwork by J.K. Potter
The Call of Cthulhu • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1928) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
The Return of the Sorcerer • (1931) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith
Ubbo-Sathla • (1933) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith
The Black Stone • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard
The Hounds of Tindalos • (1929) • short story by Frank Belknap Long
The Space-Eaters • (1928) • novelette by Frank Belknap Long
The Dweller in Darkness • (1944) • novelette by August Derleth
Beyond the Threshold • (1941) • novelette by August Derleth
The Shambler from the Stars • (1935) • short story by Robert Bloch
Notebook Found in a Deserted House • (1951) • novelette by Robert Bloch
The Salem Horror • [Michael Leigh] • (1937) • short story by Henry Kuttner
The Terror from the Depths • (1976) • novelette by Fritz Leiber
Rising with Surtsey • (1971) • novelette by Brian Lumley
Cold Print • (1969) • short story by Ramsey Campbell
The Return of the Lloigor • (1969) • novella by Colin Wilson
My Boat • (1976) • short story by Joanna Russ
Sticks • (1974) • novelette by Karl Edward Wagner
The Freshman • (1979) • short story by Philip José Farmer
Jerusalem's Lot • (1978) • novelette by Stephen King
Discovery of the Ghooric Zone • (1977) • short story by Richard A. Lupoff
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