Los Mitos de 1938 a 1963

A CHRONOLOGY OF THE CTHULHU

MYTHOS
1938-1963

The following listing gives the stories published from the year following H.P.
Lovecraft's death to the year prior to Ramsey Campbell's first collection being published
that are considered integral to the Cthulhu Mythos. Some of these were not considered as
Mythos stories when first published, but have subsequently been subsumed into the Mythos
by more current authors. This chronology only gives the place of first publication and the
byline as it appeared therein.
If there is a story that you believe should be included in this chronology, we would be
more than willing to listen to your reasoning of why it should be so. You can either email us
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NOTE: If for a particular publication the year and/or the date are blank, they are they
same as above.

Year
1938

1939

Date

Publication

Story

February

Weird Tales

The Diary of Alonzo Typer, William Lumley

April

Weird Tales

The Eyes of the Mummy, Robert Bloch

July

Weird Tales

The Spawn of Dagon, Henry Kuttner

January

Weird Tales

Medusa's Coil, Zealia B. Bishop

February

Strange Stories

The Invaders, Keith Hammond

March

Weird Tales

The Return of Hastur, August W. Derleth

April

Strange Stories

Bells of Horror, Keith Hammond

April

Weird Tales

Hydra, Henry Kuttner

June

1940

Strange Stories

June - July Weird Tales

The Death Watch, Hugh B. Cave

September Weird Tales

Spawn of the Maelstrom, August W. Derleth

and Mark Schorer

---

The Shadow Out of Time, H.P. Lovecraft

At the Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft

Arkham House

December Strange Stories

Passing of Eric Holm, Will Garth

September Polaris

The Tree on the Hill, Duane W. Rimel

October

The Evil Ones, August W. Derleth and Mark

Schorer

Strange Stories

November Weird Tales

1941

February

The Sandwin Compact, August W. Derleth

The Mound, Zealia B. Bishop (abridged)

Stirring Science
Stories

Out of the Jar, Charles R. Tanner

The Abyss, Robert W. Lowndes

Strange Stories

Ithaqua, August W. Derleth

The Dream Quest of Unknow Kadath
(Young Zoog)

Weird

1942

The Hunt, Henry Kuttner

March

Scorpio

Dr. Xander's Cottage, Martin D. Brown

Through the Alien Angle, Elwin G. Powers

April

Stirring Science
Stories

The Coming of the White Worm, Clark Ashton

Smith

May

Weird Tales

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H.P.

Lovecraft (part 1; abridged)

July

Weird Tales

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H.P.

Lovecraft (part 2; abridged)

September Weird Tales

Beyond the Threshold, August W. Derleth

October

The Unique
Magazine

The Mantle of Graag, Paul Dennis Lavond

March

Stirring Science
Stories

The Long Wall, Wilfred Owen Morley

May

Weird Tales

Black Bargain, Robert Bloch

Future Fantasy
December and Science
Fiction

The Leapers, Carol Grey

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

---

Arkham House

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H.P.

Lovecraft
The Mound, Zealia Brown-Reed Bishop

Spring

The Acolyte

Music of the Stars, Duane W. Rimel

July

Weird Tales

Legacy in Crystal, James Causey

Fall

The Acolyte

Horror at Vecra, Henry Hasse

March

Weird Tales

The Trail of Cthulhu, August Derleth

November Weird Tales

The Dweller in Darkness, August Derleth

---

Arkham House

The Lurker at the Threshold, H.P. Lovecraft and

August Derleth

July

Weird Tales

The Watcher from the Sky, August Derleth

August

Amazing Stories

Bothon, Henry S. Whitehead

November Weird Tales

Spawn of the Green Abyss, C. Hall Thompson

---

Fantasy Book

Black Lotus, Robert Bloch (revised version)

July

Weird Tales

The Will of Claude Ashur, C. Hall Thompson

September Weird Tales

The Occupant of the Crypt, August Derleth and

Mark Schorer

March

Something in Wood, August Derleth

Weird Tales

September Weird Tales

The Whippoorwills in the Hills, August Derleth

March

Weird Tales

The Testament of Claiborne Boyd, August

Derleth

[Spr]

Avon Fantasy
Reader

The Unspeakable Betrothal, Robert Bloch

September Weird Tales

The Shadow from the Steeple, Robert Bloch

Autumn

The
Nekromantikon

Why Abdul Alhazred Went Mad, D.R. Smith

January

Weird Tales

Something from Out There, August Derleth

[3]

Futurian Press

Blinded They Fly, Vol Molesworth

[Spr]

Avon Fantasy
Reader

The Black Kiss, Robert Bloch

May

Weird Tales

Notebook Found in a Deserted House, Robert

Bloch
The Keeper of the Key, August Derleth
November Weird Tales

The Night They Crashed the Party, Robert

Bloch

1952

January

Weird Tales

The Black Island, August Derleth

1953

July

Weird Tales

The House in the Valley, August Derleth

1954

July

Weird Tales

The Survivor, H.P. Lovecraft and August

Derleth

---

Arkham House

The Peabody Heritage, H.P. Lovecraft and

August Derleth
The Gable Window, H.P. Lovecraft and August
Derleth
The Shadow Out of Space, H.P. Lovecraft and
August Derleth
The Lamp of Alhazred, H.P. Lovecraft and
August Derleth

July

Fantastic
Universe Science
Fiction

Seal of the Damned, August Derleth

[10]

Supernatural
Stories

The Sorcerer's Cave, Trebor Thorpe

[11]

Screen Chills and

Macabre Stories

Them Ones, Robert Bloch

Jun

Fantastic

Terror in Cut-Throat Cove, Robert Bloch

[11]

Out of This World

The Kraken, Leo Brett

---

Arkham House

The Shuttered Room, H.P. Lovecraft and

August Derleth
The Fisherman of Falcon Point, H.P. Lovecraft
and August Derleth

March

Monster Parade

Demons of Cthulhu, Charles D. Hammer

1957

1958

1959

1960

November Kaleidoscope

Conspiracy Out of Dorwich, Howard St. John

1961

[5]

Supernatural
Stories

They Flew By Night, Leo Brett

[6]

Supernatural
Stories

Mythos, Max Chartair

1962

1963

---

Arkham House

The Church in High Street, J. Ramsey Campbell

Witches' Hollow, H.P. Lovecraft and August
Derleth

---

Arkham House

The Trail of Cthulhu, August Derleth

March

Justice League of
America

The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust, Gardner F.

Fox (comic)

May

Justice League of
America

One Hour to Doomsday, Gardner F. Fox

(comic)

---

Goudy

The Tower from Yuggoth, J. Ramsey Campbell

---

Macabre House

The Seventh Incantation, Joseph Payne Brennan

[7]

Supernatural
Stories

Solitude, Michael Hamilton

November

Magazine of
Horror

The Space-Eaters, Frank Belknap Long (revised

version)

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