MYTHOS GROUP discussion

There have been so many 'Mythos' stories written during, but especially after Lovecraft's death. Other than the Chaosium collections it seems hard to find core Mythos, or even Derlethian Mythos stories though. So, what are your favorite Mythos stories - especially recent ones?

Of course, this might also beg the question of what you think defines a Mythos story in the first place.

I'd have a hardtime answering this myself, but two that come to mind are:
Notebook Found in a Desterted House by Robert Bloch
The House of Cthulhu by Brian Lumley

Hi Todd,

Initially I was put off by the collection Cthulhu's Reign because it was such a cheap paperback and looked "cheesy." I was also put off by the lack of authors I knew...Of course, these were foolish prejudices and the book actually turns out to be an excellent collection of stories based on the premise of what happens when Cthulhu comes "awake." The stories range from the large scale apocalyptic to small-scale examinations of how such an event would affect an individual or family. I highly recommend it for demonstrating how writers can develop thoughtful genre variations on a single bizarre idea. And, once I got over my prejudice, it was nice to be introduced to a whole selection of authors who don't even usually make it into the horror/SF section at the local bookstore.

I agree. I liked Cthulhu's Reign in general. There a few stories that seemed too psychedelic for my taste, as I remember. I was excited to find stories by Ken Asamatsu and Frank Belknap Long. On the whole a solid collection.

I'd say to pick up a copy of the 'Cthulhu Mythos' stories by Robert E. Howard. There's a story by Laird Barron about a Pinkerton Agent in one of his two short story collections (will look it up later) that is truly great. Can't recall the title right now, sorry. The book 'Throne of Bones' by the late Brian Mcnaughton, which (except for the first story, is a set of interconnected short stories centered around ghouls is a masterpiece.