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The Cthulhu Mythos is a modern fantasy system founded on the work of H. P. Lovecraft and later organized and expanded by August Derleth and other successors,...

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01

The Call of Cthulhu

While sorting through the papers left by his great-uncle, a scholar discovers that dreams, bas-reliefs, cult rites, and disasters at sea from all over the world point toward a single name: Cthulhu. When he finally fits the clues together, he understands that the ancient city drowned beneath the ocean has not truly died. It is only waiting for the stars to come right again.

02

The Dunwich Horror

In the valley of Dunwich, the Whateley family used forbidden books and secret rites to raise a child that should never have entered the human world. After Wilbur Whateley died in the library of Miskatonic University, the other horror hidden in his house broke loose at last, forcing scholars from Arkham to hurry into the hills and stop a disaster.

03

The Shadow over Innsmouth

While traveling through New England, a young man takes a detour to the decaying seaport of Innsmouth. There he hears old tales of an alliance between the townspeople and a race from the sea, and through flight and family secrets discovers that he too is caught beneath that shadow.

04

At the Mountains of Madness

An Antarctic expedition from Miskatonic University discovers, deep in the ice, a range of mountains too high and strange to seem earthly. Beyond them lies an ancient city. The explorers read the traces left by the Elder Things and glimpse the deeper horror those beings once sealed away. In the end, they can only flee back to the human world and warn all who come after never to go there again.

05

The Colour out of Space

A strange meteorite falls on a farm west of Arkham, bringing with it a colour the human eye can scarcely name. At first it makes the land unnaturally fruitful; then, little by little, it ruins the well, the crops, the livestock, and the Gardner family, until only a shunned waste remains.

06

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with the old papers of his ancestor Joseph Curwen and, following a trail of bloodline and sorcery, brings back into the world a man who ought to have vanished forever. By the time his doctor and family understand the truth, the young man's identity has already been stolen, leaving behind a horror that must be ended underground.

07

The Thing on the Doorstep

Daniel Upton first believed that his friend Edward Derby had been broken by marriage and a strange illness. Only later did he understand that the thing drawing near his doorstep was not merely a dead body, but a sorcery that stole bodies and identities. In the end, he shot his friend's body dead, because his friend was no longer inside it.

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The Cthulhu Mythos is a modern fantasy system founded on the work of H. P. Lovecraft and later organized and expanded by August Derleth and other successors,...

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01

The Call of Cthulhu

While sorting through the papers left by his great-uncle, a scholar discovers that dreams, bas-reliefs, cult rites, and disasters at sea from all over the world point toward a single name: Cthulhu. When he finally fits the clues together, he understands that the ancient city drowned beneath the ocean has not truly died. It is only waiting for the stars to come right again.

02

The Dunwich Horror

In the valley of Dunwich, the Whateley family used forbidden books and secret rites to raise a child that should never have entered the human world. After Wilbur Whateley died in the library of Miskatonic University, the other horror hidden in his house broke loose at last, forcing scholars from Arkham to hurry into the hills and stop a disaster.

03

The Shadow over Innsmouth

While traveling through New England, a young man takes a detour to the decaying seaport of Innsmouth. There he hears old tales of an alliance between the townspeople and a race from the sea, and through flight and family secrets discovers that he too is caught beneath that shadow.

04

At the Mountains of Madness

An Antarctic expedition from Miskatonic University discovers, deep in the ice, a range of mountains too high and strange to seem earthly. Beyond them lies an ancient city. The explorers read the traces left by the Elder Things and glimpse the deeper horror those beings once sealed away. In the end, they can only flee back to the human world and warn all who come after never to go there again.

05

The Colour out of Space

A strange meteorite falls on a farm west of Arkham, bringing with it a colour the human eye can scarcely name. At first it makes the land unnaturally fruitful; then, little by little, it ruins the well, the crops, the livestock, and the Gardner family, until only a shunned waste remains.

06

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with the old papers of his ancestor Joseph Curwen and, following a trail of bloodline and sorcery, brings back into the world a man who ought to have vanished forever. By the time his doctor and family understand the truth, the young man's identity has already been stolen, leaving behind a horror that must be ended underground.

07

The Thing on the Doorstep

Daniel Upton first believed that his friend Edward Derby had been broken by marriage and a strange illness. Only later did he understand that the thing drawing near his doorstep was not merely a dead body, but a sorcery that stole bodies and identities. In the end, he shot his friend's body dead, because his friend was no longer inside it.

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The Cthulhu Mythos is a modern fantasy system founded on the work of H. P. Lovecraft and later organized and expanded by August Derleth and other successors,...

Cthulhu Mythos Stories Archive

Browse Cthulhu Mythos Stories

01

The Call of Cthulhu

While sorting through the papers left by his great-uncle, a scholar discovers that dreams, bas-reliefs, cult rites, and disasters at sea from all over the world point toward a single name: Cthulhu. When he finally fits the clues together, he understands that the ancient city drowned beneath the ocean has not truly died. It is only waiting for the stars to come right again.

02

The Dunwich Horror

In the valley of Dunwich, the Whateley family used forbidden books and secret rites to raise a child that should never have entered the human world. After Wilbur Whateley died in the library of Miskatonic University, the other horror hidden in his house broke loose at last, forcing scholars from Arkham to hurry into the hills and stop a disaster.

03

The Shadow over Innsmouth

While traveling through New England, a young man takes a detour to the decaying seaport of Innsmouth. There he hears old tales of an alliance between the townspeople and a race from the sea, and through flight and family secrets discovers that he too is caught beneath that shadow.

04

At the Mountains of Madness

An Antarctic expedition from Miskatonic University discovers, deep in the ice, a range of mountains too high and strange to seem earthly. Beyond them lies an ancient city. The explorers read the traces left by the Elder Things and glimpse the deeper horror those beings once sealed away. In the end, they can only flee back to the human world and warn all who come after never to go there again.

05

The Colour out of Space

A strange meteorite falls on a farm west of Arkham, bringing with it a colour the human eye can scarcely name. At first it makes the land unnaturally fruitful; then, little by little, it ruins the well, the crops, the livestock, and the Gardner family, until only a shunned waste remains.

06

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with the old papers of his ancestor Joseph Curwen and, following a trail of bloodline and sorcery, brings back into the world a man who ought to have vanished forever. By the time his doctor and family understand the truth, the young man's identity has already been stolen, leaving behind a horror that must be ended underground.

07

The Thing on the Doorstep

Daniel Upton first believed that his friend Edward Derby had been broken by marriage and a strange illness. Only later did he understand that the thing drawing near his doorstep was not merely a dead body, but a sorcery that stole bodies and identities. In the end, he shot his friend's body dead, because his friend was no longer inside it.

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