The Mask of Cthulhu

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The Mask of Cthulhu

Jacket illustration by Richard Taylor for The Mask of Cthulhu
Author August Derleth
Cover artist Richard Taylor
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy, Horror short stories
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date 1958
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 201 pp
ISBN NA

The Mask of Cthulhu is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author August Derleth. It was released in 1958 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,051 copies.

The stories are part of the Cthulhu Mythos and most had appeared in the magazine Weird Tales between 1939 and 1953.

[edit] Contents

The Mask of Cthulhu contains the following tales:

  1. "Introduction"
  2. "The Return of Hastur"
  3. "The Whipporwills in the Hills"
  4. "Something in Wood"
  5. "The Sandwin Compact"
  6. "The House in the Valley"
  7. "The Seal of R'lyeh"

[edit] Reprints

  • London: Consol, 1961.
  • New York: Beagle, 1971.
  • Jersey, UK: Neville Spearman, 1974.
  • London, Grafton, 1988.

[edit] References

  • Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc., 48. ISBN 1-55742-005-X. 
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 35-36. 
  • Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 65. ISBN 0-87054-176-5. 
  • Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 78. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.