Mysteries of the Worm (anthology)

Mysteries of the Worm
Author	Robert Bloch
Cover Artist	Dreyfus
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Chaosium
Release Date	October 1993
Pages	263

Mysteries of the Worm: Early Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos is a collection of Robert Bloch's Cthulhu Mythos fiction. It first appeared in 1981 in an edition edited by Lin Carter, published by Zebra Books. It was later reissued in a revised and expanded second edition, edited by Robert M. Price and published by Chaosium in 1993 as part of its Cthulhu Cycle series. Another edition was put out by Chaosium in 2009.

The second edition adds three early Mythos tales from Bloch: "The Brood of Bubastis", "The Creeper in the Crypt", and "The Sorcerer's Jewel". In addition, the texts of "The Grinning Ghoul", "The Dark Demon", and "The Secret of Sebek" were slightly revised by Bloch for the second edition.

The third edition also adds "The Opener of the Way", "The Eyes of the Mummy", "Black Bargain", and "Philtre Tip".

First Edition

• Demon-Dreaded Lore (essay) by Lin Carter
• The Secret in the Tomb (1935)
• The Suicide in the Study (1935)
• The Shambler from the Stars (1935)
• The Faceless God (1936)
• The Grinning Ghoul (1936)
• The Dark Demon (1936)
• The Mannikin (1937)
• The Secret of Sebek (1937)
• Fane of the Black Pharaoh (1937)
• The Unspeakable Betrothal (1949)
• The Shadow from the Steeple (1950)
• Notebook Found in a Deserted House (1951)
• Terror in Cut-Throat Cove (1958)
• Afterword (1981)

Second Edition

• The Secret in the Tomb (1935)
• The Suicide in the Study (1935)
• The Shambler from the Stars (1935)
• The Faceless God (1936)
• Th Grinning Ghoul (1936)
• The Dark Demon (1936)
• The Mannikin (1937)
• The Brood of Bubastis (1937)
• The Creeper in the Crypt (1937)
• The Secret of Sebek (1937)
• Fane of the Black Pharaoh (1937)
• The Sorcerer's Jewel (1939)
• The Unspeakable Betrothal (1949)
• The Shadow from the Steeple (1950)
• Notebook Found in a Deserted House (1951)
• Terror in Cut-Throat Cove (1958)
• "Afterword" (1981)
• "Demon-Dreaded Lore: Robert Bloch's Contribution to the Cthulhu Mythos" (essay by Lin Carter) (1981)

Third Edition

• The Secret in the Tomb (1935)
• The Suicide in the Study (1935)
• The Shambler from the Stars (1935)
• The Faceless God (1936)
• The Grinning Ghoul (1936)
• The Opener of the Way (1936)
• The Dark Demon (1936)
• The Brood of Bubastis (1937)
• The Mannikin (1937)
• The Creeper in the Crypt (1937)
• The Secret of Sebek (1937)
• Fane of the Black Pharaoh (1937)
• The Eyes of the Mummy (1938)
• The Sorcerer's Jewel (1939)
• Black Bargain (1942)
• The Unspeakable Betrothal (1949)
• The Shadow from the Steeple (1950)
• Notebook Found in a Deserted House (1951)
• Terror in Cut-Throat Cove (1958)
• Philtre Tip (1961)
• "Afterword" (1981)
• "Demon-Dreaded Lore: Robert Bloch's Contribution to the Cthulhu Mythos" (essay by Lin Carter) (1981)