Der Mythos des Cthulhu

Cosmic terror from the world of H. P. Lovecraft. Robert E. Howard is considered the founder of modern "sword and sorcery" fantasy with his stories featuring heroes like Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane. He was a writer of immense visionary and literary power. Howard was a pen pal of H. P. Lovecraft and was inspired by the master of horror for many of his tales. H. P. Lovecraft: "What writer can match Howard when it comes to pure, living fear?" Robert Bloch: "Behind Howard's stories lurks a dark poetics, and the timeless truth of dreams." Stephen King: "In Howard's best stories, there is such incredible energy that sparks practically fly!" Contents: Arkham (poem), The Black Stone, The Black Bear Strikes, The Gods of Bal-Sagoth, Worms of the Earth, People of the Darkness, The Thing on the Roof, Do Not Dig Me a Grave, The Kingdom of Shadows, The Fire of Asshurbanipal, The Little People, The Children of the Night, The Creature with Hooves, The Skull Face, Afterword by Bobby Derie: From Cimmeria to R'lyeh.