For decades, dedicated fans of H.P. Lovecraft have looked to his works and from them constructed chronologies and timelines of the stories and their events, with the most ambitious of these being Peter Cannon’s The Chronology Out of Time (Necronomicon Press, 1986). Now, author Pete Rawlik (Reanimators, The Weird Company) presents the culmination of years of research. The Lurking Chronology is a detailed examination of the Cthulhu Mythos tales of August Derleth. Although based on Lovecraft’s mythos, the fictitious universe derived by Derleth is distinctly different, interpreting the core events of Lovecraft’s fiction in entirely different ways and engendering a wholly unique chronology. Fans of both authors will find this to be an indispensable volume in understanding and comparing the artificial universes these masters of the weird have created, and role playing enthusiasts will find it an incomparable resource for games in this distinct and dramatic setting.

The Lurking Chronology: A Timeline of the Derleth Mythos

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Rawlik, Pete

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Lovecraft eZine Press

The Lovecraft eZine is a magazine of Weird Fiction and Lovecraftian Horror, with over 200,000 readers. Thanks for reading! This issue: "Cthulhu Does Stuff", a comic by by Ronnie Tucker &amp; Maxwell Patterson "The Spaces Between", by Pete Rawlik "The Voyager", by Douglas Wynne "Endure Within a Dying Frame", by Michael Griffin "Catch Me If You Can", by Marcus Grimm "DreamShock", by Benjamin Knox &amp; Toby Bennett "The Secret Goatman Spookshow", by Jonathan Raab "Winter Things", by Raven Daemorgan "Further", by F. J. Bergmann

Lovecraft eZine issue 38

Literature & Fiction

Raab, Jonathan

Griffin, Michael

Wynne, Douglas

Bergmann, F.J.

Bennett, Toby

Grimm, Marcus

Daemorgan, Raven

Knox, Benjamin

Genre Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Two men, a bitter rivalry, and a quarter-century of unspeakable horrors. Herbert West’s crimes against nature are well-known to those familiar with the darkest secrets of science and resurrection. Obsessed with finding a cure for mankind’s oldest malady, death itself, he has experimented upon the living and dead, leaving behind a trail of monsters, mayhem, and madness. But the story of his greatest rival has never been told until now. Dr. Stuart Hartwell, a colleague and contemporary of West, sets out to destroy him by uncovering the secrets of his terrible experiments, only to become what he initially despised: a reanimator of the dead. For more than twenty years, the two scientists race each other to master the mysteries of life . . . and unlife. From the grisly battlefields of the Great War to the haunted coasts of Dunwich and Innsmouth, from the halls of fabled Miskatonic University to the sinking of the Titanic, their unholy quests leave their mark upon the world and create monsters of them both. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Reanimators

Night Shade

Shoggoths attack in this adrenaline-pumping novel set in the world of H. P. Lovecraft, where the horrors of the cosmos know no limits . . . It was in a way humanoid, as it stood on two legs and possessed two arms that ended in delicate digits that I would dare to call hands. Its skin was a pale blue, like the eggs of a robin, and curiously dry looking. The head was massive with a huge bulbous cranium, a large lipless mouth, and three blood red eyes that stared out at the world with nothing but hate.When it opened its mouth to speak it issued forth the most horrendous of sounds, something empty and hollow, like the wind blowing through a dead tree, and it made me cringe to hear it . . . The story of Dr. Hartwell (Reanimators) continues, but now he has company. Weird company: a witch, a changeling, a mad scientist, and a poet trapped in the form of a beast. These are not heroes but monsters . . . monsters to fight monsters. Their adventures rage across the globe, from the mountains and long-forgotten caves of Antarctica to the dimly lit backstreets of Innsmouth that still hold terrifying secrets. The unholy creatures released upon the world via the ill-fated Lake expedition to Antarctica must be stopped. And only the weird company stands in their way. Continuing in the fashion of Reanimators, The Weird Company finds Lovecraft expert Pete Rawlik taking some of the most well-known of H. P. Lovecraft’s creations and creating a true Frankenstein monster of a storya tale more horrific than anything Lovecraft could have imagined . . . Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

The Weird Company: The Secret History of H. P. Lovecraft?s Twentieth Century

An obsessed detective on the trail on a murdered young woman finds more than he bargained for in this tale of hard-boiled cosmic horror, an inventive mash-up of the pulp detective story and Lovecraftian terror. Some say the war drove Robert Peaslee mad. Others suggest that given what happened to his father, madness was inevitable. He’s spent years trying to forget the monsters that haunt his dreams, but now has returned to witch-haunted Arkham to do the only job that he’s qualified for, handling the crimes other cops would prefer to never talk about. He’s the hero Arkham doesn’t even know it has. Megan Halsey is dead, her body missing. She might have been one of the richest young women in Arkham, but all that money couldn’t make her happy. Word on the street is that her mother split a long time ago, and Megan had spent a lot of her money trying to find her. Peaslee soon becomes obsessed with the murdered Megan. Retracing the steps of her own investigation, traveling from Arkham to Dunwich, and even to the outskirts of Innsmouth, he will learn more about Megan and Arkham than he should, and discover things about himself that he’d tried to bury. It’s 1928, and in the Miskatonic River Valley, women give birth to monsters and gods walk the hills. Robert Peaslee will soon learn the hard way that some things are better left undead. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Reanimatrix

There is a lake in the Seven Valley, near a town called Brichester. It is an eerie, haunted place, both by day and by night. Night especially though, is a time when no one in their right mind would go anywhere near it, or those oddly deserted houses that stand, albeit barely, on the edge of the shore. But why? What is it that moves about in that lake, a thing that makes its presence known with three sinister glowing eyes that protrude from beneath the water? Some believe it is an entity that travelled to Earth, many thousands of years ago inside a hollow meteor. Certainly, anyone who falls asleep near the lake dreams of this, and worse occurrences. And, those that sleep near the lake, or wander too close to it, often disappear forever, or even worse, return strangely altered. The locals won’t help you; the police steer clear from it. But still, the horror, the inhabitant of the lake, seems to draw souls relentlessly, despite, or even because of the dangers. This book contains stories written by eighteen of these hapless souls, men and women that dared approach the lake and later, with their sanity and bodies in tatters, return to write down what they experienced. Here you will discover the truth about the inhabitant of the lake, in tales that are sure to shock, frighten, and entertain you. The eighteen tales, including the original exposure to the world of the lake’s sinister denizen, in Ramsey Campbell’s The Inhabitant of the Lake, are written by some of the best storytellers in weird fiction today. These writers follow in Campbell’s footsteps to both celebrate his contributions to weird fiction and continue and expand upon a being we know as Gla’aki.

The Children of Gla'aki: A Tribute to Ramsey Campbell's Great Old One

Price, Robert M.

Mamatas, Nick

Morris, Edward

Goodrich, John

Campbell, Ramsey

Pugmire, W.H.

Dark Regions Press, LLC

We hapless humans have always feared the monsters among us, and rightfully so. Now, let them fear each other as well! This first volume in a series of anthologies will bring you ten short stories and a bonus flash fiction featuring a variety of classic creature types throwing down.Each of these terror tales will feature two monsters of a different popular archetype and the unfortunate humans who cross their paths. The monstrous duo to be found in every story will find themselves headed for a deadly collision course with each other where only one will emerge the victor in the end.Which monster will win...When a Vampire knocks heads and fangs with a Werewolf at a rave?When the legendary Canadian lake monster Ogopogo faces off against an invasive Giant Eel?When the dreaded Jersey Devil of the Pine Barrens faces a territorial challenge from another feared flying beast, the Mothman?When a Yeti finds himself transported to - and most unwelcome at -- the territory of the fearsome Owlman?When an Alpha Serial Killer matches wits and blades against a homicidal Invisible Man?When a Killer Clown has a major disagreement with a Vampire?When a mighty Cyclops finds his path impeded by a fearsome Dragon?When an attempted Alien abduction in a strange old house goes awry when the Grays are forced to pit their super-science against an unexpected occupant of the hoary residence: a vengeful and powerful Ghost?When a man-eating Wendigo incurs the wrath of a bony Skeletoid?When a vicious Alpha Serial Killer decides an undead Zombie would make the best prey?When a Goofus Bird risks life and feathers to outrace the scaly twines of a fast-rolling Hoop Snake?You will find the answers when you peruse these nightmarish pages! Each author has decided which of their combatants will emerge as the winner and the outcomes they chose may very well be shocking to the core. We will keep you guessing until you reach the horrific climax of each tale.This first volume in a series of monster battles features the work of Pete Rawlik (Reanimators; The Weird Company; Reanimatrix), Matthew Dennion (Atomic Rex; Operation R.O.C.; Kaiju Corps), Zach Cole (Blue Moon; Kaiju Epoch), Christofer Nigro (Dargolla: A Kaiju Nightmare; Megadrak: Beast of the Apocalypse), and new voices in the field Kevin Heim, Dustin Dreyling, Tyler Shepard, Breyden Halverson, Alex Dumitru, and Cody Bratsch.

DUEL OF THE MONSTERS VOLUME 1

Cole, Zach

Dennion, Matthew

Galvin, Robert

Dreyling, Dustin

Nigro, Christofer

Heim, Kevin

Dumitru, Alex

Halverson, Breyden

Shepard, Tyler

Wild Hunt Press

Once again, the many types of monsters from folklore, legend, and cinema et al. will be feared not only by the hapless human beings they routinely prey upon – but also of each other!\nEleven different authors bring you short stories and a sprinkling of flash fiction featuring unfortunate people caught between two different monsters, with the latter creatures on a bloody collision course with each other for a climactic duel of the monsters! In each fear-fraught tale one of the two combatants will go down for the count. Which one will it be? 
More specifically, you will find out what happens when…\nA camping family and a forest ranger are caught between a deadly Bigfoot and a ravenous Killer Grizzly – who end up clashing in mortal combat to determine which is the true king of the forest;\nA Man-Made Monster stitched together by a scientist overcome with the usual madness clashes with the latter’s assistant, a sentient Great Ape, in the most demented love story of the century;\nA Sea Serpent and a Kraken decide that even the ocean depths are not big enough for the both of them;\nA dangerous Man-Beast is followed by an investigative reporter into the bayou… only for each to have a run-in with the deadly resident Swamp Monster;\nThe dreaded Mr. Edward Hyde visits Paris only to find himself in the cross hairs of the fabled city’s deadliest assassin – the Phantom of the Opera;\nA bloodthirsty Velociraptor gets loose within the genetics facility that created it… only to cross fangs with an equally bloodthirsty Vampire;\nA powerful undead Lich finds himself challenged in an old cathedral by the infamous Dr. Herbert West, a.k.a., the Reanimator – and a trio of his murderous Zombie reanimates;\nAn Invisible Woman turned serial killer discovers that her latest targets have been stalked by a predator of a different sort – a man-eating Insectoid Alien;\nA man cursed to become a cannibalistic Wendigo finds himself and his family under siege by a rampaging Lizard Man;\nA voracious Werewolf takes refuge in a church… only to run afoul of the resident Gargoyle that prefers having no late night visitors;\nStoner dude Bill Chan once again finds himself caught between two fearsome critters out of lumberjack folklore… only this time, the critters are a spiny Cactus Cat and an elusive Hidebehind.\nThese creatures are here and ready to rumble for your nightmarish pleasure in the second volume of Duel of the Monsters!\nRated Ex (Explicit) for graphic violence, strong language, sexuality, and intense themes. This book may not be suitable for sensitive readers

DUEL OF THE MONSTERS VOLUME 2

Wronski Jr., Robert E.

Rahall, Patrick

Halloway, Brion

Cody Bratsch, D.G. Valdron

DORIAN GRAY VS. REANIMATOR

Celebrated weird writer Peter Rawlik returns to his highly entertaining world of Lovecraft-inspired, silver screen-infused fiction with a standalone follow-up to his 2016 novel, Reanimatrix. ARKHAM, 1928: HALSEY, PEASLEE, & LYDECKER, CONSULTING DETECTIVES: Arkham's newest detective agency doesn't handle philandering spouses, missing relatives, kidnappings or even murders. Even so, they aren't looking for work-if anything, they would appreciate some time off, to rest and recuperate. THE MISKATONIC UNIVERSITY SPIRITUALISM CLUB: Dilettantes playing at ghost hunting-but the university knows better. If the club wants to borrow university equipment, they'll need someone to chaperone them-someone that can handle themselves against the living, the dead-and whatever else the universe might throw at them. THE KRAG: The crumbling mansion squats abandoned on a New England cliff, overlooking the cold, dark sea. They say its owner, a professor broken by tragedy, had spent years trying to contact the dead-only to vanish from behind the locked doors of the house itself. Nearly a decade later, the place remains untouched, and the caretaker won't spend the night. THESE ARE THE PLAYERS. THIS IS THE PLACE. IT'S CHRISTMAS. AND A GHOST STORY IS JUST THE BEGINNING. Illustrated by Dan Sauer

The Miskatonic University Spiritualism Club (Halsey, Peaslee & Lydecker, Consulting Detectives)

Rawlik, Peter

Jackanapes Press

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