Houses Under the Sea

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Since H.P. Lovecraft first invited colleagues such as Frank Belknap Long and Robert Bloch to join in his creation of what has come to be known as “The Cthulhu Mythos” , dozens of authors have tried their hand at adding to this vast tapestry with varying degrees of success. Some, like the then teen-aged Ramsey Campbell, used the Mythos as a starting point to his own career while still finding his own authorial voice ; others, like Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, did so at the height of their careers, paying homage to an author who had been such a tremendous inspiration to them. But no one, absolutely no one, has contributed such a body of brilliant and profoundly original work to the Mythos as has Caitlín R. Kiernan.
The stories are fully illustrated with over 30 new full page illustrations by Richard A. Kirk, John Kenn Mortensen, and Vince Locke. The full wraparound dustjacket and frontispiece are by Piotr Jablonski.
In this remarkable collection the author has selected over two dozen of her best Lovecraftian tales ranging from 2000s “Valentian” to her more recent classic “A Mountain Walked” as well as including the complete Dandridge Cycle, as well as a new story, “M Is for Mars.” In short, this is a cornerstone volume for Kiernan fans and Mythos devotees alike. This edition is limited to 500 signed copies, each signed by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Michael Cisco, S.T. Joshi, and the artists: Piotr Jablonski, Richard A. Kirk, John Kenn Mortensen, and Vince Locke.

Introduction / S. T. Joshi --
Lovecraft and I --
Valentia --
So runs the world away --
From cabinet 34, drawer 6 --
The drowned geologist --
The dead and the moonstruck --
Houses under the sea --
Pickman's other model --
The thousand-and-third tale of Scheherazade --
The bone's prayer --
The peril of liberated objects, or The voyeur's seduction --
At the Gate of Deeper Slumber --
Fish bride --
The alchemist's daughter --
Houndwife --
Tidal forces --
John Four --
On the reef --
The transition of Elizabeth Haskings --
A mountain walked.