The following listing gives the stories published from the year following H.P. Lovecraft's death to the year prior to Ramsey Campbell's first collection being published that are considered integral to the Cthulhu Mythos. Some of these were not considered as Mythos stories when first published, but have subsequently been subsumed into the Mythos by more current authors. This chronology only gives the place of first publication and the byline as it appeared therein.If there is a story that you believe should be included in this chronology, we would be more than willing to listen to your reasoning of why it should be so. You can either email us at the address at the bottom of the page or enter the information in our guestbook, accessed from our main page.
NOTE: If for a particular publication the year and/or the date are blank, they are they same as above.
| Year | Date | Publication | Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | February | Weird Tales | The Diary of Alonzo Typer, William Lumley |
| April | Weird Tales | The Eyes of the Mummy, Robert Bloch | |
| July | Weird Tales | The Spawn of Dagon, Henry Kuttner | |
| 1939 | January | Weird Tales | Medusa's Coil, Zealia B. Bishop |
| February | Strange Stories | The Invaders, Keith Hammond | |
| March | Weird Tales | The Return of Hastur, August W. Derleth | |
| April | Strange Stories | Bells of Horror, Keith Hammond | |
| April | Weird Tales | Hydra, Henry Kuttner | |
| June | Strange Stories | The Hunt, Henry Kuttner | |
| June - July | Weird Tales | The Death Watch, Hugh B. Cave | |
| September | Weird Tales | Spawn of the Maelstrom, August W. Derleth and Mark Schorer | |
| --- | Arkham House | The Shadow Out of Time, H.P. Lovecraft At the Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft | |
| December | Strange Stories | Passing of Eric Holm, Will Garth | |
| 1940 | September | Polaris | The Tree on the Hill, Duane W. Rimel |
| October | Strange Stories | The Evil Ones, August W. Derleth and Mark Schorer | |
| November | Weird Tales | The Sandwin Compact, August W. Derleth The Mound, Zealia B. Bishop (abridged) | |
| 1941 | February | Stirring Science Stories | Out of the Jar, Charles R. Tanner The Abyss, Robert W. Lowndes |
| Strange Stories | Ithaqua, August W. Derleth | ||
| March | Scorpio | Dr. Xander's Cottage, Martin D. Brown Through the Alien Angle, Elwin G. Powers | |
| April | Stirring Science Stories | The Coming of the White Worm, Clark Ashton Smith | |
| May | Weird Tales | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H.P. Lovecraft (part 1; abridged) | |
| July | Weird Tales | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H.P. Lovecraft (part 2; abridged) | |
| September | Weird Tales | Beyond the Threshold, August W. Derleth | |
| October | The Unique Magazine | The Mantle of Graag, Paul Dennis Lavond | |
| 1942 | March | Stirring Science Stories | The Long Wall, Wilfred Owen Morley |
| May | Weird Tales | Black Bargain, Robert Bloch | |
| December | Future Fantasy and Science Fiction | The Leapers, Carol Grey | |
| 1943 | --- | Arkham House | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H.P. Lovecraft The Mound, Zealia Brown-Reed Bishop |
| Spring | The Acolyte | Music of the Stars, Duane W. Rimel | |
| July | Weird Tales | Legacy in Crystal, James Causey | |
| Fall | The Acolyte | Horror at Vecra, Henry Hasse | |
| 1944 | March | Weird Tales | The Trail of Cthulhu, August Derleth |
| November | Weird Tales | The Dweller in Darkness, August Derleth | |
| 1945 | --- | Arkham House | The Lurker at the Threshold, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth |
| July | Weird Tales | The Watcher from the Sky, August Derleth | |
| 1946 | August | Amazing Stories | Bothon, Henry S. Whitehead |
| November | Weird Tales | Spawn of the Green Abyss, C. Hall Thompson | |
| 1947 | --- | Fantasy Book | Black Lotus, Robert Bloch (revised version) |
| July | Weird Tales | The Will of Claude Ashur, C. Hall Thompson | |
| September | Weird Tales | The Occupant of the Crypt, August Derleth and Mark Schorer | |
| 1948 | March | Weird Tales | Something in Wood, August Derleth |
| September | Weird Tales | The Whippoorwills in the Hills, August Derleth | |
| 1949 | March | Weird Tales | The Testament of Claiborne Boyd, August Derleth |
| [Spr] | Avon Fantasy Reader | The Unspeakable Betrothal, Robert Bloch | |
| 1950 | September | Weird Tales | The Shadow from the Steeple, Robert Bloch |
| Autumn | The Nekromantikon | Why Abdul Alhazred Went Mad, D.R. Smith | |
| 1951 | January | Weird Tales | Something from Out There, August Derleth |
| [3] | Futurian Press | Blinded They Fly, Vol Molesworth | |
| [Spr] | Avon Fantasy Reader | The Black Kiss, Robert Bloch | |
| May | Weird Tales | Notebook Found in a Deserted House, Robert Bloch The Keeper of the Key, August Derleth | |
| November | Weird Tales | The Night They Crashed the Party, Robert Bloch | |
| 1952 | January | Weird Tales | The Black Island, August Derleth |
| 1953 | July | Weird Tales | The House in the Valley, August Derleth |
| 1954 | July | Weird Tales | The Survivor, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth |
| 1957 | --- | Arkham House | The Peabody Heritage, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth The Gable Window, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth The Shadow Out of Space, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth The Lamp of Alhazred, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth |
| July | Fantastic Universe Science Fiction | Seal of the Damned, August Derleth | |
| [10] | Supernatural Stories | The Sorcerer's Cave, Trebor Thorpe | |
| [11] | Screen Chills and Macabre Stories | Them Ones, Robert Bloch | |
| 1958 | Jun | Fantastic | Terror in Cut-Throat Cove, Robert Bloch |
| [11] | Out of This World | The Kraken, Leo Brett | |
| 1959 | --- | Arkham House | The Shuttered Room, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth The Fisherman of Falcon Point, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth |
| March | Monster Parade | Demons of Cthulhu, Charles D. Hammer | |
| 1960 | November | Kaleidoscope | Conspiracy Out of Dorwich, Howard St. John |
| 1961 | [5] | Supernatural Stories | They Flew By Night, Leo Brett |
| [6] | Supernatural Stories | Mythos, Max Chartair | |
| 1962 | --- | Arkham House | The Church in High Street, J. Ramsey Campbell Witches' Hollow, H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth |
| --- | Arkham House | The Trail of Cthulhu, August Derleth | |
| March | Justice League of America | The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust, Gardner F. Fox (comic) | |
| May | Justice League of America | One Hour to Doomsday, Gardner F. Fox (comic) | |
| 1963 | --- | Goudy | The Tower from Yuggoth, J. Ramsey Campbell |
| --- | Macabre House | The Seventh Incantation, Joseph Payne Brennan | |
| [7] | Supernatural Stories | Solitude, Michael Hamilton | |
| November | Magazine of Horror | The Space-Eaters, Frank Belknap Long (revised version) |
Created: January 7, 1998; Current Update: August 12, 2004