Exceedingly Rare Cthulhu Mythos Anthology to be Re-Released

Miskatonic River Press, a very small and new publisher of weird wares, is slated to re-release one of the most sought after anthologies of contemporary Cthulhuiana. Dead But Dreaming originally appeared in 2002 from Dark Tales Publications, and all 75 copies of it rapidly sold out. It is a collection of fifteen original mythos tales edited by Kevin Ross and Keith Herber. Notably, it contains fine submissions of Lovecraftian horror from some of H.P. Lovecraft's most skillful followers: Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Mark Rainey, and Darrell Schweitzer, among others. For the curious, here's a list of Dead But Dreaming's original fiction contents:

• "Epiphany: A Flying Tiger's Story" by Stephen Mark Rainey
  
• "The Aklo" by Loren McLeod
  
• "Bangkok Rules" by Patricia Lestewka
• "Why We Do It" by Darrell Schweitzer
• "The Disciple" by David Barr Kirtley
• "Salt Air" by Mike Minnis
• "Through the Cracks" by Walt Jarvis
• "The Unseen Battle" by Brian Scott Hiebert
• "Bayer's Tale" by Adam Niswander
• "The Call of Cthulhu: The Motion Picture" by Lisa Morton
• "Under an Invisible Shadow" by David Bain
• "The Thing Beyond the Stars" by Robin Morris
• "Fire Breathing" by Mehitobel Wilson
• "The Other Names" by Ramsey Campbell
• "Final Draft" by David Annandale
  

The book garnered great reviews from readers and writers fortunate enough to land a copy. As imagined, these rave recommendations and the sheer scarcity of the anthology quickly sent prices sky high. Copies have been observed floating around Ebay for the last few years, with bids shooting into the three-digit range. A recent Cthulhu Mythos anthology going for hundreds of dollars is almost unheard of in other circumstances, and the first edition's market value has come a blasphemously long way from its $18 release price!

While the new edition from Miskatonic River Press probably won't become an investment with returns as rapid as the original, the great Lovecraftian content remains the same. The publisher reports the inclusion of new material as well--corrections, author profiles, and a new afterword will round out the stories. For Miskatonic River Press, this stunning release for such a new publisher ought to raise an eyebrow or two, and hopefully increase their revenue for future projects. They have several other promising Lovecraftian collections on the horizon too, with details available on their website linked above.

-Grim Blogger