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Cthulhu Lives! An Eldritch Tribute to H. P. Lovecraft Paperback – August 26, 2014

by Tim Dedopulos (Author), John Reppion (Author), Greg Stolze (Author),

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"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die."

At the time of his death in 1937, American horror writer H.P. Lovecraft was virtually unknown. The power of his stories was too vast to contain, however. As the decades slipped by, his dark visions laid down roots in the collected imagination of mankind, and they grew strong. Now Cthulhu is a name known to many and, deep under the seas, Lovecraft's greatest creation becomes restless...

This volume brings together seventeen masterful tales of cosmic horror inspired by Lovecraft's work. In his fiction, humanity is a tiny, accidental drop of light and life in the vast darkness of an uncaring universe – a darkness populated by vast, utterly alien horrors. Our continued survival relies upon our utter obscurity, something that every fresh scientific wonder threatens to shatter.

The dazzling stories in Cthulhu Lives! show the disastrous folly of our arrogance. We think ourselves the first masters of Earth, and the greatest, and we are very badly mistaken on both counts. Inside these covers, you'll find a lovingly-curated collection of terrors and nightmares, of catastrophic encounters to wither the body and blight the soul. We humans are inquisitive beings, and there are far worse rewards for curiosity than mere death.

The truth is indeed out there – and it hungers.

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August 26, 2014
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An impure celebration of the new mythology --Warren Ellis, bestselling author of Gun Machine

In a genre awash with cheap imitations and hollow homages, Salome Jones has assembled a tribute anthology that is both subtle and wondrous. Cthulhu Lives! is full of dark stars that shed wicked light on to new terrors that will delight fans of Lovecraftian horror and weird fiction. --Peter Rawlik, author of Reanimators

About the Author

Editor Salomé Jones has studied writing on both sides of the Atlantic. She's been a fan of weird fiction for as long as she can remember. Her previous anthology, Red Phone Box, featured interwoven stories by 28 authors. She and her partner live in London with several plush Cthulhus, and await the return of the real thing.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ghostwoods Books; 1st edition (August 26, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0957627149
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0957627147
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches

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Tim Dedopulos
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I'll tell you now, there's some truth to Jack Nicholson's character in The Shining, so it's probably a good thing that I'm not a grumpy, alcoholic git. I haven't slept with any ghosts yet either, but hey, never say never. I'm English - with a selection of crunchy European bits - but I've often spent years at a time wandering the world. At the moment though, I'm back living in London.
When I'm not writing, I'm likely to be busy publishing via Ghostwoods Books, gwdbooks.com. Excellent novels are always welcome -- submission guidelines are on the gwdbooks website.
I twitter assorted random lunacy as @ghostwoods. Drop by and say hi!
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John Reppion
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JOHN REPPION is an author, Fortean essayist, and Weird Fiction writer, born in Liverpool in 1978.
He has written articles for the likes of Fortean Times, Strange Attractor Journal, Darklore, and Paranormal Magazine, and is a contributing editor for The Daily Grail online. In 2008 The History Press published 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool - John's weird history/paranormal guidebook to the city.
His fiction has been published in anthologies from Combustion Books, Ghostwoods Books, PS Publishing, Snowbooks, Swan River Press, and Vagrants Among Ruins.
He and his wife, Leah Moore, have been scripting comics together since 2003, writing for the likes of 2000 AD, Channel 4 Education, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Electricomics, IDW, and Self Made Hero.
They have written established characters such as Doctor Who (The Whispering Gallery, 2008 with Ben Templesmith) and Sherlock Holmes (The Trial of Sherlock Holmes, 2009 with Aaron Campbell, and The Liverpool Demon, 2012 with Matt Triano), as well as creating their own including Brit-Cit Psi Division, Judge Lillian Storm (Storm Warning, 2015 with Tom Foster).
Together they have faithfully adapted notable works by Lewis Carroll (The Complete Alice, 2010), H. P. Lovecraft (The Shadow Over Innsmouth, 2012), Bram Stoker (The Complete Dracula, 2009), and M. R. James (Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Vol 1, 2016) into comics and graphic novels.
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JOHN REPPION is an author, Fortean essayist, and Weird Fiction writer, born in Liverpool in 1978.
He has written articles for the likes of Fortean Times, Strange Attractor Journal, Darklore, and Paranormal Magazine, and is a contributing editor for The Daily Grail online. In 2008 The History Press published 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool - John's weird history/paranormal guidebook to the city.
His fiction has been published in anthologies from Combustion Books, Ghostwoods Books, PS Publishing, Snowbooks, Swan River Press, and Vagrants Among Ruins.
He and his wife, Leah Moore, have been scripting comics together since 2003, writing for the likes of 2000 AD, Channel 4 Education, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Electricomics, IDW, and Self Made Hero.
They have written established characters such as Doctor Who (The Whispering Gallery, 2008 with Ben Templesmith) and Sherlock Holmes (The Trial of Sherlock Holmes, 2009 with Aaron Campbell, and The Liverpool Demon, 2012 with Matt Triano), as well as creating their own including Brit-Cit Psi Division, Judge Lillian Storm (Storm Warning, 2015 with Tom Foster).
Together they have faithfully adapted notable works by Lewis Carroll (The Complete Alice, 2010), H. P. Lovecraft (The Shadow Over Innsmouth, 2012), Bram Stoker (The Complete Dracula, 2009), and M. R. James (Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Vol 1, 2016) into comics and graphic novels.
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Salome Jones has been making up stories since she was six years old. The first story she remembers writing involved a moon made out of carrots instead of cheese and a space traveling rabbit. She's lived in four American states and in countries on three continents, and studied writing in American and British universities. She lives in London with her partner.
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GeoffK

About Average

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015

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Many anthologies these days invoke HPL or his most famous monster, mostly to sell a set of tales, written just for that book, by some modern writers. Here, they are all unknown to me; I've been following HPL &co. for about 60 yrs.
HPL-like stories are generally predictable, as to mood, pace and character-lack-of-depth. Sooo, I rate a book of this type by the goodness of the contents: 18 stories - 4 As,and 5 Bs, for a pretty good half-a-book. Unfortunately, 6 Cs and 3 Failures, for the other half. Reassonable readers may differ!

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Joonas Joensuu

there are better short stories and less good ones

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2015

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I'll be brief. As with all collections, there are better short stories and less good ones. It was an enjoyable read nevertheless, if you're into contemporary mythos. There were subtle, more psychological stories and a couple of over-the-top tentacles, blood and gore -stories, but that's to be expected.

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AlkiBabu

New to Lovecraft tales

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2014

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Lovecraft is new to me... I enjoyed this introduction.
I particularly liked "Demon in Glass" by E. Dane Anderson, "Scritch, Scratch" by Lynne Hardy, and "Icke"by Greg Stolze.

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Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2014

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Liked it a lot! Very entertaining! Did not want to stop reading.

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Murray M. Cooper

Good stories but not quite up to the quality I ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015

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Good stories but not quite up to the quality I would expect. Many of them just lack the edge of the seat horror I would expect for such a volume.

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2014

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Lovecraft is indeed a many tentacled phenomenon. Great reading!

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swordwielder

For lovers of Lovecraft

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2015

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This is an anthology of authors writing in the Lovecraftian (new word?) style. Some are very good; some not so much. However, overall a good read and I would still buy it again.

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Very nice compilation indeed

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016

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Respects Lovecraft's legacy and offers a contemporary look on timeless themes. Very nice compilation indeed.

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The Cat's Mother

You’ll find reading just one story won’t be enough...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2014

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Perhaps the Great Old Ones were subtly exerting their influence upon me, as once I started this book I genuinely couldn’t put it down. As each story ended, I hungered for the next and the next, the twists and turns of an unravelling reality, until all my day had somehow disappeared, given over to tales of the supernatural horrors that lurk at the edge of humanity’s consciousness.

Cthulhu Lives! is a fantastic collection of new short stories, inspired by the creations of H.P. Lovecraft. Some stories are set in our past or presented as an alternate history, whilst others are bang-up-to date and very relevant in their setting. There’s genuine Lovecraftian quality in each and every tale though, and you can tell that everyone involved, authors and all, must have a deep appreciation and reverence for the original works. An excellent, excellent, excellent read.

Now, who’s going to sing me “Soft Kitty” before I go to sleep, to get these horrors out of my mind?

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Edward Cowling

Superb book! Cthulhu Lives! is a keeper

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2014

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I like books of short stories on a theme. Usually one story will make the perfect read while eating lunch, or getting breakfast. Usually there is at least one story you skip, but not in this book. Every story was original and well thought out. I hate having favourites, it's unfair the group of super writers. But Demon in Glass by E Dane Anderson does have a certain dark tingle to it, delicious!
I hope there is another volume in the works, or maybe two.
In an age of disposable literature - Cthulhu Lives! is a keeper.

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Rage Monki

Great Collection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2015

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Great collection of Lovecraftian fiction, couldn't recommend it more!