Search Worlds Without End

A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror in a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition with cover art by Travis Louie.

"I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale." -Stephen King

Frequently imitated and widely influential, Howard Philips Lovecraft reinvented the horror genre in the 1920s, discarding ghosts and witches and instead envisioning mankind as a tiny outpost of dwindling sanity in a chaotic and malevolent universe. S. T. Joshi, Lovecraft's preeminent interpreter, presents a selection of the master's fiction, from the early tales of nightmares and madness such as "The Outsider" to the overpowering cosmic terror of "The Call of Cthulhu." More than just a collection of terrifying tales, this volume reveals the development of Lovecraft's mesmerizing narrative style and establishes him as a canonical- and visionary-American writer.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (1999) - essay by S. T. Joshi
• Suggestions for Further Reading - (1999) - essay by S. T. Joshi
• A Note on the Text - (1999) - essay by S. T. Joshi
• Dagon - (1919)
• The Statement of Randolph Carter - (1920)
• Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family - (1987) - (variant of The White Ape 1920)
• Celephaïs - (1922)
• Nyarlathotep - (1920)
• The Picture in the House - (1919)
• The Outsider - (1926)
• Herbert West--Reanimator - (1922)
• The Hound - (1924)
• The Rats in the Walls - (1924)
• The Festival - (1925)
• He - (1926)
• Cool Air - (1928)
• The Call of Cthulhu - (1928)
• The Colour Out of Space - (1927)
• The Whisperer in Darkness - (1931)
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth - (1936)
• The Haunter of the Dark - (1936)
• Explanatory Notes - (1999) - essay by S. T. Joshi

Contents:

• The Hastur Cycle: Second Revised Edition - interior artwork by Earl Geier
• vii - The Mythology of Hastur - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• vii - Carcosa - (1969) - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 1 - Haïta the Shepherd - (1891) - shortstory by Ambrose Bierce
• 7 - An Inhabitant of Carcosa - (1886) - shortstory by Ambrose Bierce
• 11 - The Repairer of Reputations - [The King In Yellow] - (1895) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 38 - The Yellow Sign - [The King In Yellow] - (1895) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 54 - The River of Night's Dreaming - (1981) - novella by Karl Edward Wagner
• 84 - More Light - (1970) - novelette by James Blish
• 113 - The Novel of the Black Seal - (1895) - novelette by Arthur Machen (variant of Novel of the Black Seal)
• 145 - The Whisperer in Darkness - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1931) - novella by H. P. Lovecraft
• 199 - Documents in the Case of Elizabeth Akeley - (1982) - novelette by Richard A. Lupoff
• 233 - The Mine on Yuggoth - (1964) - shortstory by Ramsey Campbell
• 244 - Planetfall on Yuggoth - (1972) - shortstory by James Wade
• 248 - The Return of Hastur - (1939) - novelette by August Derleth [as by August W. Derleth ]
• 271 - The Feaster from Afar - (1976) - shortstory by Joseph Payne Brennan
• 283 - Black Lotus - [Dreams from R'lyeh - 20] - (1965) - poem by Lin Carter
• 283 - The Unspeakable - [Dreams from R'lyeh - 21] - (1965) - poem by Lin Carter
• 284 - Carcosa - [Dreams from R'lyeh - 22] - (1961) - poem by Lin Carter
• 284 - The Candidate - [Dreams from R'lyeh - 23] - (1965) - poem by Lin Carter
• 285 - Carcosa Story about Hali - (1989) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 288 - King in Yellow: A Tragedy in Verse - (1993) - shortstory by Lin Carter and Robert M. Price [as by Lin Carter]

Contents:

• Singers of Strange Songs: A Celebration of Brian Lumley - interior artwork by Allen Koszowski
• ix - Introduction: The Caller of the Black and the Lord of the Worms - essay by Scott David Aniolowski
• 1 - City Out of Time - (1977) - poem by Brian Lumley
• 2 - Cement Surroundings - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1969) - novelette by Brian Lumley
• 21 - Bad Soil - shortstory by Don D'Ammassa
• 34 - The Temple of Yig - shortstory by Donald R. Burleson
• 43 - Not to Force the Rhymes - novelette by Benjamin Adams
• 69 - In His Daughter's Darkling Womb - novelette by Tina L. Jens
• 94 - The Reliable Vacuum Company - shortstory by James Robert Smith
• 107 - The Nullity of Choice - shortstory by John Tynes
• 118 - Where I Go, Mi-Go - shortstory by Lois H. Gresh
• 135 - Subway Accident - shortstory by Gregory Nicoll
• 140 - The High Rollers - shortstory by James Robert Smith and Benjamin Adams
• 158 - A Forty Share in Innsmouth - shortstory by C. J. Henderson
• 168 - Shudder Wyrm - novelette by Stephen Mark Rainey
• 187 - Spaghetti - (1985) - novella by Brian Lumley

Contents:

• The Scroll of Thoth - interior artwork by Dave Carson
• ix - Introduction: Sword of the Avatar - essay by Robert M. Price
• 1 - The Sword of Spartacus - [Simon of Gitta] - (1978) - novelette
• 18 - The Fire of Mazda - [Simon of Gitta] - (1984) - novelette
• 55 - The Seed of the Star-God - [Simon of Gitta] - (1984) - novelette
• 92 - The Blade of the Slayer - [Simon of Gitta] - (1986) - shortstory
• 112 - The Soul of Kephri - [Simon of Gitta] - (1984) - novelette
• 149 - The Ring of Set - [Simon of Gitta] - (1977) - novelette
• 172 - The Worm of Urakhu - [Simon of Gitta] - (1988) - novelette
• 208 - Curse of the Crocodile - [Simon of Gitta] - (1987) - shortstory
• 227 - The Treasure of Horemkhu - [Simon of Gitta] - (1987) - novelette
• 262 - The Scroll of Thoth - [Simon of Gitta] - (1977) - novelette
• 277 - The Dragons of Mons Fractus - [Simon of Gitta] - (1984) - novelette
• 313 - The Pillars of Melkarth - [Simon of Gitta] - (1990) - novella

Contents:

• The Innsmouth Cycle: The Taint of the Deep Ones - interior artwork by Dave Carson
• vii - Introduction: Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny - essay by Robert M. Price
• xv -  The Innsmouth Look - interior artwork by David T. Pudelwitts
• 1 - Of Yoharneth-Lahai - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory by Lord Dunsany
• 3 - The Harbor-Master - (1899) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 24 - Fishhead - (1913) - shortstory by Irvin S. Cobb
• 34 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1936) - novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
• 88 - The Deep Ones - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1969) - novelette by James Wade
• 120 - A Darker Shadow Over Innsmouth - (1969) - shortstory by James Wade
• 125 - The Innsmouth Head - (1975) - shortstory by Franklyn Searight
• 142 - Innsmouth Gold - (1986) - shortstory by Henry J. Vester, III
• 165 - Custos Sanctorum - (1987) - shortstory by Roger Johnson
• 178 - Rapture in Black - (1988) - shortstory by Stephen Mark Rainey
• 189 - Live Bait - (1996) - shortstory by Stanley C. Sargent
• 206 - Devil Reef - shortstory by John S. Glasby [as by John Glasby ]
• 224 - The Transition of Zadok Allen - (1995) - shortstory by Robert M. Price [as by Lewis Theobald, III ]
• 230 - Shadow Over Innsmouth - (1942) - poem by Virginia Anderson
• 231 - Innsmouth--Dread City by the Sea - (1950) - poem by R. Flavie Carson
• 232 - After Innsmouth - (1990) - poem by Ann K. Schwader

Contents:

• vii - Introduction (The Complete Pegana) - (1998) - essay by S. T. Joshi
• 1 - The Gods of Pegana - [Pegana] - (1905) - collection
• 7 - The Gods of Pegana - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 8 - Of Skarl the Drummer - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 9 - Of the Making of the Worlds - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 11 - Of the Game of the Gods - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 13 - The Chaunt of the Gods - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 14 - The Sayings of Kib - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 15 - Concerning Sish - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 17 - The Sayings of Slid - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 20 - The Deeds of Mung - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 22 - The Chaunt of the Priests - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 23 - The Sayings of Limpang-Tung - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 25 - Of Yoharneth-Lahai - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 26 - Of Roon, the God of Going - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 30 - The Revolt of the Home Gods - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 33 - Of Dorozhand - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 35 - The Eye in the Waste - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 37 - Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 40 - Yonath the Prophet - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 42 - Yug the Prophet - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 43 - Alhireth-Hotep the Prophet - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 44 - Kabok the Prophet - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 46 - Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Ilara by the Sea - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 48 - Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 51 - Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 54 - Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 57 - Pegana - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 60 - The Sayings of Imbaun - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 62 - Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 63 - Of Ood - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 64 - The River - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 67 - The Bird of Doom and the End - [Pegana] - (1905) - shortstory
• 69 - Time and the Gods - (1906) - collection
• 73 - Time and the Gods - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 77 - The Coming of the Sea - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 82 - A Legend of the Dawn - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 89 - The Vengeance of Men - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 93 - When the Gods Slept - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 100 - The King That Was Not - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 103 - The Cave of Kai - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 109 - The Sorrow of Search - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 116 - The Men of Yarnith - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 123 - For the Honour of the Gods - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 127 - Night and Morning - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 130 - Usury - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 133 - Mlideen - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 135 - The Secret of the Gods - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 138 - The South Wind - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 141 - In the Land of Time - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 150 - The Relenting of Sarnidac - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 155 - The Jest of the Gods - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory
• 156 - The Dreams of a Prophet - [Pegana] - (1906) - shortstory (variant of The Dreams of the Prophet)
• 159 - The Journey of the King - [Pegana] - (1906) - novelette
• 195 - Beyond the Fields We Know - [Pegana] - (1919) - essay
• 199 - Idle Days on the Yann - [Beyond the Fields We Know - 1] - (1910) - shortstory
• 217 - A Shop in Go-by Street - [Beyond the Fields We Know - 2] - (1912) - shortstory
• 225 - The Avenger of Perdóndaris - [Beyond the Fields We Know - 3] - (1912) - shortstory

Contents:

• Encyclopedia Cthulhiana: Second Edition - (1998) - interior artwork by Dave Carson
• Encyclopedia Cthulhiana: Second Edition - interior artwork by Dave Carson
• Encyclopedia Cthulhiana: Second Edition - interior artwork by M. Wayne Miller
• vii - Foreword to the First Edition (Encyclopedia Cthulhiana: Second Edition) - essay by Daniel Harms
• 363 - Appendix A: History of the Necronomicon - essay by Daniel Harms (variant of Appendix A: Chronology of the History of the Necronomicon 1994)
• 376 - Appendix B: Locations of the Necronomicon - (1994) - essay by Daniel Harms
• 382 - Appendix C: Contents of the Necronomicon - essay by Daniel Harms (variant of Appendix C: Some Contents of the Necronomicon 1994)
• 385 - Appendix D: Timeline of the Cthulhu Mythos - essay by Shannon Appel
• 407 - Bibliography (Encyclopedia Cthulhiana) - (1994) - essay by Daniel Harms

Contents:

• The Ithaqua Cycle - interior artwork by Dave Carson
• ix - Ghost Riders in the Sky - essay by Robert M. Price
• 1 - About "The Wendigo" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 2 - The Wendigo - (1910) - novella by Algernon Blackwood
• 40 - About "The Thing from Outside" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 41 - The Thing from Outside - (1923) - shortstory by George Allan England (variant of The Thing From--"Outside")
• 57 - About "The Thing That Walked on the Wind" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 58 - The Thing That Walked on the Wind - (1933) - shortstory by August Derleth
• 68 - About "The Snow-Thing" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 69 - The Snow-Thing - (1941) - shortstory by August Derleth (variant of Ithaqua)
• 80 - About "Beyond the Threshold" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 81 - Beyond the Threshold - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1941) - novelette by August Derleth
• 102 - About "Born of the Winds" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 103 - Born of the Winds - (1975) - novelette by Brian Lumley
• 145 - About "Spawn of the North" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 146 - Spawn of the North - (1975) - shortstory by George C. Diezel, II and Gordon Linzner
• 161 - About "They Only Come Out at Night" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 162 - They Only Come Out at Night - (1975) - shortstory by Randy Medoff
• 169 - About "Footsteps in the Sky" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 170 - Footsteps in the Sky - (1986) - shortstory by Pierre Comtois
• 187 - About "Jendick's Swamp" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 188 - Jendick's Swamp - (1987) - shortstory by Joseph Payne Brennan
• 200 - About "The Wind Has Teeth" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 201 - The Wind Has Teeth - (1990) - novelette by G. Warlock Vance and Scott H. Urban
• 219 - About "Stalker of the Wild Wind" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 220 - Stalker of the Wild Wind - (1993) - shortstory by Stephen Mark Rainey [as by Stephen M. Rainey ]
• 234 - The Country of the Wind - (1994) - shortstory by Pierre Comtois
• 234 - About "The Country of the Wind" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 244 - About "Wrath of the Wind-Walker" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 245 - Wrath of the Wind-Walker - shortstory by James Ambuehl

In this original novel of Mythos mystery and horror, a serial killer is terrorizing Schenectady. NY. Detective Chrisopher James Stewart must follow the trail of mutilated bodies and solve the enigmatic clues before the murderer strikes again.

Here is a wealth of terror and exuberant scenes, a detailed Cthulhu Mythos novel of the present day. In it H. P. Lovecraft is more prophet than anyone dares to dream.

Contents:

• ix - Introduction: Lovecraft's Cosmic History - (1999) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 1 - Antarktos - [Fungi from Yuggoth - 15] - (1930) - poem by H. P. Lovecraft
• 3 - The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - [Pym - 1] - (1838) - novel by Edgar Allan Poe
• 141 - The Sphinx of the Ice Fields (excerpt) - (1975) - shortfiction by Jules Verne
• 165 - The Greatest Adventure - (1929) - novel by John Taine
• 305 - At the Mountains of Madness - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1936) - novel by H. P. Lovecraft
• 393 - The Tomb of the Old Ones - (1999) - novella by Colin Wilson
• 489 - At the Mountains of Murkiness - (1940) - shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
• 498 - The Thing from Another World - (1938) - novella by John W. Campbell, Jr.
• 547 - The Brooding City - (1990) - shortstory by John S. Glasby
• 562 - The Dreaming City - (1987) - shortstory by Roger Johnson

Contents:

• Tales Out of Innsmouth: New Stories of the Children of Dagon - interior artwork by Dave Carson
• vii - The One That Got Away - essay by Robert M. Price
• 1 - About "The Weird Shadow Over Innsmouth" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 2 - The Weird Shadow Over Innsmouth - novelette by H. P. Lovecraft and John S. Glasby
• 52 - About "Understudy" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 53 - Understudy - (1997) - shortstory by Gary Myers
• 62 - About "The Doom That Came to Innsmouth" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 63 - The Doom That Came to Innsmouth - shortstory by Brian McNaughton
• 88 - About "Return to Y'ha-nthlei" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 89 - Return to Y'ha-nthlei - (1997) - shortstory by John S. Glasby
• 106 - About "The Old Ones' Signs" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 107 - The Old Ones' Signs - shortstory by Pierre Comtois
• 131 - About "Fleas of the Dragon" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 132 - Fleas of the Dragon - [Teddy London] - shortstory by C. J. Henderson
• 173 - About "Mail Order Bride" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 174 - Mail Order Bride - shortstory by Ann K. Schwader
• 190 - About "The Idol" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 191 - The Idol - shortstory by Scott David Aniolowski
• 205 - About "The Guardian of the Pit" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 206 - The Guardian of the Pit - (1996) - shortstory by Franklyn Searight
• 221 - About "Trust Me" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 222 - Trust Me - shortstory by Stanley C. Sargent
• 228 - About "Just a Tad Beyond Innsmouth" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 229 - Just a Tad Beyond Innsmouth - (1997) - shortstory by Stanley C. Sargent
• 241 - About "The Deep End" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 242 - The Deep End - shortstory by Gregory Luce
• 269 - About "It Was the Day of the Deep One" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 270 - It Was the Day of the Deep One - (1997) - shortstory by Peter Cannon [as by Peter H. Cannon]

Contents:

• xi - Introduction (The Yellow Sign and Other Stories) - (2000) - essay by S. T. Joshi
• 7 - The Repairer of Reputations - [The King In Yellow] - (1895) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 33 - The Mask - [The King In Yellow] - (1895) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 47 - In the Court of the Dragon - [The King In Yellow] - (1895) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 54 - The Yellow Sign - [The King In Yellow] - (1895) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 70 - The Demoiselle d'Ys - (1895) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 83 - The Prophets' Paradise - (1895) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 97 - The Maker of Moons - (1896) - novella by Robert W. Chambers
• 135 - A Pleasant Evening - (1896) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 159 - Introduction (The Mystery of Choice) - (1897) - poem by Robert W. Chambers
• 163 - The Purple Emperor - (1897) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 180 - Pompe Funèbre - (1897) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 183 - The Messenger - (1897) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 214 - The White Shadow - (1897) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 246 - Passeur - (1897) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 250 - The Key to Grief - (1897) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 263 - In Search of the Unknown - (1904) - novel by Robert W. Chambers
• 433 - The Tracer of Lost Persons (excerpt) - (1906) - shortfiction by Robert W. Chambers
• 469 - The Carpet of Belshazzar - (1907) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 487 - The Sign of Venus - (1903) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 496 - The Case of Mr. Helmer - (1904) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 504 - The Bridal Pair - (1902) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 516 - Out of the Depths - (1904) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 525 - Police!!! - (1915) - collection by Robert W. Chambers
• 529 - Foreword (Police!!!) - (1915) - poem by Robert W. Chambers
• 533 - Preface (Police!!!) - (1915) - essay by Robert W. Chambers
• 535 - The Third Eye - (1915) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 556 - The Immortal - (1915) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 571 - The Ladies of the Lake - (1915) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 592 - One Over - (1915) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers
• 612 - Un Peu d'Amour - (1915) - novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 630 - The Eggs of the Silver Moon - (1915) - shortstory by Robert W. Chambers

Arthur Machen (1863-1947), popular Welsh writer of the bizarre and fantastic, created some of the finest horror stories ever written. On the surface, everything appears normal and cheerful in this bustling suburb of neatly laid out homes and well-trimmed hedges. But nothing is really as it seems. For in this world of impostors, conspiracies combine with dark forces to veil a once-ordinary London neighborhood in a cloud of mystery and fear.

A masterpiece of Gothic horror and suspense that inspired such writers as H. P. Lovecraft, The Three Impostors is Machen's famous collection of "weird tales" — a string of shocking short stories woven together with a fine narrative thread. Rich with terror, adventure, satire, deception, and dreamlike fantasy, it is a classic of occult literature written by a stylistic master.

Like any eclectic catalog of dark music, this volume of stories explores many levels of emotion, each writer composing his own unique movement to the symphony. Here, you will find a wide range of voices, some spinning tales of pure, deep dread, much as might be found in the most successful works of HPL himself. Others venture into territory that the Old Gent would never have imagined, or wanted to imagine... There's even a touch of whimsy to be found, yet always mingled with the strain of darkness like that faced by Erich Zann in his gatrret in the rue d'Auseil.

Contents:

• Song of Cthulhu: Tales of the Spheres Beyond Sound - interior artwork by Dave Carson
• xiii - Introduction (Song of Cthulhu: Tales of the Spheres Beyond Sound) - essay by Stephen Mark Rainey
• 1 - The Music of Erich Zann - (1922) - shortstory by H. P. Lovecraft
• 8 - The Dark Beauty of Unheard Horrors - (1992) - essay by Thomas Ligotti
• 14 - In the Rue d'Auseil - shortstory by Fred Chappell
• 19 - The Plain of Sound - (1964) - shortstory by Ramsey Campbell [as by J. Ramsey Campbell ]
• 29 - The Last Show at Verdi's Supper Club - (1992) - shortstory by Stephen Mark Rainey
• 37 - Water Music for the Tillers of Soil - (1999) - shortstory by Tom Piccirilli
• 49 - Shallow Fathoms - shortstory by M. Christian
• 57 - How Nyarlathotep Rocked Our World - shortstory by Gregory Nicoll
• 69 - Listen - shortstory by James Robert Smith
• 75 - Mud - (2000) - shortstory by Brian McNaughton
• 88 - Paedomorphosis - (1998) - shortstory by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• 99 - Intruders - shortstory by Hugh B. Cave
• 111 - Chant - shortstory by Robert Weinberg
• 121 - Ghoul's Tale: A Narrative from the Necronomicon Transcribed from the Dee Edition - shortstory by Robert M. Price
• 126 - The Next Big Thing - shortstory by Rob Suggs
• 141 - The Flautists - shortstory by Edward P. Berglund
• 148 - Fall from Grace - shortstory by D. F. Lewis
• 154 - Drums - novelette by William R. Trotter
• 181 - The Enchanting of Lila Woods - shortstory by E. A. Lustig
• 201 - Yog-Sothoth, Superstar - shortstory by Thomas F. Monteleone

Contents:

• xiii - Introduction: Raven, Son of Morn (Nameless Cults: The Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard) - (2001) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 1 - The Black Stone - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1931) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard
• 17 - Worms of the Earth - [Bran Mak Morn] - (1932) - novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 44 - The Little People - (1970) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard
• 50 - People of the Dark - (1932) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard
• 66 - The Children of the Night - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1931) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard
• 80 - The Thing on the Roof - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1932) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard
• 90 - The Abbey (fragment) - (1975) - shortfiction by Robert E. Howard
• 99 - The Fire of Asshurbanipal - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1936) - novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 119 - The Door to the World - (1977) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard and Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. [as by Robert E. Howard and Joseph S. Pulver ]
• 139 - The Hoofed Thing - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1970) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard (variant of Usurp the Night)
• 156 - Dig Me No Grave - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1937) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard
• 168 - The House in the Oaks - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1971) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard and August Derleth
• 184 - The Black Bear Bites - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1974) - shortstory by Robert E. Howard
• 196 - The Shadow Kingdom - [Kull of Valusia] - (1929) - novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 221 - The Gods of Bal-Sagoth - [Turlogh O'Brien] - (1931) - novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 252 - Skull-Face - [Steve Harrison] - (1929) - novella by Robert E. Howard
• 323 - Black Eons - [James Allison] - (1985) - novelette by Robert E. Howard and Robert M. Price
• 340 - The Challenge from Beyond (Part 1 of 5) - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1935) - shortfiction by H. P. Lovecraft and C. L. Moore and A. Merritt and Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long (variant of The Challenge from Beyond) [as by C. L. Moore ]
• 343 - The Challenge from Beyond (Part 2 of 5) - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1935) - shortfiction by H. P. Lovecraft and C. L. Moore and A. Merritt and Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long (variant of The Challenge from Beyond) [as by A. Merritt ]
• 344 - The Challenge from Beyond (Part 3 of 5) - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1935) - shortfiction by H. P. Lovecraft and C. L. Moore and A. Merritt and Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long (variant of The Challenge from Beyond) [as by H. P. Lovecraft ]
• 350 - The Challenge from Beyond (Part 4 of 5) - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1935) - shortfiction by H. P. Lovecraft and C. L. Moore and A. Merritt and Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long (variant of The Challenge from Beyond) [as by Robert E. Howard ]
• 352 - The Challenge from Beyond (Part 5 of 5) - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1935) - shortfiction by H. P. Lovecraft and C. L. Moore and A. Merritt and Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long (variant of The Challenge from Beyond) [as by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.]

Contents:

• xi - Ultima Thule and Mhu Thulan (map) - interior artwork by Laurence J. Cornford
• xvii - The Ebony Book: Introduction to The Book of Eibon - essay by Robert M. Price
• 3 - About "History and Chronology of The Book of Eibon" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 4 - History and Chronology of The Book of Eibon - shortfiction by Lin Carter (variant of History & Chronology of the Book of Eibon 1984)
• 9 - About "The Life of Eibon" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 10 - The Life of Eibon According to Cyron of Varaad - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 20 - About "Eibon Saith" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 21 - Eibon Saith; or, The Apophthegmata of Eibon - (1997) - shortstory by Robert M. Price
• 27 - About "The Double Tower" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 28 - The Double Tower: The History of Zloigm the Necromancer - (1973) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter (variant of The Double Tower) [as by Lin Carter ]
• 34 - About "The Devouring of S'lithik Hhai" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 35 - The Devouring of S'lithik Hhai: The History of X'hyl the Apothecary - (1998) - shortstory by John R. Fultz (variant of The Devouring of S'lithik Hhai)
• 43 - About "The Scroll of Morloc" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 45 - The Scroll of Morloc: The History of the Shaman Yhemog - (1975) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter (variant of The Scroll of Morloc) [as by Lin Carter ]
• 53 - About "The Descent into the Abyss" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 55 - The Descent into the Abyss: The History of the Sorcerer Haon-Dor - (1981) - novelette by Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter (variant of The Descent Into the Abyss 1980) [as by Lin Carter ]
• 65 - About "The Secret in the Parchment" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 66 - The Secret in the Parchment: The History of the Thaumaturge Ptomeron - (1988) - shortstory by Lin Carter (variant of The Secret in the Parchment)
• 72 - About "The Face from Below" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 74 - The Face from Below: The History of Pnom the Exoercist - shortstory by Laurence J. Cornford
• 81 - About "The Sphinx of Abormis" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 82 - The Sphinx of Abormis: The History of the Wizard Hormagor - shortstory by Laurence J. Cornford
• 88 - About "The Alkahest" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 89 - The Alkahest: The History of Enoycla the Alchemist - shortstory by Laurence J. Cornford
• 96 - About "The Coming of the White Worm" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 97 - The Coming of the White Worm: The History of Evagh the Warlock (Chapter IX of The Book of Eibon) - [Hyperborea] - (1941) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith (variant of The Coming of the White Worm)
• 115 - About "The Light from the Pole" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 117 - The Light from the Pole: The History of Pharazyn the Enchanter - (1981) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter (variant of The Light From the Pole 1980)
• 130 - About "The Stairs in the Crypt" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 131 - The Stairs in the Crypt: The History of the Necromancer Avalzaunt - (1976) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter (variant of The Stairs in the Crypt)
• 141 - About "The Feaster from the Stars" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 143 - The Feaster from the Stars: The History of Yzduggor the Eremite - (1984) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter (variant of The Feaster from the Stars) [as by Lin Carter ]
• 150 - About "The Green Decay" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 151 - The Green Decay: The History of Nabulus the Wonder-Worker - (1997) - shortstory by Robert M. Price (variant of The Green Decay)
• 159 - About "The Utmost Abomination" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 161 - The Utmost Abomination - (1973) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter
• 171 - About "Uttressor" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 172 - Uttressor - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith and Laurence J. Cornford and Richard L. Tierney
• 184 - About "Annotations for the Book of Night" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 185 - Annotations for the Book of Night - (1997) - shortstory by Robert M. Price
• 191 - About "The Burrower Beneath" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 193 - The Burrower Beneath - (1997) - shortstory by Robert M. Price
• 199 - About "In the Vale of Pnath" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 200 - In the Vale of Pnath - (1975) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 205 - About "Shaggai" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 206 - Shaggai - (1971) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 211 - About "The Haunting of Uthnor" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 212 - The Haunting of Uthnor - shortstory by Laurence J. Cornford
• 218 - About "The Offspring of the Tomb" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 219 - The Offspring of the Tomb - shortstory by Laurence J. Cornford
• 227 - About "The Demon of the Ring" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 229 - The Demon of the Ring - shortstory by Laurence J. Cornford
• 235 - About "The Door to Saturn" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 236 - The Door to Saturn - [Hyperborea] - (1932) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith
• 257 - About "Payrus of the Dark Wisdom" by Lin Carter - essay by Robert M. Price
• 258 - The Unbegotten Source - [Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom - 1] - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 261 - The Polar Ones - [Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom - 2] - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 263 - The Elder Beings - [Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom - 3] - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 264 - The Great Race of Yith - [Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom - 4] - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 265 - The City of the Archives - [Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom - 5] - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 266 - The Coming of Cthulhu - [Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom - 6] - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 273 - About "Psalms of the Silent" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 274 - Petition: To Tsathoggua - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 276 - To Atlach-Nacha - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 277 - The Prayer of Yzduggor the Apostate - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 278 - Prayer to Lord Yok-Zothoth - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 279 - The Appeasement of Ghizguth - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 280 - The Summoning of Pharol - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 281 - The Unresponding Gods (from the Fragementary "Genealogies of Pnom" Preserved by the Wizard Eibon) - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 283 - The House of Haon-Dor - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 284 - The Dark Sorcerer - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 285 - The Contemplative God - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 286 - The Door to Cykranosh; or, Eibon's Lament - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 287 - Hyperborea; or, Eibon's Prophecy - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 288 - The Minions of Zstylzhemgni - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 289 - Ycnágnnissz - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• 290 - Ubbo-Sathla - poem by Michael Fantina
• 290 - Ubbo-Sathla - interior artwork by Jason C. Eckhardt
• 291 - Azathoth - poem by Michael Fantina
• 292 - Tsathoggua

Contents:

• The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab - (1996) - interior artwork by Earl Geier
• The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab: Second Edition, Expanded and Corrected - (2002) - interior artwork by Andy Hopp
• ix - The Figure in the Flying Carpet - (1996) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 4 - The Terrible Parchment - (1937) - shortstory by Manly Wade Wellman
• 12 - Dr. Xander's Cottage - (1941) - shortstory by Martin D. Brown
• 16 - The Mantle of Graag - (1941) - shortstory by Robert A. W. Lowndes and Henry Dockweiller and Frederik Pohl [as by Robert A. W. Lowndes and Henry Dockweiller and Frederick Pohl ]
• 25 - Settler's Wall - (1968) - novelette by Robert A. W. Lowndes (variant of The Long Wall 1942)
• 54 - The Howler in the Dark - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1984) - novelette by Richard L. Tierney
• 90 - Demons of Cthulhu - (1959) - shortstory by Robert Silverberg
• 106 - The Castle in the Window - (1968) - shortstory by Steffan B. Aletti
• 119 - Concerning the Forthcoming Inexpensive Paperback Translation of the Necronomicon of Abdul Alhazred - (1992) - novelette by John Brunner
• 155 - The Adder - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1989) - shortstory by Fred Chappell
• 185 - Preface to the Al-Azif - (1996) - shortstory by L. Sprague de Camp (variant of Preface (Al Azif) 1973)
• 192 - John Dee's Necronomicon: A Fragment - (1996) - shortstory by Frank Belknap Long
• 197 - Introitus (The Necronomicon: The Dee Translation) - [The Necronomicon: The Dee Translation] - (1989) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 197 - The Doom of Yakthoob - [The Book of Episodes - 1] - (1971) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 200 - The Thing Under Memphis - [The Book of Episodes - 2] - (1984) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 204 - In the City of Pillars - [The Book of Episodes - 3] - (1974) - shortstory by Lin Carter (variant of The City of Pillars)
• 209 - The Vault Beneath the Mosque - [The Book of Episodes - 5] - (1985) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 213 - Mnomquah - [The Book of Episodes - 6] - (1985) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 221 - The Madness Out of Time - [The Book of Episodes - 7] - (1986) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 229 - Dreams of the Black Lotus - [The Book of Episodes - 8] - (1987) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 236 - The Shadow from the Stars - [The Book of Episodes - 9] - (1988) - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 242 - The Transition of Abdul Alhazred - [The Book of Episodes - 10] - shortstory by Lin Carter
• 248 - Of the Powers of the Sorcerer - [The Book of Preparations - 1] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 249 - Of that Which Is Needful to Sorcery - [The Book of Preparations - 2] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 250 - Of the Old Ones and the Favors They Bestow - [The Book of Preparations - 3] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 252 - Of the Times and Seasons to Be Observed - [The Book of Preparations - 4] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 254 - Of the Powers of the Moon - [The Book of Preparations - 5] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 255 - Concerning Them from Outside - [The Book of Preparations - 6] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 257 - The Punishment of the Old Ones - [The Book of Preparations - 7] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 259 - Of that Which Is Foretold of Their Return - [The Book of Preparations - 8] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 260 - The Liers-in-Wait - [The Book of Preparations - 9] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 261 - Of the Worlds Beyond this World, and the Modes of Travel - [The Book of the Gates - 1] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 263 - Of Foul Necromancy - [The Book of the Gates - 2] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 265 - The Peril that Lurketh Beyond Time - [The Book of the Gates - 3] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 266 - Those that Aid the Unnamable Devourers - [The Book of the Gates - 4] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 267 - Of Tindalos, and the Hounds Thereof - [The Book of the Gates - 5] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 269 - If Thou Wouldst Raise the Dead - [The Book of the Gates - 6] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 270 - To Send Back Down that Which Thou Hast Called Up - [The Book of the Gates - 7] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 271 - Of the Signs of Hnaa - [The Book of the Gates - 8] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 273 - Of the Dream-Gates - [The Book of the Gates - 9] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 274 - Of Koth, and the Sign of Koth - [The Book of the Gates - 10] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 275 - The Ritual of the Silver Key - [The Book of the Gates - 11] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 277 - 'Umr At-Tawil - [The Book of the Gates - 12] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 279 - Of Opening the Door to Yog-Sothoth - [The Book of the Gates - 13] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 281 - Of Them from Outside and Their Spawn - [The Book of the Gates - 15] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 281 - The Ninth Verse that Summoneth Yog-Sothoth - [The Book of the Gates - 14] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 283 - Somewhat of the Gates that Open to Beyond - [The Book of the Gates - 16] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 285 - Of Leng and the Mysteries Thereof - [The Book of the Gates - 17] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 286 - Of the Coming-Hence of the Old Ones - [The Book of the Gates - 18] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 289 - The Openers of the Way - [The Book of the Gates - 19] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 290 - Of Calling Up that Which Thou Canst Not Put Down - [The Book of Dismissals - 1] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 292 - Of the Several Modes to Enforce the Dismissal - [The Book of Dismissals - 2] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 294 - Of Ib, and the Vengeance Thereof - [The Book of Dismissals - 3] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 297 - Of the Five-Pointed Star Carven of Grey Stone - [The Book of Dismissals - 4] - (1990) - shortfiction by Lin Carter
• 301 - The Sussex Manuscript - (1989) - novelette by Fred L. Pelton
• 351 - Why Abdul Al Hazred Went Mad - (1950) - shortstory by D. R. Smith
• 361 - History of the Necronomicon (An Outline) - (1938) - shortfiction by H. P. Lovecraft (variant of History of the Necronomicon)
• 367 - Necronomicon - shortstory by Robert C. Culp
• 383 - The Saga of Abdul Alhazred - novelette by Stephen T. Larkin
• 416 - The Life of the Master - (1996) - interior artwork by David T. Pudelwitts [as by David Pudelwitts ]
• 416 - The Life of the Master (A Biography of Abdul Alhazred by His Student, El-Rashi) - (1984) - shortstory by David T. St. Albans
• 434 - A Critical Commentary on the Necronomicon - (1988) - novella by Robert M. Price

Contents:

• xi - Bat/rachian: Introduction to the Tsathoggua Cycle - essay by Robert M. Price
• 2 - About "From the Parchments of Pnom" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 3 - From the Parchments of Pnom - (1997) - essay by Clark Ashton Smith
• 8 - About "The Seven Geases" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 9 - The Seven Geases - [Hyperborea] - (1934) - novelette by Clark Ashton Smith
• 33 - About "The Testament of Athammaus" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 34 - The Testament of Athammaus - [Hyperborea] - (1932) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith
• 56 - About "The Tale of Satampra Zeiros" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 57 - The Tale of Satampra Zeiros - [Satampra Zeiros] - (1931) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith
• 71 - About "The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 72 - The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles - [Satampra Zeiros] - (1958) - shortstory by Clark Ashton Smith (variant of The Theft of Thirty-nine Girdles)
• 84 - About "Shadow of the Sleeping God" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 85 - The Shadow of the Sleeping God - (1998) - shortstory by James Ambuehl
• 99 - About "The Curse of the Toad" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 100 - The Curse of the Toad - (1978) - shortstory by Terry Dale and Loay Hall
• 100 - About "Dark Swamp" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 109 - Dark Swamp - (1983) - shortstory by James Arthur Anderson [as by James Anderson ]
• 118 - About "The Old One" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 119 - The Old One - (1989) - novelette by John S. Glasby
• 148 - About "The Oracle of Sàdoqua" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 149 - The Oracle of Sàdoqua - (1989) - shortstory by Ron Hilger
• 165 - About "Horror Show" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 166 - Horror Show - (1997) - shortstory by Gary Myers
• 176 - About "The Tale of Toad Loop" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 177 - The Tale of Toad Loop - (1998) - shortstory by Stanley C. Sargent
• 193 - About "The Crawling Kingdom" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 194 - The Crawling Kingdom - (1996) - shortstory by Rod Heather
• 206 - About "The Resurrection of Kzadool-Ra" - essay by Robert M. Price
• 207 - The Resurrection of Kzadool-Ra - (1987) - shortstory by Henry J. Vester, III

Contents:

• vii - Introduction to Arkham Tales - essay by William Jones
• 1 - Mysterious Dan's Legacy - shortstory by Matthew Baugh
• 19 - Vaughn's Diary - shortstory by Robert Vaughn
• 36 - The Orb - shortstory by Tony Campbell
• 54 - The Nether Collection - shortstory by Cody Goodfellow
• 74 - Worms - shortstory by Pat Harrigan
• 91 - They Thrive in Darkness - shortstory by Ron Shiflet
• 108 - What Sorrows May Come - shortstory by Lee Clark Zumpe
• 125 - Arkham Pets - shortstory by James Ambuehl
• 130 - Small Ghost - shortstory by Michael Minnis
• 148 - Burnt Tea - shortstory by Michael Dziesinski
• 165 - Arkham Rain - shortstory by John Goodrich
• 183 - Regrowth - shortstory by David Conyers
• 199 - The Idea of Fear - shortstory by C. J. Henderson
• 212 - Disconnected - shortstory by Brian M. Sammons
• 237 - The Lady in the Grove - shortstory by Scott Lette
• 253 - On Leave to Arkham - shortstory by Bill Bilstad
• 272 - Geometry of the Soul - shortstory by Jason Andrew

Contents:

• 5 - Introduction (The Spiraling Worm) - essay by C. J. Henderson
• 8 - Made of Meat - [Harrison Peel - 1] - (2005) - shortstory by David Conyers
• 27 - To What Green Altar - [Harrison Peel - 2] - novelette by John Sunseri
• 67 - Impossible Object - [Harrison Peel - 3] - (2005) - shortstory by David Conyers
• 87 - False Containment - [Harrison Peel - 4] - (2005) - novelette by David Conyers
• 120 - Resurgence - [Harrison Peel - 5] - novelette by John Sunseri
• 163 - Weapon Grade - [Harrison Peel - 6] - novella by David Conyers
• 206 - The Spiraling Worm - [Harrison Peel - 7] - novella by David Conyers and John Sunseri
• 309 - Afterword (The Spiraling Worm) - essay by David Conyers and John Sunseri
• 315 - About the Authors (The Spiraling Worm) - essay by uncredited

Contents:

• 9 - The Long Road Home - shortstory by Paul Melniczek
• 23 - In Waters Black the Lost Ones Sleep - novelette by Angeline Hawkes
• 49 - Where Men Had Seldom Trod - novelette by Lee Clark Zumpe
• 77 - Something to Hold the Door Closed - shortstory by Lon Prater
• 89 - Terror from Middle Island - shortstory by Durant Haire and Stephen Mark Rainey
• 105 - Children of the Mountain - shortstory by Stewart Sternberg
• 117 - They Who Dwell Below - shortstory by William Jones
• 133 - Wagon Train for the Star - shortstory by Scott Lette
• 149 - Incident at Dagon Wells - shortstory by Ron Shiflet
• 165 - Ahiga and the Machine - shortstory by Robert J. Santa
• 177 - The Dead Man's Hand - shortstory by Jason Andrew
• 189 - Jedediah Smith and the Undying Chinaman - shortstory by Charles P. Zaglanis
• 205 - Snake Oil - shortfiction by Matthew Baugh
• 221 - Cemetery, Nevada - novelette by Tim Curran
• 251 - The Rider of the Dark - (2004) - shortstory by Darrell Schweitzer

Contents:

• 11 - Author's Note (The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson) - essay
• 15 - Foreword (The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson) - shortfiction
• 19 - Feasters of the Dark - (2003) - shortstory
• 35 - The Transgression of Effram Harris - (2004) - shortstory
• 45 - Shadow of the Past - novelette
• 75 - The Whispering Dead - novelette
• 103 - The Haunted Horror - shortstory
• 115 - Harami - (2004) - shortstory
• 129 - The Missing Curiosity - novelette
• 159 - The Mysterious Millionaire - novelette
• 191 - An Ancient Summoning - shortstory
• 217 - Through the Eye of a Needle - (2006) - shortstory
• 237 - Afterword (The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson) - shortfiction

Contents:

• v - Introduction to The Klarkash-Ton Cycle - essay by Robert M. Price
• 1 - The Ghoul - (1934) - shortstory
• 8 - A Rendering from the Arabic - shortstory
• 25 - The Hunters from Beyond - (1932) - shortstory
• 44 - The Vaults of Abomi - shortstory
• 67 - The Nameless Offspring - (1932) - novelette
• 88 - Ubbo-Sathla - [Hyperborea] - (1933) - shortstory
• 98 - The Werewolf of Averoigne - [Averoigne] - (1984) - shortstory
• 115 - The Eidolon of the Blind - shortfiction
• 133 - Vulthoom - [Mars (Clark Ashton Smith)] - (1935) - novelette
• 162 - The Treader of the Dust - (1935) - shortstory
• 172 - The Infernal Star - (1989) - novelette
• 203 - Story Intros (The Klarkash-Ton Cycle) - essay by Robert M. Price

Contents:

• Mysteries of the Worm - interior artwork by Steven Gilberts
• 2 - The Secret in the Tomb - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 3 - The Secret in the Tomb - (1935) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 9 - The Suicide in the Study - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 10 - The Suicide in the Study - (1935) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 15 - The Shambler from the Stars - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 16 - The Shambler from the Stars - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1935) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 24 - The Faceless God - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 25 - The Faceless God - (1936) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 39 - The Grinning Ghoul - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 40 - The Grinning Ghoul - (1936) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 49 - The Opener of the Way - essay by Robert M. Price
• 50 - The Opener of the Way - (1936) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 62 - The Dark Demon - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 63 - The Dark Demon - (1936) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 72 - The Brood of Bubastis - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 73 - The Brood of Bubastis - (1937) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 85 - The Mannikin - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 86 - The Mannikin - (1937) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 100 - The Creeper in the Crypt - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 101 - The Creeper in the Crypt - (1937) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 110 - The Secret of Sebek - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 111 - The Secret of Sebek - (1937) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 125 - Fane of the Black Pharaoh - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 126 - Fane of the Black Pharaoh - (1937) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 141 - The Eyes of the Mummy - essay by Robert M. Price
• 142 - The Eyes of the Mummy - (1938) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 154 - The Sorcerer's Jewel - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 155 - The Sorcerer's Jewel - (1939) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 169 - Black Bargain - essay by Robert M. Price
• 170 - Black Bargain - (1942) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 185 - The Unspeakable Betrothal - essay by Robert M. Price
• 186 - The Unspeakable Betrothal - (1949) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 198 - The Shadow from the Steeple - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 199 - The Shadow from the Steeple - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1950) - novelette by Robert Bloch
• 217 - Notebook Found in a Deserted House - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 218 - Notebook Found in a Deserted House - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1951) - novelette by Robert Bloch
• 236 - Terror in Cut-Throat Cove - (1993) - essay by Robert M. Price
• 237 - Terror in Cut-Throat Cove - (1958) - novelette by Robert Bloch
• 269 - Philtre Tip - essay by Robert M. Price
• 270 - Philtre Tip - (1961) - shortstory by Robert Bloch
• 276 - Afterword (Mysteries of the Worm) - (1981) - essay by Robert Bloch
• 280 - Demon-Dreaded Lore: Robert Bloch's Contribution to the Cthulhu Mythos - (1993) - essay by Lin Carter (variant of Demon-Dreaded Lore 1981)

The Yith Cycle: Lovecratian Tales of the Great Race and Time Travel

Contents:

1. 7 - Emanations from Yith - essay by Robert M. Price
2. 13 - John Taine, "The Purple Sapphire" - essay by Robert M. Price
3. 14 - The Purple Sapphire - (1924) - novel by John Taine
4. 197 - Duane W. Rimel, "Dreams of Yith" - essay by Robert M. Price
5. 198 - The Dreams of Yid - poem by Duane W. Rimel
6. 199 - Dreams of Yith - (1934) - poem by Duane W. Rimel and H. P. Lovecraft [as by Duane W. Rimel ]
7. 203 - Duane W. Rimel, "The Jewels of Charlotte" - essay by Robert M. Price
8. 204 - The Jewels of Charlotte - (1935) - shortstory by Duane W. Rimel
9. 211 - Richard F. Searight, "The Sealed Casket" - essay by Robert M. Price
10. 212 - The Sealed Casket - (1935) - shortstory by Richard F. Searight
11. 219 - Richard F. Searight, "The Warder of Knowledge" - essay by Robert M. Price
12. 220 - The Warder of Knowledge - (1992) - shortstory by Richard F. Searight
13. 233 - H. P. Lovecraft, "The Shadow Out of Time" - essay by Robert M. Price
14. 235 - The Shadow Out of Time - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1936) - novella by H. P. Lovecraft
15. 294 - H. P. Lovecraft, "The Challenge from Beyond - essay by Robert M. Price
16. 295 - The Challenge from Beyond - [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] - (1935) - shortstory by H. P. Lovecraft and C. L. Moore and A. Merritt and Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long [as by H. P. Lovecraft ]
17. 302 - August W. Derleth, "The Shadow Out of Space" - essay by Robert M. Price
18. 303 - The Shadow Out of Space - (1957) - novelette by H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth [as by August W. Derleth ]
19. 321 - August W. Derleth, "The Dark Brotherhood" - essay by Robert M. Price
20. 322 - The Dark Brotherhood - (1966) - shortfiction by H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth [as by August W. Derleth ]
21. 345 - Alan D. Gullette, Walter C. de Bill, Jr., and Ted C. Pons "The Horror from Yith' - essay by Robert M. Price
22. 346 - The Horror from Yith, Part I: The Shadow from Yith - (1973) - shortfiction by Alan Gullette [as by Alan D. Gullette ]
23. 361 - The Horror from Yith, Part II: The Horror from Yith - (1974) - shortfiction by Walter C. DeBill, Jr.
24. 377 - The Horror from Yith, Part III: Beneath the Dunes - (1975) - shortfiction by Ted C. Pons
25. 387 - Walter C. DeBill Jr., "The Changeling" - essay by Robert M. Price
26. 388 - The Changeling - (2002) - shortfiction by Walter C. DeBill, Jr.
27. 424 - P. Schyuler Miller, "The Sands of Time - essay by Robert M. Price
28. 425 - The Sands of Time - [Sands of Time - 1] - (1937) - novella by P. Schuyler Miller
29. 453 - Richard L. Tierney, "Countdown for Kalara" - essay by Robert M. Price
30. 454 - Countdown for Kalara - (1980) - novelette by Richard L. Tierney
31. 503 - Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire, "The Winds of Yith" - essay by Robert M. Price
32. 504 - The Winds of Yith - (1987) - shortfiction by W. H. Pugmire

Contents:

• 9 - Underlying Darkness - essay
• 11 - Introduction (Eldritch Evolutions) - essay by Robert Weinberg
• 14 - Snip My Suckers - (1995) - shortstory
• 21 - Psychomidew Love - shortstory (variant of Psychomildew Love 1995)
• 29 - Soleman - shortstory (variant of Sole Man 1996)
• 48 - Where I Go, Mi-Go - (1997) - shortstory
• 69 - Mandelbrot Moldrot - (1996) - novelette
• 89 - Cafebabe - (1993) - shortstory
• 104 - Digital Pistil - (1994) - shortstory
• 114 - Let Me Make You Suffer - (1995) - shortstory
• 127 - Little Whorehouse of Horrors - (1998) - shortstory
• 138 - Watch Me If You Can - (1993) - shortstory
• 152 - Algorithms & Nasal Structures - (1998) - shortstory
• 166 - Debutante Ball - shortstory
• 173 - Smokestack Snout Neurology - shortstory
• 184 - The Battle of BatBrew Bulge - shortstory
• 195 - Underground Pipeline - shortstory
• 209 - Instant Gratification - (1994) - shortstory
• 221 - Lust of the Giant Sloth - shortstory
• 235 - AnOde to Thee: (or: Surfing Those Tubular Waves) - (1994) - shortstory (variant of AnOde to Thee, Or: Surfing Those Tubular Waves 1993)
• 239 - Geisha Black - shortstory
• 250 - Skinhead Bonehead - shortstory
• 262 - Wee Sweet Girlies - shortstory
• 275 - Julia Brainchild - (2010) - shortstory
• 290 - There's No Place Like Void - (2011) - shortstory
• 306 - Showdown at Red Hook - shortstory
• 320 - Scourge of the Old Ones - (2011) - shortstory
• 332 - The Lagoon of Insane Plants - (2011) - shortstory

Contents:

• 6 - Introduction (Undead & Unbound) - essay by Brian M. Sammons and David Conyers
• 9 - Blind Item - shortstory by Cody Goodfellow
• 25 - Dead Baby Keychain Blues - shortstory by Gary McMahon
• 37 - A Personal Apocalypse - shortstory by Mercedes M. Yardley
• 51 - The Unexpected - shortstory by Mark Allan Gunnells
• 63 - Incarnate - shortstory by David Dunwoody
• 83 - Marionettes - shortstory by Robert Neilson
• 103 - Undead Night of the Undeadest Undead - shortstory by C. J. Henderson
• 121 - I Am Legion - shortstory by Robert M. Price
• 127 - When Dark Things Sleep - shortstory by Damien Walters Grintalis
• 137 - Descanse En Paz - shortstory by William Meikle
• 149 - Thunder in Old Kilpatrick - shortstory by Gustavo Bondoni
• 163 - Phallus Incarnate - shortstory by Glynn Barrass [as by Glynn Owen Barrass ]
• 177 - Wreckers - shortstory by Tom Lynch
• 187 - Scavenger - shortstory by Oscar Rios
• 199 - In the House of Millions of Years - shortstory by John Goodrich
• 209 - Romero 2.0 - shortstory by Brian M. Sammons and David Conyers
• 229 - Mother Blood - shortstory by Scott David Aniolowski
• 247 - The Unforgiving Court - shortstory by David Schembri
• 271 - North of the Arctic Circle - shortstory by Peter Rawlik
• 276 - Contributor Biographies (Undead & Unbound) - essay by uncredited

Contents:

• 6 - Introduction (Eldritch Chrome) - essay by Brian M. Sammons and Glynn Barrass [as by Brian M. Sammons and Glynn Owen Barrass]
• 9 - Obsolete, Absolute - shortstory by Robert M. Price
• 16 - The Place that Cannot Be - shortstory by D. L. Snell
• 30 - The Battle of Arkham - shortstory by Peter Rawlik
• 40 - The Wurms In the Grid - shortstory by Nickolas Cook
• 56 - SymbiOS - shortstory by William Meikle
• 64 - Playgrounds of Angolaland - shortstory by David Conyers
• 83 - Sonar City - shortstory by Sam Stone
• 99 - The Blowfly Manifesto - shortstory by Tim Curran
• 117 - Flesh & Scales - shortstory by Ran Cartwright
• 130 - Inlibration - shortstory by Michael Tice
• 140 - Hope Abandoned - shortstory by Tom Lynch
• 152 - Immune - shortstory by Terrie Leigh Relf
• 167 - Real Gone - shortstory by David Dunwoody
• 182 - CL3ANS3 - shortstory by Carrie Cuinn
• 192 - Dreams of Death - shortstory by Lois H. Gresh [as by Lois Gresh]
• 203 - The Gauntlet - shortstory by Glynn Barrass and Brian M. Sammons [as by Glynn Owen Barrass and Brian M. Sammons]
• 224 - Indifference - shortstory by C. J. Henderson
• 246 - Open Minded - shortstory by Jeffrey Thomas
• 263 - Contributor Biographies - essay by uncredited

Contents:

• 6 - Introduction (Extreme Planets) - (2013) - essay by David Brin
• 9 - Banner of the Angels - (2013) - shortstory by David Brin and Gregory Benford
• 19 - Brood - (2013) - novelette by Stephen Gaskell
• 46 - Haumea - (2013) - novelette by G. David Nordley [as by David Nordley]
• 74 - A Perfect Day off the Farm - (2013) - shortstory by Patty Jansen
• 88 - Daybreak - (2013) - shortstory by Jeff Hecht
• 99 - Giants - (2013) - novelette by Peter Watts
• 121 - Maelstrom - (2013) - shortstory by Kevin Ikenberry
• 134 - Murder on Centauri - (2013) - novelette by Robert J. Mendenhall
• 180 - The Flight of the Salamander - (2013) - shortstory by David N. Smith and Violet Addison [as by David Smith and Violet Addison]
• 199 - Petrochemical Skies - (2013) - novelette by David Conyers and David Kernot
• 230 - The Hyphal Layer - (2013) - novelette by Meryl Stenhouse [as by Meryl Ferguson]
• 253 - Colloidal Suspension - (2013) - novelette by Geoff Nelder
• 271 - Super-Earth Mother - (2013) - novelette by Guy Immega
• 299 - Lightime - (2013) - shortstory by Jay Caselberg
• 311 - The Seventh Generation - (2013) - novelette by Brian Stableford
• 347 - About the Authors, Editors and Artist (Extreme Planets) - (2013) - essay by uncredited

Contents:

• 6 - Introduction (Steampunk Cthulhu) - essay by Brian M. Sammons and Glynn Barrass [as by Brian M. Sammons and Glynn Owen Barrass ]
• 10 - Those Above - shortstory by Jeffrey Thomas
• 30 - The Blackwold Horror - shortstory by Adam Bolivar
• 40 - No Hand to Turn the Key - shortstory by Carrie Cuinn
• 56 - The Reverend Mr. Goodworks & the Yeggs of Yig - shortstory by Edward M. Erdelac
• 78 - Carnacki--The Island of Doctor Munroe - [Carnacki (William Meikle)] - shortstory by William Meikle
• 92 - Pain Wears No Mask - shortstory by John Goodrich
• 106 - Before the Least of These Stars - shortstory by Lee Clark Zumpe
• 130 - The Promised Messiah - shortstory by D. J. Tyrer
• 142 - Unfathomable - shortstory by Christine Morgan
• 169 - The Flower - shortstory by Christopher M. Geeson
• 181 - Tentacular Spectacular - shortstory by Thana Niveau
• 198 - Fall of an Empire - shortstory by Glynn Barrass and Brian M. Sammons [as by Glynn Owen Barrass and Brian M. Sammons ]
• 220 - The Baying of the Hounds - shortstory by Leigh Kimmel
• 232 - Mr. Brass & the City of Devils - shortstory by Josh Reynolds
• 247 - The Source - shortstory by D. L. Snell
• 271 - Happy Birthday, Dear Cthulhu - shortstory by Robert Neilson
• 291 - The Strange Company - shortstory by Peter Rawlik [as by Pete Rawlik]

THE DECADE OF THE 1950s: while many places in the world are still recovering from the horrors of the Second World War, it is a good time for America. The economy and industry are roaring, the middle class is exploding, and everyone can own their own home. The nation is filled with pride after a hard-won victory. The future never seemed brighter, and yet...

...never before have we faced a global threat as dire as the atomic bomb. Humanity has always waged war, but now we can eradicate all life on the planet. Educational films promise survival of a nuclear blast. In movies, the classic monsters of the 30s and 40s are replaced by horrors spawned of the atom.

Enemies are everywhere, and there are dangers in our midst: devilish rock n roll, morally corrupt books, and sinister comic books corrupt the minds of our youth.

The dreaded Red Menace of Communism is poised to overthrow our government and strip-away all of our personal freedoms. Their comrades are everywhere and could be anyone, including your neighbor, your friend, or a member of your family. There are godless Communists spreading across the globe, and they must be stopped by any means necessary!

So here you have the world of Atomic-Age Cthulhu, bringing Lovecraftian horror to the postwar Golden Age.

Contents:

• Bad Reception - short story by Jeffrey Thomas
• Unamerican - short fiction by Cody Goodfellow
• Fallout - [Cthulhu Mythos short fiction] - short story by Sam Stone (variant of Fall Out)
• Eldritch Lunch - short fiction by Adam Bolivar
• Little Curly - short fiction by Neil Baker
• The Day the Music Died - short fiction by Charles Christian
• The Terror That Came to Dounreay - short fiction by William Meikle
• The Romeo Transference - short fiction by Josh Reynolds
• It Came to Modesto - short fiction by Edward M. Erdelac [as by Ed Erdelac]
• Within the Image of the Divine - short fiction by Bear Weiter
• Yellow Is the Color of the Future - short fiction by Jason Andrew
• Fears Realized - short fiction by Tom Lynch
• Professor Patriot and the Doom That Came to Niceville - short fiction by Christine Morgan
• Rose-Colored Glasses - short fiction by Michael Szymanski
• The Preserved Ones - short fiction by Christopher M. Geeson
• Putnam's Monster - short fiction by Scott T. Goudsward
• Operation Switch - [Cthulhu Mythos short fiction] - short fiction by Peter Rawlik [as by Pete Rawlik]
• Names on the Black List - short fiction by Robert M. Price
• The End of the Golden Age - short fiction by Glynn Owen Barrass and Brian M. Sammons

This short story originally appeared in Weird Tales in 1928. It has been anthologized many times, including the anthology The Dark Descent, edited by David G. Hartwell, and has also been included in a myriad of collections, including the collections The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories and The Dunwich Horror and Others.

It was the basis for the 2005 featurette The Call of Cthulhu.

The February 1928 issue of Weird Tales containing "The Call of Cthulhu" is available free on Internet Archives.