The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants
1964 collection of short stories by J. Ramsey Campbell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by British author J. Ramsey Campbell, who dropped the initial from his name in subsequent publications. It was released in 1964 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,009 copies and was the author's first book. The stories are part of the Cthulhu Mythos. Campbell had originally written his introduction to be included in the book The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces under the title "Cthulhu in Britain". However, Arkham's editor, August Derleth, decided to use it here (retitled "A Word from the Author").
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Author | J. Ramsey Campbell |
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Cover artist | Frank Utpatel |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy, horror |
Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1964 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | xii, 207 |
The stories utilise such settings as Brichester, Goatswood and Clotton - Campbell's equivalent English invented locales comprising the Severn Valley, based upon H. P. Lovecraft's invention of such locales as Arkham, Dunwich, and Kingsport. The title story introduces Campbell's fictitious book of occult lore, the Revelations of Gla'aki, similar to Lovecraft's Necronomicon.