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The Mask of Cthulhu

by August Derleth
The Mask of Cthulhu by August Derleth
★ 7.00 / 2
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Unsuspected horrors stalk the people of Arkham, Innsmouth & Aylesbury

THE RETURN OF HASTUR

Mysterious subterranean caverns snake beneath the gloomy estate on Aylesbury Road... where Hastur, half brother of Great Cthulhu, awaits his chance!

THE SEAL OF R'LYEH

A young man returns to his ancestral home to begin the search for the legendary city of R'lyeh... the city where Cthulhu dreams and sleeps!

THE HOUSE IN THE VALLEY

When Jefferson Bates rents a house in the vicinity of Arkham, he is afflicted with strange dreams that couldn't possibly come true... or could they?

PLUS

THE WHIPPOORWILLS IN THE HILLS
SOMETHING IN THE WOOD
THE SANDWIN COMPANY

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • The Return of Hastur
  • The Whippoorwills in the Hills
  • Something in Wood
  • The Sandwin Compact
  • The House in the Valley
  • The Seal of R'lyeh
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Release date: 1958
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August Derleth

August Derleth

August William Derleth (1909–1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror, Derleth was a prolific writer in several genres, including regional writings, historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction,science fiction, and biography.

August Derleth, a Guggenheim Fellow in 1938, considered his most serious work to be his ambitious Sac Prairie Saga, a series of fiction, historical fiction, poetry, and non-fiction naturalist works designed to memorialize life in the Wisconsin he knew. Derleth was a pioneering naturalist and conservationist in his writing.

 

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07/08/2013
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Blue Six
1185 books, 22 reviews, 10 posts
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6 / 10

Unfortunately I found this book something of a disappointment, whilst August Derleth's knowledge of H P Lovecraft was extensive I feel that he is guilty of trying to out Cthulhu Lovecraft. The stories themselves lack the mystery of Lovecraft's work and most share a common thread so that reading them in succession becomes almost painful. A book for the Lovecraft completest only.

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