The Book of Cthulhu: Tales Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft

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Tales of tentacles, terror, and madness from the publisher who brought youWastelands, The Living Dead, andBrave New Worlds

First described by visionary author H. P. Lovecraft, the Cthulhumythos encompass a pantheon of truly existential cosmic horror:Eldritch, uncaring, alien god-things, beyond mankinds deepest imaginings, drawing ever nearer, insatiably hungry, until oneday, when the stars are right.

As that dread day, hinted at within the moldering pages of thefabled Necronomicon, draws nigh, tales of the Great Old OnesCthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Hastur, Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, and theweird cults that worship themhave cross-pollinated, drawingauthors and other dreamers to imagine the strange dark aeonsahead, when the dead-but-dreaming gods return.

Now, intrepid anthologist Ross E. Lockhart has delved deepinto the Cthulhu canon, selecting from myriad mind-wrackingtomes twenty-seven sanity-shattering stories of cosmic terror.Featuring fiction by many of todays masters of the menacing,macabre, and monstrous, including Laird Barron, Caitln R.Kiernan, and Thomas Ligotti, The Book of Cthulhu goes whereno collection of Cthulhu mythos tales has gone before: to thevery edge of madness... and beyond!

Do you dare open The Book of Cthulhu
Do you dare heed the call

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Gathering Cthulhu-inspired stories from both 20th and 21st century authors, this collection provides such a huge scope of styles and takes on the mythology that there are sure to be a handful that surprise and inspire horror in even the most jaded reader.Josh Vogt, Examiner.com

There are no weak stories hereevery single one of the 27 entries is a potential standout reading experience. The Book of Cthulhu is nothing short of pure Lovecraftian gold. If fans of H. P. Lovecrafts Cthulhu mythos dont seek out and read this anthology, theyre not really fansits that simple.Paul Goat Allen, Explorations: The BN SciFi and Fantasy Blog

thanks to the wide variety of contributing authors, as well as Lockharts keen understanding of horror fiction and Lovecraft in particular, [The Book of Cthulhu] is the best of such anthologies out there. Alan Cranis, Bookgasm.com

The Book of Cthulhu is one hell of a tome. Brian Sammons, HorrorWorld.org

an impressive tribute to the enduring fascination writers have with Lovecrafts creation. [] Editor Ross E. Lockhart has done an excellent job of ferreting out estimable stories from a variety of professional, semi-professional, and fan venues [] to establish a sense of continuity and tradition.Stefan Dziemianowicz, Locus

For anyone who has been a life-long fan of Cthulhu, or anyone looking to start into this universe, The Book of Cthulhu is a wonderful collection. Andrew Keyser, Portland Book Review

The enduring allure of H. P. Lovecrafts Cthulhu Mythos, now nearly a century old, is evident in this representative anthology of modern tales, most of which were written in the last decade. [] To the books credit, none of the twenty-seven stories read like slavish Lovecraft pastiche, which makes this volume all the more enjoyable.Publishers Weekly, starred review

This smorgasbord of Lovecraftian horror should gratify the authors many fans.Library Journal

Author Bio

Ross E. Lockhart is an author,anthologist, and freelance editor. Alifelong fan of supernatural, fantastic,speculative, and weird fiction,Lockhart is a veteran of small-presspublishing, having edited scores of well-regarded novels of horror, fantasy,and science fiction. Lockhart edited the acclaimed Lovecraftiananthologies The Book ofCthulhu I and II and Tales of Jack theRipper (Word Horde). He is the authorof the rock-and-roll novel ChickBassist (Lazy Fascist Press). Lockhartlives in an old church in Petaluma,California, with his wife Jennifer,hundreds of books, and ElinorPhantom, a Shih Tzu moonlighting ashis editorial assistant.