The Dreaming God (Lairs of the Hidden Gods)

This well-received collection of original stories and articles inspired by the 'Cthulhu Mythos' created by H.P. Lovecraft was published in Japan in 2002 as a two-volume set under the name Hishinkai. The list of contributing authors is a who's-who of Japanese horror fiction, featuring some of the finest writers in Japan today, and reviews demonstrate that the Japanese taste for horror can send shivers up English-speaking spines as well! We are proud to present this fourth and last volume of the series, with a new selection of eerie masterpieces to delight and chill you. Each story is accompanied by a fascinating introduction by Robert M. Price, the recognized master of the Mythos. The cover is by Yamada Akihiro, who is already winning fans with his "four seasons" approach to the four books in this series. In addition to handling many of the covers for the Japanese-language editions of Lovecraft and other Mythos works, he has built up a loyal following in the States as well for his work. Contents ASAMATSU Ken: “The Core of Japanese Mythology” Robert M. PRICE: “Lost Worlds of Weird Tales” TACHIHARA Tōya: “Quest of the Nameless City” KURASAKA Kiichirō: “A Night at Exham Lodge” AZUCHI Moe: “…Which Art in Heaven” TOMONARI Jun’ichi: “Inside Out” IINO Fumihiko: “Quagmire” FUSHIMI Kenji: “Rshanabi Street” SENO Yufuko: “City of the Dreaming God” HARADA Minoru: “H.P. Lovecraft and Modern Occultism” WASHIZU Yoshiaki: “The Cthulhu Mythos on Screen” AOKI Jun “Filmography of the Cthulhu Mythos Films” Reviews "...science fiction squared: it can introduce a reader—even one accustomed to being shown worlds he never realized were possible—to new ways of thinking about the unknown."—Dave Itzkoff, New York Times Sunday Book Review "...a first rate collection with excellent translations. The overall fascination is in experiencing the H.P. Lovecraft-created mythos through Japanese sensibilities, which [...] are harmonious in some respects yet quite distinct in many others."—Adam Groves, fright.com "...very original, very well-realized, and damn scary!"—James Ambuehl at Shoggoth.net