Any books vaguely Lovecraftian but not Cthuhlu mythos?
 

I am looking for books that have a sort of Lovecraftian notion of unspeakable and indescribable horror but do not try to link to anything Lovecraft wrote about specifically. Sort of like Tom Fletcher's The Thing on the Shore, and Ramsey Campbell's Hungry Moon. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Yes, my novella Under the Shanghai Tunnels, Unfortunately it's sold out. ::big grin::

My next one is Lovecraftian as we.. Should be out sometime early 2014. Awakening of the Dream Beast.

William Hope Hodgeson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hope_Hodgson


he is a contemporary of Lovecraft but his horror is mostly nautical based. He has his own Sargasso Sea mythos ..

If you Like Lovecraft you'll love this guy

^His The House on the Borderland was an influence on Lovecraft (especially his Dream Cycle).

Also try "The Great God Pan" by Arthur Machen (I think this is possibly Public Domain).

For modern Stuff, Brian Lumley has a number of stories as part of his Cthulhu Mythos which are to unique.

Look up Willum Hopfrog Pugmire.

David Dunwoody's The Harvest Cycle might qualify. It has a Lovecraftian entity in it, but I don't think it's anything directly from the Mythos.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...om_search=true

I was actually going to mention him but I have read very little of his work. Do you know him Lee?

I do. He's a fabulous guy and a helluva writer. I recommend anything he's written. He's been working on hnis own mythos cycle in a town called Carcosa that is really great Lovecraft inspired fiction.

I can recommend 2 writers.

1. Arthur Machen
He was a member of an esoteric magical order and in terms of creating dark and mysterious atmosphere, his writing skill was second to none.
Below link is the audiobook version of his masterpiece "Great God Pan."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoKsuRvCN38

2. Algernon Blackwood
Another great writer from the past who knew how to create ominous atmosphere.
Below link is the audiobook version of his work "Sand."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auBWlC0g2K4
Enjoy!

Check out Lovecraft's essay "Supernatural Horror In Literature" for tons of stuff he himself truly admired, and who knows, was probably inspired by.