Black Wings Series

The sixth volume in the critically acclaimed series of Lovecraftian horror anthologies by the most prominent acolyte of the cosmic horror master

Featuring 22 short stories inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft—including a chiller by World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan

From claustrophobic fear in isolated New England towns to terrifying threats that span the infinite cosmos, the tales herein are fuelled by H. P. Lovecraft’s creations. While his horrors originate in a vast cosmos outside of space and time, the terrors they bring strike ordinary humans caught up in conflicts far beyond their control.

This volume offers a who’s who of Lovecraftian authors including:
 
• Ann K. Schwader (“Pothunters”)
• Darrell Schweitzer (“The Girl in the Attic”)
• Jonathan Thomas (“The Once and Future Waite”)
• Lynne Jamneck (“Oude Goden”)
• William F. Nolan (“Carnivorous”)
• Ashley Dioses (“On a Dreamland’s Moon”)
• Aaron Bittner (“Teshtigo Creek”)
• Caitlín R. Kiernan (“Ex Libris”)
• Mark Howard Jones (“You Shadows That in Darkness Dwell”)
 
Plus 13 others by Adam Bolivar, Nancy Kilpatrick, Tom Lynch, Donald Tyson, Don Webb, David Hambling, K.A. Opperman, W.H. Pugmire, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jason V Brock, Stephen Woodworth, and D.L. Myers.
 
Gathered together by S. T. Joshi—the biographer and leading authority on H.P. Lovecraft—this final volume of Black Wings of Cthulhu is certain to thrill.

Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and brought together by editor S. T. Joshi, the tales in this horror short story collection explore the very essence of fear
 
H. P. Lovecraft’s brand of cosmic horror has long forced readers to an inexorable truth—there are powers in the universe whose immensity dwarfs petty human conflicts.

Between these covers lie many of the finest Lovecraftian authors, including Sunni K Brock, Donald R. Burleson, Mollie L. Burleson, Nicole Cushing, Jason C. Eckhardt, Sam Gafford, Wade German, Cody Goodfellow, David Hambling, Lynne Jamneck, Mark Howard Jones, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Nancy Kilpatrick, W. H. Pugmire, John Reppion, Darrell Schweitzer, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson, Robert H. Waugh, and Stephen Woodworth.

Return to the dark and macabre world of H.P. Lovecraft with this fourth installment in the critically acclaimed horror anthology series Black Wings of Cthulhu

Through his collaborations with today’s most talented and acclaimed practitioners of Lovecraftian fiction, editor S. T. Joshi has made the Black Wings of Cthulhu series essential for every library of horror and the macabre. Volume four offers up seventeen new masterpieces, each exploring the roots of fear employed so famously by the master himself, H. P. Lovecraft.

Between these covers there lies a who’s who of the supernatural, including Fred Chappell, Jason V Brock, Gary Fry, Richard Gavin, Cody Goodfellow, Lois H. Gresh, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Charles Lovecraft, Will Murray, John Pelan and Stephen Mark Rainey, W. H. Pugmire, Ann K. Schwader, Darrell Schweitzer, Simon Strantzas, Melanie Tem, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson, and Stephen Woodworth.

More dark tales of eldritch horror set in the Cthulhu Mythos universe, first created by horror master H.P. Lovecraft

Volume three of the critically acclaimed Black Wings series offers seventeen original tales of horror, following in the footsteps of the master. Stephen King has called H. P. Lovecraft “the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale,” and his influence continues unabated.

These new offerings of cosmic terror come from many of the genre’s greatest modern acolytes, including Jason V Brock, Donald R. Burleson, Mollie L. Burleson, Peter Cannon, Sam Gafford, Richard Gavin, Lois Gresh, Mark Howard Jones, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Darrell Schweitzer, Jessica Amanda Salmonson and W. H. Pugmire, Simon Strantzas, Brian Stableford, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson, and Don Webb.

The second volume in a thrilling new Lovecraftian horror anthology series featuring spine-tingling tales from Caitlín R. Kiernan, John Shirley, and more

Editor S.T. Joshi has assembled 18 brand-new stories of cosmic mayhem and terror, by Jason V. Brock, Rick Dakan, Jason C. Eckhardt, Brian Evenson, Tom Fletcher, Richard Gavin, Caitlín R. Kiernan, John Langan, Nick Mamatas, Nicholas Royle, Darrell Schweitzer, John Shirley, Melanie Tem, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson, Don Webb, and Chet Williamson.

Including:
When Death Wakes Me to Myself by John Shirley
View by Tom Fletcher
Houndwife by Caitlín R. Kiernan
King of Cat Swamp by Jonathan Thomas
Dead Media by Nick Mamatas
The Abject by Richard Gavin
Dahlias by Melanie Tem
Bloom by John Langan
And the Sea Gave Up the Dead by Jason C. Eckhardt
Casting Call by Don Webb
The Clockwork King, the Queen of Glass, and the Man with the Hundred Knives by Darrell Schweitzer
The Other Man by Nicholas Royle
Waiting at the Crossroads Motel by Steve Rasnic Tem
The Wilcox Remainder by Brian Evenson
Correlated Discontents by Rick Dakan
The Skinless Face by Donald Tyson
The History of a Letter by Jason V Brock
Appointed by Chet Williamson

THE ULTIMATE LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR ANTHOLOGY: From the depths of R’lyeh come 21 “exceptional” and utterly terrifying horror short stories inspired by H.P. Lovecraft (Kirkus)!

Taking their inspiration from works by H.P. Lovecraft himself, prominent writers such as Caitlin R. Kiernan, Brian Stableford, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Shea, Darrell Schweitzer, Donald R. Burleson, and David J. Schow delve deep into the psyche, expanding on concepts Lovecraft created and taking them in new directions.

The result is this horror anthology featuring wholly original horror short stories—some even featuring Lovecraft himself. Editor S.T. Joshi is the recognized authority on all things Lovecraftian, famous for his restorations of Lovecraft’s original works. With the Black Wings of Cthulhu series of horror anthologies, Joshi has assembled a star-studded line-up to create a collection of horror short stories essential to any horror fan’s library.

Including:
• “Pickman’s Other Model” – Caitlín R. Kiernan
• “Desert Dreams” – Donald R. Burleson
• “Engravings” – Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
• “Copping Squid” – Michael Shea
• “Passing Spirits” – Sam Gafford
• “The Broadsword” – Laird Barron
• “Usurped” – William Browning Spencer
• “Denker’s Book” – Davd J. Schow
• “Inhabitants of Wraithwood” – W.H Pugmire
• “The Dome” – Mollie L. Burleson
• “Rotterdam” – Nicholas Royle
• “Tempting Providence” – Jonathan Thomas
• “Howling in the Dark” – Darrell Schweitzer
• “The Truth About Pickman” – Brian Stableford
• “Tunnells” – Philip Haldeman
• “The Correspondence of Cameron Thaddeus Nash” – Annotated by Ramsey Campbell
• “Violence, Child of Trust” – Michael Cisco
• “Lesser Demons” – Norman Partridge
• “An Eldritch Matter” – Adam Niswander
• “Substitutions” – Michael Marshall Smith
• “Susie” – Jason Van Hollander