Lovecraft In Historical Context

CONTENTS: The Monoliths under the Sea (a new short story, and a prequel to "Call of Cthulhu") / A note on the origin and derivation of 'Necronomicon' / "Dagon" : war and science at the origin of Lovecraft's mythos / "The Rats In The Walls" : otherness and British culture / "Nyarlathotep" : science, sound, and the chaos of the Other / Lovecraft, the Cephalopoda, and the New England Sea Monster tradition / "Call of Cthulhu" : possible influences, and some notes on its enduring appeal / "At The Mountains of Madness" : some notes on Lovecraft's possible visual inspirations. 74 pages, 13,000 words. Illustrated. Published August 2010.