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Name: The Lurker at the Threshold
Author: August Derleth

📘 The Lurker at the Threshold by August Derleth

The Lurker at the Threshold is a collection of short stories that explore the uncanny and the speculative, brought together by August Derleth. The volume includes tales like *Das Ding auf der Schwelle*, *Der Aussenseiter*, *Die Farbe aus dem All*, *Träume im Hexenhaus*, and *Der Schatten as der Zeit*, offering readers a varied mix of horror and science‑fiction narratives rooted in American tradition.

First publish date: 1945

Genre: Horror/Cosmic Horror

Authors: August Derleth

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