Lairs vol. 3: Straight to Darkness
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Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume 3 Edited by ASAMATSU Ken |
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!
In cooperation with Tokyo Sōgensha, the Japanese publishers, and the anthology editor, Mr. ASAMATSU Ken, we are proud to present this third 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.
This volume, the third of the four-volume English translation, features the following stories and articles (in the order in which they appear):
ASAMATSU Ken
Foreword: “Quivering Brainstems”
translated by Edward LIPSETT
Robert M. PRICE
Introduction: “Cthulhu versus Godzilla:
Was Toho Filming the Lovecraft Mythos?”
TANAKA Hirofumi
“The Secret Memoir of the Missionary (Prologue)”
translated by Daniel DAY
KIDA Jun’ichirō
“A Keepsake of the Grandfather”
translated by K. Bird LINCOLN
SANO Shirō
“Horror Special”
translated by Daniel DAY
ARAMATA Hiroshi
“The Road”
translated by Kathleen TAJI
TAKEUCHI Yoshikazu
“She Flows”
translated by Nora Stevens HEATH
KOBAYASHI Yasumi
“C-City”
translated by Kathleen TAJI
TOMONO Shō
“Straight to Darkness”
translated by Toshiya A. KAMEI
SHIMOTSUKI Aoi
“Sounds Out of Space, or, Cthulhu Metal”
translated by Jerome WOODS
