The Caller of the Black
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The Caller of the Black is a collection of stories by author Brian Lumley
. It was released in 1971
and was the author's first collection of stories published by Arkham House
. It was published in an edition of 3,606 copies. Many of the stories are of the Cthulhu Mythos
.
Brian Lumley
Brian Lumley is an English horror fiction writer.Born in County Durham, he joined the British Army's Royal Military Police and wrote stories in his spare time before retiring with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 in 1980 and becoming a professional writer.He added to H. P...
. It was released in 1971
1971 in literature
The year 1971 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Destiny Waltz by Gerda Charles wins the UK's first Whitbread Novel of the Year Award.-New books:*Hiroshi Aramata - Teito Monogatari...
and was the author's first collection of stories published by Arkham House
Arkham House
Arkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House...
. It was published in an edition of 3,606 copies. Many of the stories are of the Cthulhu Mythos
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu - a central figure in Lovecraft literature and the focus...
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Contents
The Caller of the Black contains the following stories:- "A Thing About Cars!"
- "The Cyprus Shell"
- "Billy's Oak"
- "The Writer in the Garret"
- "The Caller of the Black"
- "The Mirror of Nitocris"
- "The Night Sea Maid Went Down"
- "The Thing from the Blasted Heath"
- "An Item of Supporting Evidence"
- "Dylath-LeenDylath-LeenDylath-Leen is a fictional city in H. P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle and appears in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and the Brian Lumley short story Dylath-Leen....
" - "De Marigny's Clock"
- "Ambler's Inspiration"
- "In the Vaults Beneath"
- "The Pearl"