First published 2018
H. P. Lovecraft created the Cthulhu Mythos in 1926 with "The Call of Cthulhu." Writers began adding their own stories to this shared universe during Lovecraft's lifetime. After his death, hundreds of authors contributed their interpretations of his cosmic horror themes. This collection presents outstanding Mythos fiction spanning nearly a century. Early entries include Mearle Prout's "The House of the Worm" and Robert Barbour Johnson's "Far Below" from Weird Tales magazine. The anthology features James Wade's novella "The Deep Ones" and Ramsey Campbell's take on forbidden knowledge in "The Franklyn Paragraphs." Stories by T. E. D. Klein, Thomas Ligotti, Neil Gaiman, and W. H. Pugmire round out the selection. These tales demonstrate how diverse authors have shaped and expanded Lovecraft's vision of cosmic dread across decades of weird fiction.
Genres: short-stories, fantasy, horror
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: anthology, shared-universe
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
610 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform