The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions
Encyclopedia
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions is a collection of stories revised or ghostwritten by American author H. P. Lovecraft
. It was originally published in 1970 by Arkham House
in an edition of 4,058 copies.
The collection was revised in 1989 by S. T. Joshi
adding an introduction by Joshi and revising both the texts and the contents.
In 2007, Del Rey published a trade paperback version with a new introduction by Stephen Jones, and a brief biography of Lovecraft at the end.
H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
. It was originally published in 1970 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...
in an edition of 4,058 copies.
The collection was revised in 1989 by S. T. Joshi
S. T. Joshi
Sunand Tryambak Joshi — known as S. T. Joshi — is an award-winning Indian American literary critic, novelist, and a leading figure in the study of Howard Phillips Lovecraft and other authors of weird and fantastic fiction...
adding an introduction by Joshi and revising both the texts and the contents.
In 2007, Del Rey published a trade paperback version with a new introduction by Stephen Jones, and a brief biography of Lovecraft at the end.
Original
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions (original) contains the following tales:- "Lovecraft's 'Revisions'" by August DerlethAugust DerlethAugust William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...
- "The Crawling ChaosThe Crawling Chaos"The Crawling Chaos" is a short story by American writers H. P. Lovecraft and Winifred V. Jackson , first published April 1921 in the United Cooperative.-Synopsis:...
" with Elizabeth Berkely - "The Green MeadowThe Green Meadow"The Green Meadow" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Winifred V. Jackson written in 1918/19 and published in the spring 1927 issue of The Vagrant.- Synopsis :...
" with Elizabeth Berkely - "The Invisible Monster" by Sonia GreeneSonia GreeneSonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis was a one-time pulp fiction writer and amateur publisher, a single mother, business woman and successful milliner who bankrolled several fanzines in the early twentieth century...
- "Four O'Clock" by Sonia GreeneSonia GreeneSonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis was a one-time pulp fiction writer and amateur publisher, a single mother, business woman and successful milliner who bankrolled several fanzines in the early twentieth century...
- "The Man of Stone" by Hazel Heald
- "Winged Death" by Hazel Heald
- "The Loved Dead" by C. M. Eddy, Jr.C. M. Eddy, Jr.Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. was an American author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine.- Career :...
- "Deaf, Dumb, and Blind" by C. M. Eddy, Jr.C. M. Eddy, Jr.Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. was an American author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine.- Career :...
- "The Ghost-Eater" by C. M. Eddy, Jr.C. M. Eddy, Jr.Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. was an American author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine.- Career :...
- "To All the Seas" by Robert H. Barlow
- The Horror in the MuseumThe Horror in the Museum"The Horror in the Museum" is a short story ghostwritten by H. P. Lovecraft for Hazel Heald in October 1932. The story has been reprinted in several collections, such as The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions.- Plot :...
by Hazel Heald - Out of the EonsOut of the Aeons"Out of the Aeons" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald. It focuses around a Boston museum that has found an ancient mummy from a past-sunken island to be put on display.-Plot summary:...
by Hazel Heald - "The Diary of Alonzo Typer" by William Lumley
- "The Horror in the Burying-Ground" by Hazel Heald
- "The Last Test" by Adolphe de Castro
- "The Electric Executioner" by Adolphe de Castro
- The Curse of Yig by Zealia BishopZealia BishopZealia Brown-Reed Bishop was an American writer of short stories.Her stories appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. However, they were extensively revised by H. P...
- Medusa's CoilMedusa's Coil"Medusa's Coil" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop. It was first published in Weird Tales magazine in January 1939, two years after Lovecraft's death....
by Zealia Bishop - The MoundThe Mound (short story)"The Mound" is a novella H. P. Lovecraft wrote as a ghostwriter from December 1929 to January 1930 after he was hired by Zealia Bishop to create a story based on the following plot synopsis:...
by Zealia Bishop - "Two Black Bottles" by Wilfred Blanch Talman
Revised
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions (revised) contains the following tales:- "A Note on the Texts" by S.T. Joshi
- "Lovecraft's 'Revisions'" by August DerlethAugust DerlethAugust William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...
- "The Green MeadowThe Green Meadow"The Green Meadow" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Winifred V. Jackson written in 1918/19 and published in the spring 1927 issue of The Vagrant.- Synopsis :...
" with Elizabeth Berkely - "The Crawling ChaosThe Crawling Chaos"The Crawling Chaos" is a short story by American writers H. P. Lovecraft and Winifred V. Jackson , first published April 1921 in the United Cooperative.-Synopsis:...
" with Elizabeth Berkely - "The Last Test" by Adolphe de Castro
- "The Electric Executioner" by Adolphe de Castro
- "The Curse of YigThe Curse of Yig"The Curse of Yig" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop in which Yig, "The Father of Serpents", is first introduced.-Background:...
" by Zealia BishopZealia BishopZealia Brown-Reed Bishop was an American writer of short stories.Her stories appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. However, they were extensively revised by H. P... - "The MoundThe Mound (short story)"The Mound" is a novella H. P. Lovecraft wrote as a ghostwriter from December 1929 to January 1930 after he was hired by Zealia Bishop to create a story based on the following plot synopsis:...
" by Zealia BishopZealia BishopZealia Brown-Reed Bishop was an American writer of short stories.Her stories appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. However, they were extensively revised by H. P... - "Medusa's CoilMedusa's Coil"Medusa's Coil" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop. It was first published in Weird Tales magazine in January 1939, two years after Lovecraft's death....
" by Zealia BishopZealia BishopZealia Brown-Reed Bishop was an American writer of short stories.Her stories appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. However, they were extensively revised by H. P...
. - "The Man of Stone" by Hazel Heald.
- "The Horror in the MuseumThe Horror in the Museum"The Horror in the Museum" is a short story ghostwritten by H. P. Lovecraft for Hazel Heald in October 1932. The story has been reprinted in several collections, such as The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions.- Plot :...
" by Hazel Heald - "Winged Death" by Hazel Heald
- "Out of the AeonsOut of the Aeons"Out of the Aeons" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald. It focuses around a Boston museum that has found an ancient mummy from a past-sunken island to be put on display.-Plot summary:...
" by Hazel Heald - "The Horror in the Burying-Ground" by Hazel Heald
- "The Diary of Alonzo Typer" by William Lumley
- "The Horror at Martin’s BeachThe Horror at Martin’s Beach"The Horror at Martin's Beach" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Sonia H. Greene . Also known as "The Invisible Monster", it was written in June 1922 and first published in November 1923 in Weird Tales ....
" by Sonia H. Greene - "Ashes" by C. M. Eddy, Jr.C. M. Eddy, Jr.Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. was an American author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine.- Career :...
- "The Ghost-Eater" by C. M. Eddy, Jr.C. M. Eddy, Jr.Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. was an American author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine.- Career :...
- "The Loved Dead" by C. M. Eddy, Jr.C. M. Eddy, Jr.Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. was an American author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine.- Career :...
- "Deaf, Dumb, and Blind" by C. M. Eddy, Jr.C. M. Eddy, Jr.Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. was an American author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine.- Career :...
- "Two Black Bottles" by Wilfred Blanch Talman
- "The Trap" by Henry S. WhiteheadHenry S. WhiteheadRev. Henry St. Clair Whitehead was an American writer of horror fiction and fantasy.- Biography :Henry S. Whitehead was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on March 5, 1882. He graduated from Harvard University in 1904. He led an active and worldly life, playing football at Harvard...
- "The Tree on the Hill" by Duane W. Rimel
- "The Disinterment" by Duane W. Rimel
- "'Till A’ the Seas" by R. H. Barlow
- "The Night Ocean" by R. H. Barlow
Arkham House
- 2nd printing, 1976 - 3,958 copies.
- corrected 3rd printing, 1989 - 5,062 copies.
- corrected 4th printing, 1992 - 4,994 copies.
- corrected 5th printing, 2002 - 2,500 copies.
Others
- New York: Del Rey BooksDel Rey BooksDel Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn since 1998, by Bertelsmann AG. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy...
, 2007 (paperback reprint of the revised edition, with a new introduction by Stephen JonesStephen Jones (author)Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications....
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