| “ | Arkham's citizens insist everything is normal in their sleepy town, but horrific and bizarre events occur with increasing frequency. Strange lights flicker and people disappear in the forest beyond Hangman's Brook... | „ |
Arkham Horror Fiction is a line of novels, short stories and art books set in the Arkham Horror iteration of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
Overview[]
Designed with an eye to expanding on the characters created for inclusion in Fantasy Flight Games' Cthulhu Mythos games, Arkham Horror Fiction began as a handful of novel-length publications of fiction (including a pair of trilogies) but has since expanded in scope to encompass an ongoing series of hardback novellas, each of which centres upon a specific character from their games, and a coffee table-sized book showcasing the associated artwork.
Initially produced by Fantasy Flight under their Arkham Horror Files line of Cthulhu Mythos-related content, the rights for Arkham Horror Fiction have since been licensed to Aconyte Books, the fiction imprint of games manufacturer Asmodee.
It should be noted that much of the content in these stories outright contradicts events which occur to minor characters during the course of the various games; for example, many of the Blights which feature in Arkham Horror were never driven insane by watching the play The King in Yellow.
Publications[]
Anthologies & Collections[]
- The Devourer Below (2021)
- Dark Origins (2021)
- Secrets in Scarlet (2022)
- Grim Investigations (2022)
Novellas[]
These releases are hardback novellas with a count of around a hundred pages apiece. Additionally, each comes with a sixteen-page full-colour insert containing visualisations of some of the various artefacts, locations and equipment employed by the character within the story, and a set of exclusive cards relevant to the character for use in Arkham Horror: The Card Game.
- Hour of the Huntress, by Dave Gross
- The Dirge of Reason, by Graeme Davis
- Ire of the Void, by Richard Lee Byers
- The Deep Gate, by Chris A. Jackson
- To Fight the Black Wind, by Jennifer Brozek
- Blood of Baalshandor, by Richard Lee Byers
- Dark Revelations, by Amanda Downum
Novels[]
Comprising two trilogies and several stand-alone books, each of these is a full-length novel.
The Dark Waters Trilogy, by Graham McNeill[]
- Ghouls of the Miskatonic (2011)
- Bones of the Yopasi (2012)
- Dweller in the Deep (2014)
The Lord of Nightmares Trilogy[]
- Dance of the Damned, Alan Bligh (2011)
- The Lies of Solace, John French (2012)
- The Hungering God, Alan Bligh and John French (2014)
The Countess Zorzi series by Josh Reynolds[]
- Wrath of N'Kai (2020)
- Shadows of Pnath (2023)
- Song of Carcosa (2024)
Stand-alone Novels[]
- Feeders from Within, by Peter J. Evans (2013)
- The Sign of Glaaki, by Steven Savile and Steve Lockley (2014)
- The Last Ritual, by S. A. Sidor (2020)
- Mask of Silver, by Rosemary Jones (2021)
- Litany of Dreams, by Ari Marmell (2021)
- Cult of the Spider Queen, by S. A. Sidor (2021)
- The Deadly Grimoire, by Rosemary Jones (2022)
- Lair of the Crystal Fang, by S. A. Sidor (2022)
- In the Coils of the Labyrinth, by David Annandale (2022)
- Herald of Ruin by Tim Pratt (2023)
- The Ravening Deep by Tim Pratt (2023)
- The Bootlegger's Dance, by Rosemary Jones (2023)
Artbooks[]
- The Art of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, edited by Pat Harrigan and Brian Wood
- Welcome to Arkham
Gamebooks[]
- The Darkness Over Arkham
Gallery[]
