In Lovecraft's Shadow: The Cthulhu Mythos Stories of August Derleth

Edition and production details

Language

English

4 linked Howard works

• An Open Window verse Publications
• Arkham verse Publications
• The Black Stone verse Publications
• The House in the Oaks story Howard writing Publications

42 contents entries

1. "The House in the Oaks" (completed by August Derleth) T he following are included in the story: "Arkham" (poem) "An Open Window" (poem) "The Black Stone" (verse heading) "The Children of the Night" (verse heading from an early draft)
2. Non-REH Content
3. "Introduction" by Joseph Wrzos
4. "A Few Words About the Artist" by Joseph Wrzos
5. Part I: Homage, Thricefold
6. "Providence: Two Gentlemen Meet at Midnight"
7. Part II: North Woods Stories: Ithaqua of the Snows & Others
8. "The Thing That Walked on the Wind"
9. "Ithaqua"
10. "Beyond the Threshold"
11. "The Dweller in Darkness"
12. Part III: Collaborations: Non-Lovecraftian
13. "Lair of the Star-Spawn" (with Mark Schorer)
14. "Spawn of the Maelstrom" (with Mark Schorer)
15. "The Horror from the Depths" (with Mark Schorer)
16. Part IV: The Old Ones Abroad
17. "Those Who Seek"
18. "The God-Box"
19. "Something from Out There"
20. Part V: The Mythos in Verse
21. "Incubus"
22. Part VI: Miskatonic Valley Tales: Arkham & Environs
23. "The Return of Hastur"
24. "The Passing of Eric Holm"
25. "The Sandwin Compact"
26. "Something in Wood"
27. "The Whippoorwills in the Hills"
28. "The House in the Valley"
29. "The Seal of R’lyeh"
30. Part VII: On Cthulhu's Trail: The Laban Shrewsbury Stories
31. "The House on Curwen Street: The Manuscript of Andred Phelan"
32. "The Watcher from the Sky: The Deposition of Abel Keane"
33. "The Gorge Beyond Salapunco: "The Testament of Claiborne Boyd"
34. "The Keeper of the Key: The Statement of Nayland Colum"
35. "The Black Island: The Narrative of Horvath Blayne"
36. Part VIII: Coda, Epistolary
37. "On Reading Old Letters. For H.P.L."
38. Part IX: The Mythos in Miniature:
39. "A Note on the Cthulhu Mythos"
40. "Notes" by Joseph Wrzos
41. Appendix:
42. The Derleth Cthulhu Mythos Stories (Excluding the Lovecraft Collaborations) in Order of Publication

Contributors

Joseph Wrzos

Introduction author, Essayist

Stephen E. Fabian

Cover artist, Illustrator