Like any eclectic catalog of dark music, this volume
of stories explores many levels of emotion, each writer composing his own unique
movement to the symphony. Here, you will find a wide range of voices, some
spinning tales of pure, deep dread, much as might be found in the most
successful works of HPL himself. Others venture into territory that the Old Gent
would never have imagined, or wanted to imagine... There's even a touch of
whimsy to be found, yet always mingled with the strain of darkness like that
faced by Erich Zann in his garret in the rue d'Auseil.
Song of Cthulhu is a collection of 19 stories of
otherworldly terror, born in the abyss conjured by Erich Zann's violin in the
rue d'Ausseil. Featuring such influential authors as
H. P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, Hugh B. Cave, Fred Chappell, Thomas
F. Monteleone,
and many others, Song of Cthulhu explores the unknown
spheres beyond sound, its pulsating rhythm punctuated by moments of dark beauty,
breathtaking suspense, and nerve-shattering horror. Put on some atmospheric
music, dim the lights, and settle in with this literary symphony whose notes
rise from the hidden depths of R'lyeh itself.
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Song of Cthulhu
Edited by Stephen Mark Rainey
Publisher: Chaosium
Format: Trade paperback, 200 pages
Retail Price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 1-56882-117-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-56882-117-7
Release Date: July 2001
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Contents: |
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H. P.
Lovecraft
"The Music of Erich Zann" |
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Caitlin R. Kiernan
"Paedomorphosis" |
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Thomas Ligotti
"The Dark Beauty of Unheard Horrors" |
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Hugh B. Cave
"Intruders" |
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Fred Chappell
"In the Rue d'Auseil" |
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Robert Weinberg
"Chant" |
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Ramsey Campbell
"The Plain of Sound" |
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Robert M. Price
"Ghoul's Tale" |
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Stephen Mark Rainey
"The Last Show at Verdi's Supper Club" |
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Rob Suggs
"The Next Big Thing" |
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Tom Piccirilli
"Water Music for the Tillers of Soil" |
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Edward P. Berglund
"The Flautists" |
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M. Christian
"Shallow Fathoms" |
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D. F. Lewis
"Fall From Grace" |
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Gregory Nicoll
"How Nyarlathotep Rocked Our World" |
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William R. Trotter
"Drums" |
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James Robert Smith
"Listen" |
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E. A. Lustig
"The Enchanting of Lila Woods"
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Brian McNaughton
"Mud" |
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Thomas F. Monteleone
"Yog-Sothoth, Superstar" |
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Stephen
Mark Rainey is author of the
novels
Dark
Shadows: Dreams of the Dark (with
Elizabeth Massie),
Balak,
The
Lebo Coven,
Blue Devil Island, and
The Nightmare
Frontier; the short story collections
Fugue
Devil & Other Weird Horrors,
The
Last Trumpet,
Legends
of the Night, and
Other Gods; and over 100 works of short
fiction. He achieved questionable infamy and absolutely no fortune as editor of
Deathrealm magazine, and has edited the anthologies
Deathrealms,
Song of Cthulhu, and
Evermore (with James Robert Smith). |
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