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"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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Blake: Add a description of this character.
- Carson
- Julian
- Strutt
- Howard
- Gardner
- Desmond
- Dr. Dexter
- Cissie
- Leverett
- Edmund Fiske
- Machen
- Rohn
- Lucy
- Gomati
- Johansen
- Rick
- Cthulhu
- Milt
- Camby
- Laird
- Wilcox
- Mrs. Cloris
- Leigh
- Khons
- Cousin Osborne
- Albert
- Dr. Stewart
- Mr. Boone
- Frank
- Angell
- Stmtt
- Belknap
- Georg
- Layamon
- Legrasse
- Calvin
- Paul Tregardis
- Mulligan Wood
- Henry Wells
- Jim
- Chickno
- Stephen
- Grandma
- Urquart
- H. P.
- Dana
- Fred
- Allard
Setting & Locations edit
- Lovecraft
- Providence
- London
- Necronomicon
- Jerusalem
- Wisconsin
- Pacific
- Frolin
- Stregoicavar
- Yuggoth
- America
- Massachusetts
- Weird Tales
- New England
- Benefit Street
- Atlantic
- Ithaqua
- China
- Miskatonic
- New York
- Greenland
- Hollywood
- Egypt
- Africa
- Boston
- Neptune
- Binayakya
- Arkham
- Chicago
- Voynich
- Europe
- Ubbo-sathla
- Cthugha
- Chapelwaite
- Pashepaho
- Narragansett Bay
- California
- Wales
- Glasgow
- Austin
- Paris
- Dunedin
- Dark
- Jupiter
- Virginia
- Scotland
First Sentence edit
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction: Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
1. The Call of Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft
2. The Return of the Sorcerer, Clark Ashton Smith
3. Ubbo-Sathla, Clark Ashton Smith
4. The Black Stone, Robert E. Howard
5. The Hounds of Tindalos, Frank Belknap Long
6. The Space-Eaters, Frank Belknap Long
7. The Dweller in Darkness, August Derleth
8. Beyond the Threshold, August Derleth
9. The Shambler from the Stars, Robert Bloch
10. The Haunter of the Dark, H.P. Lovecraft
11. The Shadow from the Steeple, Robert Bloch
12. Notebook Found in a Deserted House, Robert Bloch
13. The Salem Horror, Henry Kuttner
14. The Terror from the Depths, Fritz Leiber
15. Rising with Surtsey, Brian Lumley
16. Cold Print, Ramsey Campbell
17. The Return of Lloigor, Colin Wilson
18. My Boat, Joanna Russ
19. Sticks, Karl Edward Wagner
20. The Freshman, Philip José Farmer
21. Jerusalem's Lot, Stephen King
22. Discovery of the Ghooric Zone, Richard A. Lupoff
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Cthulhu Mythos. (universe)
Authors & Contributors edit
- H. P. Lovecraft (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Arkham House Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1990
ISBN: 0870541595
Page Count: 529
Publisher: Arkham House Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1990
ISBN: 0870541595
Page Count: 529
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 813.0873808
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Anthologies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › British
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( L ) › Lovecraft, H. P.
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › United States
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Dark
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Parodies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Anthologies
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