New Cthulhu Series by Paula Guran, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Michael Marshall Smith, John Langan, Marc Laidlaw, Dale Bailey, Nathan Ballingrud, Cherie Priest, Laird Barron, Nick Mamatas, Tim Pratt, Steve Duffy, W.H. Pugmire, Neil Gaiman, John Shirley, Sarah Monette, Paul McAuley, William Browning Spencer, David Barr Kirtley, Elizabeth Bear, Holly Phillips, Don Webb, Norman Partridge, Cody Goodfellow, China Miéville, Kim Newman, Lon Prater, Michael Shea, Charles Stross, Brian Hodge, Ruthanna Emrys, Lois H. Gresh, Simon Strantzas, Helen Marshall, Angela Slatter, Carrie Vaughn, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Kyla Lee Ward

For more than eighty years H.P. Lovecraft has inspired writers of supernatural fiction, artists, musicians, filmmakers, and gamers... moreFor more than eighty years H.P. Lovecraft has inspired writers of supernatural fiction, artists, musicians, filmmakers, and gamers. His themes of cosmic indifference, the utter insignificance of humankind, minds invaded by the alien, and the horrors of history—written with a pervasive atmosphere of unexplainable dread—remain not only viable motifs, but are more relevant than ever as we explore the mysteries of a universe in which our planet is infinitesimal and climatic change is overwhelming it. In the early twenty-first century the best supernatural writers no longer imitate Lovecraft, but they are profoundly influenced by the genre and the mythos he created. New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird presents some of the best of this new Lovecraftian fiction—bizarre, subtle, atmospheric, metaphysical, psychological, filled with strange creatures and stranger characters—eldritch, unsettling, evocative, and darkly appealing. less

Many of the best weird fiction writers & creators in other media have been influenced by the genre & the mythos H.P. Lovecraft created eight decades ago. His themes of cosmic indifference, minds invaded by the alien & the horrors of history—written with a pervasive atmosphere of dread—are more relevant than ever as we explore the mysteries of a cosmos in which our planet is infinitesimal & climatic change is overwhelming it... moreMany of the best weird fiction writers & creators in other media have been influenced by the genre & the mythos H.P. Lovecraft created eight decades ago. His themes of cosmic indifference, minds invaded by the alien & the horrors of history—written with a pervasive atmosphere of dread—are more relevant than ever as we explore the mysteries of a cosmos in which our planet is infinitesimal & climatic change is overwhelming it. A few years ago, New Cthulhu presented some of the best of this new Lovecraftian fiction from the first decade of the 21st century. Now, New Cthulhu 2 brings more eldritch tales & even fresher fiction.Introduction 2.0 / Paula GuranThe Same Deep Waters As You / Brian Hodge Mysterium Tremendum / Laird Barron The Transition of Elizabeth Haskings / Caitlín R. KiernanBloom / John Langan At Home with Azathoth / John ShirleyThe Litany of Earth / Ruthanna EmrysNecrotic Cove / Lois Gresh On Ice / Simon Strantzas The Wreck of the Charles Dexter Ward / Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette All My Love, A Fishhook / Helen Marshall The Doom That Came to Devil Reef / Don Webb Momma Durtt / Michael Shea They Smell of Thunder / W. H. PugmireThe Song of Sighs / Angela Slatter Fishwife / Carrie Vaughn In the House of the Hummingbirds / Silvia Moreno-Garcia Who Looks Back? / Kyla Ward Equoid / Charles Stross The Boy Who Followed Lovecraft / Marc LaidlawAbout the AuthorsAcknowledgments less