- 🔀 For the species called Spawn of Cthulhu, see Cthulhi.
The Spawn of Cthulhu is a 1971 horror anthology edited by Lin Carter, part of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series. Its 12 stories include works that both influenced and were influenced by H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
Contents[]
- "Introduction: About The Spawn of Cthulhu and H. P. Lovecraft" (Lin Carter)
- The Whisperer in Darkness (H. P. Lovecraft)
- "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" (Ambrose Bierce)
- "The Yellow Sign" (from The King in Yellow) (Robert W. Chambers)
- "Cordelia's Song from The King in Yellow" (Vincent Starrett)
- "The Return of Hastur" (August Derleth)
- "Litany to Hastur" (from Dreams from R'lyeh) (Lin Carter)
- "The Children of the Night" (Robert E. Howard)
- "K'n-yan" (Walter C. DeBill, Jr.)
- "The Tale of Satampra Zeiros" (Clark Ashton Smith)
- "The Hounds of Tindalos" (Frank Belknap Long)
- "The Curse of Yig" (Zealia Bishop)
- "The Mine on Yuggoth" (Ramsey Campbell)