The Inhabitant of the Lake & Other Unwelcome Tenants

After H. P. Lovecraft’s death in 1937, August Derleth took control of his mythos, adding to and organising it more systematically than its creator ever had. Derleth was a jealous guardian of Lovecraft’s reputation, and insisted on vetting any stories by new writers that used the mythos. Few found his favour until 1961, when a Liverpudlian fifteen-year-old sent him the first drafts of several Lovecraftian tales. The outcome was a ten-year professional relationship and the appearance in 1964 of the first book of previously unpublished Lovecraftian fiction for five years. It was The Inhabitant of the Lake.

This fiftieth anniversary edition reprints that book in full, including the original introduction. It also includes the first drafts of all the tales that were rewritten before publication and reproduces Derleth’s editorial responses to the stories, and is superbly illustrated by Randy Broecker in the great tradition of Weird Tales.

Format: Paperback, 300 pages
ISBN: 9781786363220
Publisher: PS Publishing
Published: 1 May, 2018
Weight: 424 g
Dimensions: 218 x 136 x 25 mm

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