N'gah-Kthun
Keeper of the Silver Gate

The Hastur Cycle, while it seems to be an interesting concept (Hastur is a popular entity among CoC gamers) is easily one of the more uneven Chaosium anthologies, although it illustrates the evolution of the concept of Hastur quite well. The problem is, fewer stories than would be expected include Hastur at all.

Several early, pre-Mythos stories ("Haita The Shepherd" and "An Inhabitant Of Carcosa" by Ambrose Bierce, "The Repairer Of Reputations" and

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I read this collection out of interest (I am quite fond of the Chaosium collections) and was on the whole pleasantly surprised. Arkham Tales contains original Mythos fiction, an interesting idea that I hope very much will be used in the future, as the end product is quite interesting and enjoyable.

The stories in Arkham Tales are closely tied to the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game, but it is possible to read and enjoy the stories within without being familiar with the game. They

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