Introduction by S. T. Joshi
I. Some overviews: The Derleth mythos by Richard L. Tierney
H. P. Lovecraft: myth-maker by Dirk W. Mosig
Who needs the "Cthulhu mythos"? by David E. Schultz
Lovecraft waits dreaming by Simon MacCulloch
The Cthulhu mythos: Lovecraft vs. Derleth by S. T. Joshi
Toward a reader-response approach to the Lovecraft mythos by Steven J. Mariconda
II. The books: Genres in the Lovecraftian library by Robert M. Price
Higher criticism and the necronomicon by Robert M. Price
The lurker at the threshold of interpretation by Dan Clore
III. The Gods: Demythologizing Cthulhu by Robert M. Price
The last vestige of the Derleth mythos by Robert M. Price
Behind the mask of Nyarlathotep by Will Murray
On the nature of Nug and Yeb by Will Murray
IV. The landscape: Arkham country: In rescue of the lost searchers by Robert D. Marten
Where was Foxfield? by Will Murray
Lovecraft's two views of Arkham by Edward W. O'Brien 00 V. Influences: Hali by Marco Frenschkowski
Cthulhu's scald: Lovecraft and the Nordic tradition by Jason C. Eckhardt
The origin of Lovecraft's "Black magic" quote by David E. Schultz
Robert E. Howard and the Cthulhu mythos by Robert M. Price
Divers hands by Stefan Dziemianowicz.