The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia Paperback – August 1, 2008

This is a necessary resource for anyone serious about the Cthulhu Mythos. Whether you are a writer, gamer or an enthusiast of HP Lovecraft and other horrors, this book is highly recommended. The information in this book is great for creating plot hooks, or what stories to search for to learn more about a specific topic for further exploration.Need to find out more about Ubbo-Sathla to write a time travel story about wizards?Look up Ubbo-Sathla, find out that Clark Ashton Smith wrote Ubbo-Sathla, and that god is mentioned in the Book of Eibon. You'll find an appendices about the Necronomicon.More importantly Dan Harms included a guide on how to handle and use others intellectual property from a non-legalistic standpoint, but more from a standpoint of being ethically creative while respecting to the continuity.Somewhere in storage I have the second edition of this book, but I have a digital copy on my iPhone, laptop and desktop computer. For my podcast I find this to be a great resource.Unfortunately I have occasionally ran across instances where Mr. Harms references a story that is no longer in print and hard to find(even after contacting the author or the story). That would be my only gripe. Otherwise this is wonderful, also I am happy that it is a book that covers literature as well as RPG source material due to the fact that the two have become intertwined in the last 30+ years. I am also thankful that the book doesn't rely on any goofy lovecraftian tricks, spooky typefaces or faux-aged paper. It's nice to have some people take this space monster business seriously.

I'm glad I got this book. It's a straight-up reference book, and that includes annotations so you know which author(s) used whatever beast, location, etc. I really appreciated that because that means I get to read novels, short stories, and novellas I'd not already ready or in many cases even known about. The only thing I'd like for the book to have included was some illustrations, and that's a small quibble. -- For the money, this book's a really good one to have on your horror shelf. Recommended. 9/10

I liked this book, interesting information I didn’t know!

The book lacks illustrations but in turn has a lot of information and content regarding the Cthulhu Mythos. If you're looking for a reference guide to Lovecraft's work, I would highly recommend this. On top, the author on Twitter seems like a nice person and has even listened to advice on what to do for the next edition.

I'm very pleased with the book, though I did not expect Shannon Appel's Timeline in Appendix D. to have been omitted from this Edition from the Second Edition. In short, "Oh well...".

comprehensive and complete. I love this reference! If you're a HPL fan, you need this reference. If you'ever gotten a headache trying to remember what story(ies) had a certain thing/god/item/ritual/whatever in it, this is for you. If you're trying to put together a good idea of exactly what something is, this book has it. It will not take the place of reading a story, but it can help you remember which stories you want to read. It does go beyong just HPL, and it makes notice of when the information comes from Derleth or someone else. It is not exhaustive in going into every single author who has written in the Mythos, but that's good, because discriminating carefully avoids the need to catalog every internet fanfic ever written. The author does not dwell on a lot of the HPL/Derleth controversies - which is also good, because that really should be a separate text - think ST Joshi if you're looking for that.

Best affordable replacement for the old chaosium Encyclopedia Cthulhiana!

A great reference book for all those in need of exhaustive research into Lovecraft's Cthulhuvian universe, including scholars, RPGers, occultists and lit-fans. Harms has done an excellent job distilling information from myriad sources, many of them obscure and hard to find, some probably even arcane and forbidden.

Très bon livre pour passionnés du mythe de Cthulhu à la recherche d'informations précises. Que du texte et pas d'illustration mais l'intérêt est réel.

Un diccionario básico pero completo de todo el bestiario de la mitologia Lovecraft

Ein Nachschlagewerk zum Cthulhu-Mythenzyklus und zum Necronomicon hat in meiner Sammlung bis dato noch gefehlt. Ohne den Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit zu erheben, werden hier die wichtigsten Begriffe aus der Mythologie der Großen Alten und ihrer Forscher erfaßt. Die referenzierten Erzählungen diverser Autoren regen zudem zum weiteren Lesen an. Abgerundet wird das Ganze durch eine (schriftstellerische) Chronologie des Necronomicon und eine alphabetische Auflistung der wichtigsten Begriffe, Orte und Personen.Ein wichtiges Hilfsmittel für alle Leser von H.P. Lovecraft und anderer Autoren, die sich dem Cthulhu-Mythos verschrieben haben.

This book is an excellent companion to many Lovecraft stories (Dream quest of the unknown Kadath, is the most prominent that comes to mind)This is an encyclopedia, not a dictionary. It's quite clearly an encyclopedia.It provides an excellent overview of many of the people places and things belonging or conjoined the mythos.If you have interest in writing on the mythos this is an excellent reference guide.

Simplesmente perfeito. Um dicionário do Mythos praticamente. Lugares, personagens e nomes, tudo muito completo!