The Children of Cthulhu: Chilling New Tales Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft

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Descend to the depths of primal horror with this chilling collection of original stories drawn from H. P. Lovecraft’s shocking, terrifying, and eerily prescient Cthulhu Mythos. In twenty-one dark visions, a host of outstanding contemporary writers tap into our innermost fears, with tales set in a misbegotten new world that could have been spawned only by the master of the macabre himself, H. P. Lovecraft. Inside you’ll find:

DETAILS by China Miéville: A curious boy discovers that within the splinters of cracked wood or the tangle of tree branches, the devil is in the details.

VISITATION by James Robert Smith: When Edgar Allan Poe arrives, a callow man finally gets what he always wanted—and what he may eternally despise.

MEET ME ON THE OTHER SIDE by Yvonne Navarro: A couple in love with terror travels beyond their wildest dreams—and into their nightmares.

A FATAL EXCEPTION HAS OCCURRED AT . . . by Alan Dean Foster: Internet terrorism extends far beyond transmitting threats of evil.

AND SEVENTEEN MORE HARROWING TALES

From the Trade Paperback edition.

vii • Introduction: The Call of Lovecraft • essay by Benjamin Adams and John Pelan
1 • Details • short story by China Miéville
21 • Visitation • short story by James Robert Smith
33 • The Invisible Empire • novelette by James Van Pelt
57 • A Victorian Pot Dresser • novelette by L. H. Maynard and M. P. N. Sims
85 • The Cabin in the Woods • novelette by Richard Laymon
109 • The Stuff of the Stars, Leaking • short story by Tim Lebbon
125 • Sour Places • short story by Mark Chadbourn
141 • Meet Me on the Other Side • short story by Yvonne Navarro
161 • That's the Story of My Life • short story by Benjamin Adams and John Pelan
181 • Long Meg and Her Daughters • novella by Paul Finch
243 • A Fatal Exception Has Occurred At ... • short story by Alan Dean Foster
261 • Dark of the Moon • short story by James S. Dorr
275 • Red Clay • short story by Michael Reaves [as by J. Michael Reaves]
291 • Principles and Parameters • novelette by Meredith L. Patterson
325 • Are You Loathsome Tonight? • • short story by Poppy Z. Brite
331 • The Serenade of Starlight • short story by W. H. Pugmire [as by W. H. Pugmire, Esq.]
345 • Outside • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
355 • Nor the Demons Down Under the Sea • [Dandridge Cycle] • short story by Caitlín R. Kiernan
371 • A Spectacle of a Man • short story by Weston Ochse
389 • The Firebrand Symphony • • novelette by Brian Hodge
437 • Teeth • novelette by Matt Cardin
463 • Notes on the Contributors • essay by Benjamin Adams and John Pelan