Cthulhu's Reign
Cthulhu's Reign is an anthology of original horror short stories edited by Darrell Schweitzer. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in April 2010.Summary
The book collects fifteen short stories by various authors, with an introduction by the editor. All share the Cthulhu Mythos setting originated by H. P. Lovecraft, with the twist that the dreaded revival of the fearsome "Great Old Ones" who once ruled the Earth is not a future possibility but an event that has actually come to pass, taking the Mythos from the realm of contemporary horror into that of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction.Contents
- "Introduction"
- "The Walker in the Cemetery"
- "Sanctuary"
- "Her Acres of Pastoral Playground"
- "Spherical Trigonometry"
- "What Brings the Void"
- "The New Pauline Corpus"
- "Ghost Dancing"
- "This is How the World Ends"
- "The Shallows"
- "Such Bright and Risen Madness in Our Names"
- "The Seals of New R'lyeh"
- "The Holocaust of Ecstasy"
- "Vastation"
- "Nothing Personal"
- "Remnants"
Reception
The anthology was reviewed by Martin Andersson in Dead Reckonings no. 8, Fall 2010, and Chris Braak in Black Gate, Spring 2011.
