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More modern Lovecraftian fiction - my other list is full!
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Inverted KingdomInverted Kingdom
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $17.50
Brilliant Japanese mythos works, skillfully translated.
Straight to Darkness (Lairs of the Hidden Gods)Straight to Darkness (Lairs of the Hidden Gods)
Buy new: $20.00 / Used from: $5.45
Third volume in this mesmerizing series of Japanese mythos fiction
The Dreaming GodThe Dreaming God
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $12.50
This is the final volume of the astonishing series of all original Japanese mythos fiction. A mandatory purchase for all true genre fans.
The Children of Cthulhu: Chilling New Tales Inspired by H.P. LovecraftThe Children of Cthulhu: Chilling New Tales Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft by John Pelan
Buy used from: $3.29
More Lovecraftian feel than conventional mythos - brilliant!
The Midnight Eye Files: The AmuletThe Midnight Eye Files: The Amulet by William Meikle
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $7.49
Gumshoe meets the mythos. Chek out book #2 in the series, The Sirens. It's not mythos but it is a corking good read.
TerrorsTerrors by Richard A. Lupoff
Buy new: $13.56 / Used from: $2.43
Not all Lovecraftian but some of the stories are, and Lupoff is excellent. Worth a look, at least.
The Last Continent: New Tales of ZothiqueThe Last Continent: New Tales of Zothique by Gerard Houarner
Buy used from: $99.75
Is the fiction of Clark Ashton Smith appropriately included in HPL collections? I always have - here are stories set in Zothique.
To Charles Fort, with LoveTo Charles Fort, with Love by Caitlin R. Kiernan
Buy used from: $42.14
Not all of these stories are mythos, but some are and Kiernan's prose is nothing short of astonishing. We are lucky to have such an accomplished artist interested in HPL.
Shadows Over Baker Street: New Tales of Terror!Shadows Over Baker Street: New Tales of Terror!
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.05
Sherlock Holmes and Cthulhu seem a natural pairing! The story "A Study In Emerald" by Gaiman is worth the price of the anthology.
Arkham Tales: Stories of the Legend Haunted CityArkham Tales: Stories of the Legend Haunted City by William Jones
Buy new: $12.44 / Used from: $10.12
These stories revolve around the Arkham of the game Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium. There are quite a few typos, and the level of stories is not as good as Hard Boiled Cthulhu, but I still found much to enjoy.
The Colour Out of Darkness (Novella Series)The Colour Out of Darkness (Novella Series) by John Pelan
Buy new: $23.70 / Used from: $44.63
Not at all a sequel to The Colour Out Of Space, but rather a gory and evocative new take on some old mythos tropes. I think the price is rather high for such a short book, however.
Hardboiled Cthulhu: Two-Fisted Tales of Tentacled TerrorHardboiled Cthulhu: Two-Fisted Tales of Tentacled Terror by James Ambuehl
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $9.68
What a concept! Bogart like characters and the mythos! Packed with new stories by great mythos authors.
The Jennifer MorgueThe Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $9.40
This is the sequel to The Atrocity Archive, a grand mythos spy adevnture. Can't wait for the Fuller Memorandum in 2009! The author tells us we can expect to see CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN some time in the future, when the stars are right.
Weird Shadows over InnsmouthWeird Shadows over Innsmouth
Buy new: $28.63 / Used from: $25.19
This collection is from Fedogan and Bremer, who have brought us many fine mythos titles. Fair Exchange was terrific, as was the story by Caitlin Kiernan.
Rehearsals for Oblivion (Act I)Rehearsals for Oblivion (Act I)
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $8.18
I always include Yellow Sign fiction in HPL lists. This is a new book from Elder Signs Press. Being subtitled Act I may we hope for a follow on?
Unholy DimensionsUnholy Dimensions by et al Jeffrey Thomas
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $12.09
Jeff Thomas, of Punktown fame, writes a mean mythos story too!
DeadstockDeadstock by Jeffrey Thomas
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Punktown and the mythos! Worth a look, at least. Monstrocity by the same author was a similar blend. I was tepid toward both titles but they are readable enouhg.
Blue War: A Punktown novel (Punktown)Blue War: A Punktown novel (Punktown) by Jeffrey Thomas
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.46
Lately the Punktown stories have all had overt and subtle Lovecraftian overtones. This book continues with the main character from Deadstock so it may be of interest to mythos fans.
The Fungal Stain And Other DreamsThe Fungal Stain And Other Dreams by W. H. Pugmire
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $12.45
Come back to the Sesqua Valley and become one with nature...Check out the online reviews of this book. There are homages from many noted mythos authors, including Goodrich, Sargent and Robert Price, a testament to Pugmire's brilliance.
SESQUA VALLEY & OTHER HAUNTSSESQUA VALLEY & OTHER HAUNTS by W. H. Pugmire
Buy new: $12.48 / Used from: $16.00
Mythos Books has reprinted this indispensable collection from Pugmire. The hardcover sells for hundreds of dollars, and now fans have a reasonably priced alternative.
Where Goeth NyarlathotepWhere Goeth Nyarlathotep by Daniel Reiner
Buy new: $12.89
Although self published, this is one of the better mythos novels I have read. Well worth a look.
When They CameWhen They Came by Don Webb
Buy new: $20.00 / Used from: $9.95
Some of these stories are Lovecraftian. Just about everything in the collection is well written and worth reading but I really hated the font.
Twice Dead ThingsTwice Dead Things by A. A. Attanasio
Buy new: $13.56 / Used from: $12.71
This collection includes the reworking of Glimpses, which is among the finer Yog Sothoth stories ever written. Alas, it languishes on my shelf unread.
The Spiraling Worm: Man Versus the Cthulhu Mythos (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)The Spiraling Worm: Man Versus the Cthulhu Mythos (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) by David Conyers
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $9.29
A smashing good read from Chaosium, with stories by Conyers and Sunseri. Best of all, a follow on volume is in the works!
Dark WisdomDark Wisdom
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $7.95
Gary Myers is a respected mythos author. This new collection is edited by Robert Price. Excellent stories but I wish there were more.
Horrors Beyond 2: Stories of Strange CreationsHorrors Beyond 2: Stories of Strange Creations by William Jones
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $10.40
The first Horrors Beyond had some mythos stories and a very Lovecraftian feel. This one is centering around devices. A few stories were mythos and all were engaging. I liked this book quite a bit.
Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.98
Mythos goings on in the old west, and elsewhere elsewhen on the American frontier. Bravo Chaosium for all the brand new fiction. I liked this better than High Seas Cthulhu.
The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson: Horripilating Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson: Horripilating Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) by William Jones
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $10.15
William Jones mostly works behind the scenes as an editor, compiler and manager of Elder Signs Press. He is also a pretty darn good mythos author and now has a collection of his own coming out. Pretty good read, worth a look.
High Seas Cthulhu: Swashbuckling Adventure Meets the MythosHigh Seas Cthulhu: Swashbuckling Adventure Meets the Mythos
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $6.95
Avast ye tentacles! Pirates will secretly tell ye they fear Dagon more than Davy Jones! For me this collection was better than Arkham Tales and not as good as Hard Boiled Cthulhu.
World Wide WebWorld Wide Web by Gary Fry
Buy used from: $67.19
Gary Fry is a young writer in the UK; this collection offers a fresh persepctive on old Lovecraftian themes.
The Mall of CthulhuThe Mall of Cthulhu by Seamus Cooper
As this is a pre-order, I have not yet read it. Usually I am not a big fam of comic takes on the Cthulhu mythos so I'll reserve judgment.
The Unspeakable and OthersThe Unspeakable and Others by Dan Clore
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $18.86
Dan Clore is one of the literati of the Cthulhu mythos set. His stuff can be pretty cutting edge. Unfortunately, this title is about to go out of print.
H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos: A Weird Tales RetrospectiveH.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos: A Weird Tales Retrospective by John Gregory Betancourt
Buy new: $10.17
I do not know yet if this book will just retread all the old stories from Weird Tales we already know or if it will have something new.
Cthulhu's Dark Cults (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)Cthulhu's Dark Cults (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) by Shane Jiraiya Cummings
Buy new: $10.17
This is another book from Chaosium of fiction based in their gaming world. Just like Arkham Tales used Chaosium's version of Arkham as a springboard, this one uses their more popular scenarios. AT was not a slavish recreation of a CoC campaign, unlike some D&D books I can mention. Given its success I have high hopes for this title.
Return to Lovecraft Country fiction anthology (Triad Publication, 6)Return to Lovecraft Country fiction anthology (Triad Publication, 6) by Various
Buy used from: $3.39
Somehow I missed this on its original release in 1997. Although some of these stories are also in other anthologies, this 2nd printing is still a good read. Used copies are cheap!
The Taint of LovecraftThe Taint of Lovecraft by Stanley C. Sargent
Buy used from: $20.00
I have some issues with Sargent's Lovecraftian fiction. I appreciate the amount of research he puts in and his historical accuracy, but the prose tends to pastiche and the plots are generally pedestrian, and, darn it all, I was mostly bored while reading them.
Ancient Exhumations +2Ancient Exhumations +2 by Stanley C. Sargent
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $8.49
Great looking book! All my caveats about Sargent still apply. I never got any frisson of excitement while reading his stories.
Haunting Of Alaizabel CrayHaunting Of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Not a Cthulhu mythos book per se but it uses many plot devices and themes common in Lovecraft's work. Whatever you call it, this book is a very good read.
The Cthulhu Mythos EncyclopediaThe Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia by Daniel Harms
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $12.88
This is recommended for collectors. Glynn Barrass put out a chapbook for Rainfall Books that's a checklist for Cthulhu Mythos fiction collectors; this book is a more detailed guide to the fiction and characters.
Miskatonic UniversityMiskatonic University by Various
Buy used from: $16.75
I am a little hesitant to include this book here. My copy has languished unread for years, it is more than 10 years old and some stories have been reprinted elsewhere. Guess I'd better go read it..