The Book of Cthulhu 2
Published on 1. October 2012
400 pages
978-1-59780-436-3 (ISBN)
Description
Last year, Night Shade Books unleashed The Book of Cthulhu onto an unsuspecting world. Critically acclaimed as "the ultimate Cthulhu anthology" and "a 'must read' for fans of Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos," The Book of Cthulhu went where no collection of mythos tales had gone before: to the very edge of madness... and beyond.
For nearly a century, H. P. Lovecraft's tales of malevolent Great Old Ones existing beyond the dimensions of this world, beyond the borders of sanity, have captured and held the imaginations of writers and aficionados of the dark, the macabre, the fantastic, and the horrible. Now, because you demanded more, anthologist Ross E. Lockhart has risked all to dive back into the Cthulhu canon, combing through mind-shattering manuscripts and moldering tomes to bring you The Book of Cthulhu 2, with even more tales of tentacles, terror, and madness.
Featuring monstrous stories by many of weird fiction's brightest lights, The Book of Cthulhu 2 brings you even more tales inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's greatest creation: The Cthulhu mythos.
This year, the stars are right...
Iae! Iae! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
For nearly a century, H. P. Lovecraft's tales of malevolent Great Old Ones existing beyond the dimensions of this world, beyond the borders of sanity, have captured and held the imaginations of writers and aficionados of the dark, the macabre, the fantastic, and the horrible. Now, because you demanded more, anthologist Ross E. Lockhart has risked all to dive back into the Cthulhu canon, combing through mind-shattering manuscripts and moldering tomes to bring you The Book of Cthulhu 2, with even more tales of tentacles, terror, and madness.
Featuring monstrous stories by many of weird fiction's brightest lights, The Book of Cthulhu 2 brings you even more tales inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's greatest creation: The Cthulhu mythos.
This year, the stars are right...
Iae! Iae! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
Reviews / Votes
Praise for The Book of Cthulhu"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 here-every 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. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos don't seek out and read this anthology, they're not really fans-it's that simple." -Paul Goat Allen, Explorations: The BN SciFi and Fantasy Blog
"...thanks to the wide variety of contributing authors, as well as Lockhart's 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 Lovecraft's 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. Lovecraft's 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 book's 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 author's many fans." -Library Journal
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Language
English
Place of publication
OR
United States
File size
1,93 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-59780-436-3 (9781597804363)
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Other editions
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Book
12/2022
Night Shade Books
€15.50
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Person
Ross E. Lockhart is the managing editor of Night Shade Books. A lifelong fan of supernatural, fantastic, speculative, and weird fiction, he holds degrees in English from Sonoma State University (BA) and San Francisco State University (MA). In 2011, he edited the acclaimed anthology The Book of Cthulhu. He lives in an old church in Petaluma, California, with his wife Jennifer, hundreds of books, and the conspicuous absence of dog.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Shoggoth's Old Peculiar
- Nor the Demons Down Under the Sea (1957)
- This Is How the World Ends
- The Drowning at Lake Henpin
- The Ocean and All Its Devices
- Take Your Daughters to Work
- The Big Fish
- Rapture of the Deep
- Once More from the Top
- The Hour of the Tortoise
- I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee
- Objects from the Gilman-Waite Collection
- Of Melei, of Ulthar
- A Gentleman from Mexico
- The Hands that Reek and Smoke
- Akropolis
- Boojum
- The Nyarlathotep Event
- The Black Brat of Dunwich
- The Terror from the Depths
- Black Hill
- The God of Dark Laughter
- Sticks
- Hand of Glory
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright Acknowledgments
- About the Editor
