S. T. Joshi - Black Wings of Cthulhu 1

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S. T. Joshi Black Wings of Cthulhu: Twenty-One New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror

(2010 P.S. Publishing, 427 p.)

Content (courtesy of ISFDb):


Introduction (Black Wings) • essay by S. T. Joshi
Pickman's Other Model (1929) • (2008) • novelette by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Desert Dreams • (2010) • short story by Donald R. Burleson
Engravings • short story by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
Copping Squid • (2009) • novelette by Michael Shea
Passing Spirits • short story by Sam Gafford
The Broadsword • novella by Laird Barron
Usurped • novelette by William Browning Spencer
Denker's Book • short story by David J. Schow
Inhabitants of Wraithwood • novelette by W. H. Pugmire
The Dome • short story by Mollie L. Burleson
Rotterdam • short story by Nicholas Royle
Tempting Providence • novelette by Jonathan Thomas
Howling in the Dark • short story by Darrell Schweitzer
The Truth About Pickman • short story by Brian Stableford
Tunnels • short story by Philip Haldeman
The Correspondence of Cameron Thaddeus Nash • novelette by Ramsey Campbell
Violence, Child of Trust • short story by Michael Cisco
Lesser Demons • novelette by Norman Partridge
An Eldritch Matter • short story by Adam Niswander
Substitutions • novelette by Michael Marshall Smith
Susie • short story by Jason Van Hollander


Blurb:
From the depths of R'lyeh come twenty-one brand-new, utterly terrifying, and thoroughly entertaining short stories of horror and the macabre!
Taking their inspiration from works by Lovecraft himself, prominent writers such as Caitlin R. Kiernan, Brian Stableford, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Shea, Darrell Schweitzer, Donald R. Burleson, and David J. Schow delve deep into the psyche, expanding on concepts H.P. Lovecraft created and taking them in new directions.
The result is stories that are wholly original, some even featuring Lovecraft himself as a character. Black Wings editor S.T. Joshi is the recognized authority on all things Lovecraftian, and is famous for his restorations of Lovecraft's original works. He has assembled a star-studded line-up in a book that is essential for every horror library.

They were at vol.6 in 2017/18, one edition at P.S. Publishing, a reprint at Titan Books. In this first volume there are mostly new tales, written for this book. Quite a lot were often reprinted in other anthologies later, so I guess this could be named as a commercial success.

The level of craft is mostly high, some tales I liked, some were memorable, quite a few I couldn't remember a day later. The usual mixed bag.

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The Thing in the Vacuum Valve likes it so it must be good!

Interesting selection. Thanks, Andreas!

H.