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

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? • (1998) • short story by Poppy Z. Brite 331 • The Serenade of Starlight • short story by W. H. Pugmire (variant of Serenade of Starlight) [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 • (2001) • novelette by Brian Hodge 437 • Teeth • novelette by Matt Cardin 463 • Notes on the Contributors (Children of Cthulhu: Chilling New Tales Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft) • essay by Benjamin Adams and John Pelan