In Lovecraft's Shadow: The Cthulhu Mythos Stories of August Derleth is, as its name might suggest, a collection of short Cthulhu Mythos works by the late American author August Derleth.
Overview[]
Published in hardcover by Arkham House in 1998, In Lovecraft's Shadow runs to a total of 351 pages not including introductions. Cover art was provided by Stephen Fabian.
Contents[]
- "Introduction" by Joseph Wrzos
- "A Few Words About the Artist" by Joseph Wrzos
Part I: Homage, Thricefold[]
Part II: North Woods Stories: Ithaqua of the Snows & Others[]
Part III: Collaborations: Non-Lovecraftian[]
- "The Lair of the Star-Spawn" (with Mark Schorer)
- "Spawn of the Maelstrom" (with Mark Schorer)
- "The Horror from the Depths" (with Mark Schorer)
- "The House in the Oaks" (with Robert E. Howard)
Part IV: The Old Ones Abroad[]
- "Those Who Seek"
- "The God-Box"
- "Something from Out There"
Part V: The Mythos in Verse[]
- "Incubus"
Part VI: Miskatonic Valley Tales: Arkham & Environs[]
- "The Return of Hastur"
- "Passing of Eric Holm"
- "The Sandwin Compact"
- "Something in Wood"
- "The Whippoorwills in the Hills"
- "The House in the Valley"
- "The Seal of R'lyeh"
Part VII: On Cthulhu's Trail: The Laban Shrewsbury Stories[]
- "The House on Curwen Street: The Manuscript of Andrew Phelan"
- "The Watcher from the Sky: The Deposition of Abel Keane"
- "The Gorge beyond Salapunco: The Testament of Claiborne Boyd"
- "The Keeper of the Key: The Statement of Nayland Colum"
- "The Black Island: The Narrative of Horvath Blayne"
Part VIII: Coda, Epistolary[]
- "On Reading Old Letters. For H.P.L."
Part IX: The Mythos in Miniature[]
- "A Note on the Cthulhu Mythos"
- "Notes"
- "Appendix: The Derleth Cthulhu Mythos Stories in Order of Publication (Excluding the Lovecraft Collaborations)"