The Disciples Of Cthulhu

"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 stories as influential as the works of Poe, Tolkien, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. His chilling mythology established a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of otherworldly terror, whose unspeakable denizens and monstrous landscapes--dread Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, the Plateau of Leng, the Mountains of Madness--have earned him a permanent place in the history of the macabre. In Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, a pantheon of horror and fantasy's finest authors pay tribute to the master of the macabre with a collection of original stories set in the fearsome Lovecraft tradition: ¸ The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft: The slumbering monster-gods return to the world of mortals. ¸ Notebook Found in a Deserted House by Robert Bloch: A lone farmboy chronicles his last stand against a hungering backwoods evil. ¸ Cold Print by Ramsey Campbell: An avid reader of forbidden books finds a treasure trove of deadly volumes--available for a bloodcurdling price. ¸ The Freshman by Philip José Farmer: A student of the black arts receives an education in horror at notorious Miskatonic University. PLUS EIGHTEEN MORE SPINE-TINGLING TALES!

Bad things tend happen to people who go where they are not wanted, or who over-stay their welcome once they reach their destination. This book contains thirteen new personal explorations of the Cthulhu Mythos. As its title suggests, this is a companion volume to Edward P. Berglund's earlier classic Mythos collection, _The Disciples of Cthulhu_. Both books are published by Chaosium, but their contents are entirely different. All of the stories in _Cthulhu II_ are original and have never been published before. All the stories record the dire fates of people whose destinies intertwine with the Mythos. This book is part of an expanding collection of Cthulhu Mythos horror fiction and related topics. Call of Cthulhu fiction focuses on single entities, concepts, or authors significant to readers and fans of H.P. Lovecraft. Sales Points: Long awaited by Call of Cthulhu players and weird Fiction readers alike. Cross over sales with Call of Cthulhu RPG. Includes 13 new works of fiction based upon the,Cthulhu Mythosof H.P. Lovecraft. Part of our ever expanding Call of Cthulhu fiction series. Contents Editor's Preface -- Edward P. Berglund The Bookseller's Second Wife -- Walter C. DeBill, Jr. Eldritch -- Brad Linaweaver and Fred Olen Ray The Web -- Gary Myers Passing Through -- Robert Weinberg The Idol -- Scott David Aniolowski Time in the Hourless House -- A. A. Attanasio Special Order -- Henry Lee Forrest Lujan's Trunk -- Donald R. Burleson The San Francisco Treat -- C. J. Henderson Acute Spiritual Fear -- Robert M. Price The Eldridge Collection -- Will Murray An Arkham Home Companion -- Brad Strickland The Last Temptation of RickyPerez-- Benjamin Adams

Noted Lovecraftian scholar R.M.Price assembles this unique Lovecraft-influenced collection of twenty-eight rare tales, from such diverse authors as Neil Gaiman, Jorges Luis Borges, Manly Wade Wellman, and Gustaf Meyrink. Spanning from the 1930s to the 1990s, this kaleidoscopic collection is a triumph of interdimensional threats, ritual magic, and cosmic horrors.

"Joe Pulver is what you get when you cross one of Plato's Muse-maddened poets with a Lovecraftian lunatic..." Matt Cardin, author of Dark Awakenings Schenectady, New York. Winter. The mutilated bodies of dead women are showing up everywhere and Detective Christopher Stewart hasn't got a clue, until he discovers the Cthulhu Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. He also discovers that H.P. Lovecraft was a prophet... andthat the stars are right for murder. Nightmare's Discipleis a richly-detailed, modern day Cthulhu Mythos novel of the terror a serial killer leaves in his wake and the hunt to foil his special plan for the world. This new edition includes afterwards and introductions by Robert M. Price and Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. (all three are located at the end of this book): * Unpublished Introduction to the Original 1999 Edition, by Robert M. Price * Afterword, 10 plus Years Later, by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. * Afterword: Fifteen Years of Dark Discipleship, by Robert M. Price "

Price offers ten new tales and three reprints concerning H.P. Lovecraft's Innsmouth, a seedy little town on the north shore of Massachusetts--home to the hybrids who live there, the strange city rumored to exist nearby under the sea, and those who nightly lurch and shamble down fog-bound streets.