A CHRONOLOGY OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS

1984-1993


The following listing gives the stories published in the third decade after Ramsey Campbell's first collection was 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.

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NOTE: If for a particular publication the year and/or the date are blank, they are they same as above.

We wish to thank Phil Stecco for going over this portion of the chronology prior to our putting it online.


Year Date Publication Story
1984 --- The Arkham Sampler The Song of Cthulhu, Lew Cthew

January Fantasy and Terror Morning Encounter, Darroll Pardoe

Candlemas Crypt of Cthulhu The Statement of One John Gibson, Brian Lumley

March Fantasy Book The Return of the Deep Ones, Brian Lumley (part 1)

Roodmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Thing Under Memphis, Lin Carter
The Priest of Mlok, Gary Myers

May EODapa Family Trouble, Margaret Angley Pearson (unsigned)

June Fantasy Book The Return of the Deep Ones, Brian Lumley (part 2)

St. John's Eve Crypt of Cthulhu Concerning Them from Outside, Lin Carter
The Unbegotten Source, Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter

Summer Doppleganger The Thing on the Couch, Akrabu


The Horror Show Book for Sale, Glenn Odden


The Australian Horror & Fantasy Magazine Made in Hell, Rick Kennet

--- Weirdbook Press The Sorcerer's Dream, Brian Lumley

August EODapa Just Outside, Crispin Burnham and Gary A. Braunbeck (part 1)

Lammas Crypt of Cthulhu The Seed of the Star-God, Richard L. Tierney
The Howler in the Dark, Richard L. Tierney

September Fantasy Book The Return of the Deep Ones, Brian Lumley (part 3)

Michaelmas Crypt of Cthulhu Gateway to Forever, Frank Belknap Long
The Hampdon Horror, Duane Rimel

--- Etchings and Odysseys The Road to Dunwich, Ben Indick (revised version)
Sculpture, Lew Cthew
The Dwellers in the Earth, Bruce G. Hallenbeck
The Second Act, t. Winter-Damon
Children of Cthulhu, Armas Salminen
In an Inn in Innsmouth, Randall D. Larson
The Life of the Master (A Biography of Abdul Alhazred by His Student, El Rashi), translated by David T. St. Albans
The Mistress of Atlach-Nacha, Cagliostro's Last Will and Testament, Rodolfo A. Ferraresi
The 'Calling', Stephen Studach
The Man Who Collected Lovecraft, Gregory Nicoll (revised version)
Saucers from Yaddith, Robert M. Price (revised version)

October Dagon The Statement, Carl T. Ford

Hallowmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Feaster from the Stars, Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter
1985 --- Scream Press Blacked Out, Ramsey Campbell

--- The Arkham Sampler Maker of Illusion, Lew Cthew

--- The Arkham Sampler Ule, Arthur William Lloyd Breach
The Tombs of Neb, Billy Wolfenbarger
The Dweller in the Attic, Bruce Hallenbeck, Jr.

--- Chronicles of the Cthulhu Codex Zzzzzzzz!, P. R. McBride
The Painting, Sam Gafford
Synaptic Emissions, R.J. Zimmerman
The Insolent Hubris of Chungar-Shan, Henry J. Vester III
Arc Tanget, Paul Bastienne

Candlemas Crypt of Cthulhu The Vault Beneath the Mosque, Lin Carter
The Gods of Drinen, Gary Myers
The Waiting Dark, Eddy C. Bertin
The Wedding of Sheila-Na-Gog, G. Arthur Rahman and Richard L. Tierney

Spring Fungi Streams of Subconsciousness, Pierre Comtois

Roodmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Tomb of Neb, Gary Myers
Mnomquah, Lin Carter

June The Fantasy Book Black Eons, Robert E. Howard and Robert M. Price

[7-8] Dagon The Voice from the Well, Robert J. Curran (part 1)

August Weirdbook The Throne of Achamoth, Richard L. Tierney and Robert M. Price
Spaghetti, Brian Lumley

September Tales of Terror School Prayer, Buzz Dixon (comic)

[9-10] Dagon The Voice from the Well, Robert J. Curran (part 2)

Winter Fungi Season of the Mermaid, Joe Doherty
Pilot of the Aether, Henry J. Vester III

--- Chronicles of the Cthulhu Codex Footsteps in the Sky, P.R. McBride
Madness In Haiti, Areth Bey and Lew Cthew
The Shortest Distance, R.J. Zimmerman
The Tooth, W.H. Pugmire
Metachronos, Paul Bastienne
Innsmouth Gold, Henry J. Vester III

--- Eldritch Tales Shadow of the Immortal, Charles L. Baker (part 1)

October Doppelganger The Abominable Man, Gary Lovisi

--- Etchings and Odysseys The Lake of No Living Thing, Armas T. Salminen
The Shambler in the Shadows, Barry M. Radburn and Dave Reeder
The Coming of N'rath-Gol, Arthur William Lloyd Breach
The Canals of Delft, Jan Bee Landman

--- Lovecraft Remembered Aliah Warden, Roger Johnson

November - December Dagon The Horror at Witches Hollow, Robert J. Curran (part 1)

Yuletide Crypt of Cthulhu The Acolyte of the Flame, Lin Carter
The Stone from Mnar, Lin Carter

--- Fungi Christmas Supplement Candlewax, W.H. Pugmire
1986 --- Fantasy Macabre The Weird Woman, Richard L. Hanson

--- Tales After Dark The Kindly Elder, Peter Jeffery
The Last Rite, Brian Lumley
The Horror in the Boarding House, Robert Curran

[2-3] Dagon The Horror at Witches Hollow, Robert J. Curran (part 2)

[4-5] Dagon The Horror at Witches Hollow, Robert J. Curran (part 3)

--- Etchings and Odysseys An Incident at Diablo Grove, Alvin Lu
Reflections from R'lyeh, Chris Pelletiere (comic)
Sword of the Necromancer, Leon L. Gammell
Garray's Landing, Armas Salminen

Roodmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Madness Out of Time, Lin Carter

May-June Different Worlds Dagon Manor, Robert E. Howard and C.J. Henderson

--- Eldritch Tales Through Outrageous Angles, David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Ronald R. McDowell

August EODapa The Malodorous M. Macabi, Ronald F. Marshall

September Tales After Dark A Darker Shade of White, Carl T. Ford
The Secret of the Stanley House, John A. Crow

[10] Etchings and Odysseys Nighttime, Ralph E. Vaughan
Tales of Old Zid-Yargoth, Leon L. Gammell

Hallowmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Tomb-Herd, Ramsey Campbell

November - December Dagon Return to Arkham, Brian Lumley and Martin McKenna (comic)

November EODapa Dreamer of Visions, Mark Mielke
A Dangerous Meeting, Mark Mielke
1987 --- Tales After Dark Publications The Dreaming City, Roger Johnson
Custos Sanctorum, Roger Johnson
Ishtaol, Roger Johnson

Candlemas EODapa The Anniversary, Oliver Lottmann

--- Chronicles of the Cthulhu Codex That Noble Dust, Henry J. Vester III
The Winds of Yith, W.H. Pugmire
The Eyes of Darkness, E.P. Berglund

March Cerebretron The Deprogrammer, Robert M.Price

[4] W. Paul Ganley Inception, Brian Lumley

Roodmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Pool, Donald R. Burleson
Behind the Mask, Lin Carter
Curse of the Crocodile, Richard L. Tierney

[5] Chronicles of the Cthulhu Codex What the Sea Gives Up, Pierre Comtois
The End, David Daniel
The Kraulshavn Fragment, Dr. Vincent Baber
The Kraulshavn Tablet: Facts and Speculations, Abraham R. Talmarsh, PhD.
Doubts on the Authenticity of "The Kraulshavn Fragment", Robert M. Price
The Kraulshavn Fragment: The Corruptor Elsewhere in Eibon, Sean Ramsey
The Stature of "The Corruptor" in The Kraulshavn Fragment, Professor Robert Doyle Holt
Phonetics and Consonation in Proper Names in the Kraulshavn Fragment, Prof. Judson T. Weinemann
Mythopoeic Aspects of the Kraulshavn Fragment, Paul Bastienne
The Resurrection of Kzadool-Ra, Henry J. Vester III
Monster, R.J. Zimmerman

May EODapa The Discovery, Marc Mielke
Deux Ex Machina, Robert M. Eber

St. John's Eve Crypt of Cthulhu Dreams of the Black Lotus, Lin Carter

--- Eldritch Tales You Can't Take It With You, C.J. Henderson

Winter Grue Swamp Rising, W.H. Pugmire

[10] Tor Books New Moon, by William Relling, Jr.

October Minnesota Fantasy Review Nightshade Crossing, Mark Rainey

November Revelations from Yuggoth Thy Cryptic Power, W.H. Pugmire
Wilbur Whateley Waiting, Robert M. Price
1987 - 1988 November - January Dagon The Crossword Puzzle, N. Mark Gordon (comic)

December Pulse Pounding Adventure Stories The Treasure of Horemkhu, Richard L. Tierney
1988 Eastertide Crypt of Cthulhu Strange Manuscript Found in the Vermont Woods, Lin Carter
The Secret in the Parchment, Lin Carter
Dead of Night, Lin Carter
The Shadow from the Stars, Lin Carter
The Fishers from Outside, Lin Carter
The Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom, Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter

Roodmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Sect of the Idiot, Thomas Ligotti
The Treasure of the Ancients, Gary Myers
Perchance to Dream, Lin Carter

May Midnight Shambler Dust to Dust, W.H. Pugmire
Wine in Slimy Bottles, Bobby G. Warner
The Screaming Stones, Ralph E. Vaughan
The Feast, Gary J. Robinson
Moles, Lisa Lepovetsky


Revelations from Yuggoth Headcase, Garrie Hall

--- Charnal House The Life of Eibon According to Cyron of Varaad, Lin Carter

--- Fantasy Macabre The Guardian of the Gate, James Grandillo
Pages from Pickman's Notebook, Tony Patrick
The Pacific High, Grant Fjermedal

--- Weirdbook The Worm of Urakhu, Richard L. Tierney

June Klarkash-Ton Conclusion to "The Return of the Sorcerer", Clark Ashton Smith (original version)


Tales of Lovecraftian Horror The Sphere Beyond Sound, Mark Rainey
Nighttime, Ralph Vaughan

St. John's Eve Crypt of Cthulhu Rapture in Black, Mark Rainey

October Strange Eons Scrawler, Ann K. Schwader (part 1)

--- Parts Slow Burn, C.K. Johnson

November Strange Eons Scrawler, Ann K. Schwader (part 2)

November EODapa Tales of the Lovecraft Collectors, Ken Faig Jr. (part 8)
1989 --- Ganley Elysia, by Brian Lumley

January Tales of Lovecraftian Horror Phoenix, R. David Ludwig

[2] New Infinities Productions Heir of Darkness, Glenn Rahman

February Revelations from Yuggoth In the Airlock, Ann K. Schwader

Candlemas Crypt of Cthulhu Leapers, Robert A.W. Lowndes (2nd revised version)
Settler's Wall, Robert A.W. Lowndes (2nd revised version)

Spring Strange Eons A Monograph on Cthulhoid Manifestations in Australia by Norman Rouens, Penny Love
Apocryphal Passage from a Suppressed Scripture taken from the papers of the late Professor Geisel, Paleographer, Denise Passarelli and Sean Branney
The Black Crypt, Mark Williams

--- Chronicles of the Cthulhu Codex The Dreams of Yig, Pierre Comtois and Henry J. Vester III
The Oracle of Sadoqua, Ron Hilger
An Opener of the Gate, Margaret L. Carter

--- Eldritch Tales The Artifacts from Quivira, Ross F. Bagby
no room, Bill Hopkins

St. John's Eve Crypt of Cthulhu The Gibbering Walls, Eddy C. Bertin

Summer After Hours Ule, Arthur William Lloyd Breach

Summer Deathrealm The Adder, Fred Chappell
The Leering Surf, David Barker
Terminal, John Brower

Summer Eldritch Tales Old Glass, Ann K. Schwader

August Fear What Happened to Eddie, A.E.B. Arkle

Michaelmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Ring of the Hyades, John S. Glasby
Drawn from Life, John S. Glasby
The Old One, John S. Glasby
The Dwellers in Darkness, John S. Glasby

Fall Deathrealm The Nightmare of Robert Edwin Holt, Arthur William Lloyd Breach
The Deprogrammer, Robert M. Price (revised version)

Yuletide Crypt of Cthulhu The Bell in the Tower, H.P. Lovecraft and Lin Carter
The Strange Doom of Enos Harker, Lin Carter

--- Charnel House Publishers The Stairs in the Crypt, Lin Carter
[untitled] (Carcosa story about Hali), Lin Carter
1990 --- Unnameable Press The Wind Has Teeth, G. Warlock Vance and Scott H. Urban

Candlemas Crypt of Cthulhu The Necronomicon, Lin Carter

--- Dagger of the Mind The Shattered Window, Margaret Frastley
Symphonia Maledictus, Mark Rainey

--- Fantasy Macabre Oneric Moon, Simon MacCulloch

Eastertide Crypt of Cthulhu The Shadow Over Redforde, John S. Glasby
The Brooding City, John S. Glasby
The Dweller Beyond the Gate, John S. Glasby
A Shadow from the Aeons, John S. Glasby
The Kh'yrog Tablets, John S. Glasby

Spring Arcanum The Night Abbey, Peter Smith
The Return, Peter Smith

April Churchyard Many Are the Masks, Pierre Comtois (Part 1)

Summer Weird Tales The Pronounced Effect, John Brunner


Churchyard Many Are the Masks, Pierre Comtois (Part 2)


Space & Time The Pillars of Melkarth, Richard L. Tierney


The Sterling Web The Devourers, Bobby G. Warner

Michaelmas Crypt of Cthulhu Worms, W. Paul Ganley

Winter Eldritch Tales The Man Who Would Be King, G.W. Thomas
The Insider, J. Henry Johnson
Let Us Humans Die, Norman Rudnick
The Doom in the Room, J.E. Thomas
The Primal Urge, Leon L. Gammell

Fall The Scream Factory The Horror at Santa Alma, William Scheinman

[10] World Fantasy Convention 1990 Great Holes Secretly Are Digged, Katherine Ramsland

November Tor Books Will, Graham Masterton
Meryphylla, Brian McNaughton
H.P.L., Gahan Wilson
The Barrens, F. Paul Wilson
1991 St John's Eve Crypt of Cthulhu Inside the Bud. D.F. Lewis

Summer The Unspeakable Oath Excerpts from the Journals of Mikhail Aksakov, Blair Reynolds (part 1)

August The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction The Unthinkable, Bruce Sterling

Fall The Unspeakable Oath From the Investigative Journals of Mikhail Aksakov, Blair Reynolds * (part 2)
From the Journals of Alexander Hale, Ph.D.: The Tablets of Destiny by C. Raymond Lewis

October EODapa Tales of the Lovecraft Collectors, Ken Faig Jr. (part 9)

December Swamp Thing Pirate's Alley, Nancy A. Collins, Tom Mandrake, and Kim Mulder (comic)
1992 January Swamp Thing Rum, Necromancy, & the Lash, Nancy A. Collins, Tom Mandrake, and Kim Mulder (comic)

[3] Necronomicon Press Fiction The Innsmouth Heritage, Brian Stableford

[6] Gryphon Books The Dreaming Detective, Ralph E. Vaughan
The Adventure of the Laughing Moonbeast, Ralph E. Vaughan

[7] Necronomicon Press Fiction Decodings, Steve Rasnic Tem
Guardian Angels, Steve Rasnic Tem

Hallowmas Crypt of Cthulhu Mists of Death # 2, Richard F. Searight (fragment)
The Night Abbey, Peter Smith (revised version)

December Diamond Books The Things That Are Not There, Robert Morgan
Some Things Never Die, Robert Morgan (excerpt)
1993 --- Dutton The Forbidden Zone, Whitley Strieber

--- Little Brown Company (UK) Limited Mysteries of the Word, Stanley Wiater

[2] Fedogan & Bremer The House of the Toad, Richard L. Tierney

February EODapa Cult of the Star-God, Lew Cthew

Eastertide Crypt of Cthulhu The Dreamers in Darkness, Peter Smith (revised version)
The Return, Peter Smith (revised version)
Half a Sixpence, D.F. Lewis

Spring Haunts The Screech, Harrison Howe

[7] Coronet Australia In the Light of the Lamp, Steven Paulsen

August EODapa The Eye of Hlu-Hlu, Donald R. Burleson

Autumn After Hours The Last Show at Verdi's Supper Club, Stephen Mark Rainey

Fall Deathrealm Cells, Jeffrey Thomas

Fall The Unspeakable Oath Trouble in Budapest: From the Journals of Alexander Hale, Ph.D., C. Raymond Lewis

[10] Chaosium Books Tatters of the King, Lin Carter

Hallowmas Crypt of Cthulhu The Space of Madness, Stephen Studach
1993 - 1994 --- The World of H.P. Lovecraft The Caller from Oklahoma, Allen Mackey





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Created: March 29, 1998; Current Update: August 12, 2004