Any Lovecraftian/Mythos E-books?

Critteranne · 12-07-2009, 11:54 PM

This weekend, I "unearthed" some of my H. P. Lovecraft paperbacks -- as well as anthologies of Lovecraft pastiches, such as mythos stories written by Robert E. Howard, Ramsey Campbell, etc. That's when I remembered that I have some "Lovecraftian" e-books I got from indie e-book publishers. For example, I have Lovecraft mythos e-books by Stephen Mark Rainey, G. W. Thomas, and Marc Sanchez.

So there must be some other Lovecraftian e-books out there -- besides the books by H. P. himself. Can anyone recommend some? Have any of you written Lovecraft pastiches that you want me to buy?

mrsquash · 12-08-2009, 10:25 AM

If you haven't read it, you should check out Neil Gaiman's "A Study in Emerald". There's a free PDF download at his page here:
http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Short_Stories

If you're also a Sherlock Holmes fan, so much the better.

The "Girls at Parties" story on that page is great, too, but has nothing to do with Cthulhu.

Charles Stross's "The Atrocity Archives" is good and is available as an ebook. He also had several short stories with a Cthulhu theme, several of which used to be floating around the web as freebies. I remember one I particularly liked was called "A Boy and His God."

poohbear_nc · 12-08-2009, 11:29 AM

"Shadows Over Baker Street" - an anthology of Lovecraftian Sherlock Holmes pastiches - BTW - it has the Gaiman story in it.

radius · 12-08-2009, 09:34 PM

While not precisely Lovecraft, the writings of Clark Ashton Smith are similar in tone (and I think better in mood if not in plot). Try http://www.eldritchdark.com

Edit: It appears that Eldritch Dark is the only place on-line where you can read CAS' stories, so there are no pre-packaged copies available for you. But it is easy to take the HTML source and create Mobi, ePub, or LRF books.

Smith was a friend and contemporary of Lovecraft (along with Robert E. Howard I believe) so you will find some of the same flavour in the "strange" tales of all three. Definitely check out some of REH's work as well.

Edit again: Obviously I meant some of REH's strange tales that don't strictly belong to the Chthulhu mythos.

BenG · 12-09-2009, 09:47 AM

Try "Move Underground". It's a pastiche of the Beat writers and Lovecraft.
Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassidy and William S. Burroughs try to save the world from the Cthulhu cult.

It was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and it's free at http://www.moveunderground.org/

BenG · 12-09-2009, 10:57 AM

I forgot that it's available here at MobileRead in Mobi and LRF formats

Critteranne · 12-09-2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radius

While not precisely Lovecraft, the writings of Clark Ashton Smith are similar in tone (and I think better in mood if not in plot). Try http://www.eldritchdark.com

Have you read the 1997 collection The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton? It was a World Fantasy Award Winner, and while some people have called it a Mythos novel, it has been compared more often to Clark Ashton Smith.
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b1407/?si=0

Warning: It's very gross with ghouls not only eating the dead but having lots of sex. It's also nonlinear. I loved it, but maybe I'm a sick puppy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by radius

Edit: It appears that Eldritch Dark is the only place on-line where you can read CAS' stories, so there are no pre-packaged copies available for you. But it is easy to take the HTML source and create Mobi, ePub, or LRF books.

I may still have a collection I downloaded back when I was still reading on my Palm IIIXe.

By the way, Fictionwise does have a few CAS collections for sale -- multiformat. They come from Wildside Press, which also published The Throne of Bones.

I have some really nice REH collections that I should crack open. Heck, I even have the movie about Robert E. Howard and his girlfriend. And his suicide.

garygibsonsf · 12-10-2009, 12:18 AM

There's a new novel called 'The Mall of Cthulhu' on sale at Baen's ebook site that looks like it might be pretty decent. Published by Nightshade Books, I believe.

I also second Atrocity Archives.

WillAdams · 12-10-2009, 08:00 AM

Paul Zimmer's Dark Border books are an interesting examination of what fighting against (or working for) an elder horror would be like (in a fantasy milieu).

William

Patricia · 12-10-2009, 08:54 AM

There's some Lovecraft Necronomicon links at the Sacred texts archive site:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nec/index.htm

Dr. Drib · 12-11-2009, 11:35 AM

I thoroughly enjoy most of Brian Lumley's work.

Don

12-07-2009, 11:54 PM	#1
Critteranne Addict Posts: 315 Karma: 1089918 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Laptop, iPad, Nook, Kindle	Any Lovecraftian/Mythos E-books? This weekend, I "unearthed" some of my H. P. Lovecraft paperbacks -- as well as anthologies of Lovecraft pastiches, such as mythos stories written by Robert E. Howard, Ramsey Campbell, etc. That's when I remembered that I have some "Lovecraftian" e-books I got from indie e-book publishers. For example, I have Lovecraft mythos e-books by Stephen Mark Rainey, G. W. Thomas, and Marc Sanchez. So there must be some other Lovecraftian e-books out there -- besides the books by H. P. himself. Can anyone recommend some? Have any of you written Lovecraft pastiches that you want me to buy?

12-08-2009, 11:29 AM	#3
poohbear_nc Spring Chicken! Posts: 22,686 Karma: 37020252 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made + KoboGlo + Kobo Aura!	"Shadows Over Baker Street" - an anthology of Lovecraftian Sherlock Holmes pastiches - BTW - it has the Gaiman story in it. __________________ "If possible please provide picture of Mr. Chickens new home or field. Proof that you will not eat him would help too." (Craigslist)

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radius Lector minore Posts: 249 Karma: 9110 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, HTC Desire	While not precisely Lovecraft, the writings of Clark Ashton Smith are similar in tone (and I think better in mood if not in plot). Try http://www.eldritchdark.com Edit: It appears that Eldritch Dark is the only place on-line where you can read CAS' stories, so there are no pre-packaged copies available for you. But it is easy to take the HTML source and create Mobi, ePub, or LRF books. Smith was a friend and contemporary of Lovecraft (along with Robert E. Howard I believe) so you will find some of the same flavour in the "strange" tales of all three. Definitely check out some of REH's work as well. Edit again: Obviously I meant some of REH's strange tales that don't strictly belong to the Chthulhu mythos. Last edited by radius; 12-10-2009 at 10:15 AM.

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BenG Wizard Posts: 3,191 Karma: 39866013 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Triad Device: Paperwhite	Try "Move Underground". It's a pastiche of the Beat writers and Lovecraft. Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassidy and William S. Burroughs try to save the world from the Cthulhu cult. It was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and it's free at http://www.moveunderground.org/ __________________ Ben Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

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BenG Wizard Posts: 3,191 Karma: 39866013 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Triad Device: Paperwhite	I forgot that it's available here at MobileRead in Mobi and LRF formats __________________ Ben Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

12-08-2009, 10:25 AM	#2
mrsquash Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 648 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Device: K4-NT, Sony T1	If you haven't read it, you should check out Neil Gaiman's "A Study in Emerald". There's a free PDF download at his page here: http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Short_Stories If you're also a Sherlock Holmes fan, so much the better. The "Girls at Parties" story on that page is great, too, but has nothing to do with Cthulhu. Charles Stross's "The Atrocity Archives" is good and is available as an ebook. He also had several short stories with a Cthulhu theme, several of which used to be floating around the web as freebies. I remember one I particularly liked was called "A Boy and His God."

12-10-2009, 12:18 AM	#8
garygibsonsf Addict Posts: 319 Karma: 432192 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite	There's a new novel called 'The Mall of Cthulhu' on sale at Baen's ebook site that looks like it might be pretty decent. Published by Nightshade Books, I believe. I also second Atrocity Archives. __________________ Author of 7 SF novels for Tor, all DRM-free from August 2012: Angel Stations, Against Gravity, Stealing Light, Nova War, Empire of Light, Final Days and, most recently, The Thousand Emperors. Also the proprietor of Brain in a Jar Books, producing ebook editions of out of print sf novels & anthologies of short fiction by pro authors.

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WillAdams Guru Posts: 755 Karma: 1144108 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Sony PRS-600, Fujitsu Stylistic ST-4121	Paul Zimmer's Dark Border books are an interesting examination of what fighting against (or working for) an elder horror would be like (in a fantasy milieu). William

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Patricia Reader Posts: 11,527 Karma: 1239840 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	There's some Lovecraft Necronomicon links at the Sacred texts archive site: http://www.sacred-texts.com/nec/index.htm __________________ Of making many books there is no end [Ecclesiastes, 12.12]

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