Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos

Here is raw horror as only Lovecraft can write it!
As much as I have enjoyed the Cthulhu mythos over my 50 years, I often wondered why Lovecraft never wrote in his stories about science and romance. I have discovered a new full length book all about Cthulhu's evil doings, the Necronomican of Abdul Al-Hazred and the Yog-Sothoth. This book, "The Riddle of Cthulhu", has all the Lovecraftian horror plus science fiction and romance! If after reading "Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos," you want to read a well rounded modern adventure with more of evil Cthulhu; then, this is a perfect next book for you!

A great collection of talent here, headed by Lovecraft himself. Super. Not sure which one I enjoyed the most. A great buy.

MOST of the stories in this collection are not by H.P. Lovecraft: only 2 out of 22 are actually HPL's work! Nevertheless, this is a good collection of stories written by other authors who followed HPL in writing about the so-called "Cthulhu Mythos" that Lovecraft created. If you're looking for stories by Lovecraft himself, look elsewhere: there are other collections available composed entirely of his work. But if you want to read stories by the many authors who contributed what are felt by many to be the core of the Myhos, then this is a good beginning for you.

This is an excellent update of this volume (I have the 70s Ballantine 2-volume edition), and is recommended to fans of horror in general and of the Cthulhu Mythos in particular. Most of the stories contained herein would be familiar to even a casual HPL fan, though there are surprises like Joanna Russ' fine tale from the pages of F&SF, a Philip Jose Farmer tale, and Lupoff's sf reinvention. There isn't a clinker in the bunch! My personal favorite is Cold Print, but you can't go wrong with any one of these stories, in a variety of styles and settings neatly encompassing the range of the Mythos. A great book to introduce to those who aren't familiar with this unique shared universe.

Wonderful collection of stories set written by Lovercraft himself and a dozen other writers with the darkest, most vile, and horribly twisted minds. Out of pure imagination comes the horrors which can only be Cthulhu.