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In "Quest for Cthulhu," August Derleth gathers a collection of tales that weave together the Black Lodge’s legends and the Cthulhu mythos. Narratives follow scholars and investigators in Arkham, Massachusetts, as they confront the forgotten deity Yog‑Sothoth in a New England wood, wrestle with the bodiless Lloigor’s breach of an occult contract, and ultimately pursue the unspeakable secrets of the Ancient One to the drowned city of R'lyeh, where the sleeper Cthulhu awaits.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Horror/Cosmic Horror
Authors: August Derleth
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