"Foreword" "Introduction: The 'Un-Demonizing' of August Derleth'", by Peter Ruber "H. P. Lovecraft" (essay) Excerpts from the H. P. Lovecraft Letters to August Derleth "Clark Ashton Smith" (essay) "Prince Alcouz and the Magician", by Clark Ashton Smith "Donald Wandrei" (essay) "Man-Hunt", by Donald Wandrei "Robert E. Howard" (essay) "The Valley of the Lost", by Robert E. Howard "Robert Bloch" (essay) "The Bat is My Brother", by Robert Bloch "H. Russell Wakefield" (essay) "The Latch-Key", by H. Russell Wakefield "Carl Jacobi" (essay) "Dyak Reward", by Carl Jacobi "Henry S. Whitehead" (essay) "Sea-Tiger", by Henry S. Whitehead "Frank Belknap Long" (essay) "The Dog-Eared God", by Frank Belknap Long "David H. Keller" (essay) "The Beautiful Lady", by David H. Keller "E. Hoffman Price" (essay) "Sweetheart from the Tomb", by E. Hoffmann Price "Greye La Spina" (essay) "Wolf of the Steppes", by Greye La Spina "Arthur J. Burks" (essay) "Rhythmic Formula", by Arthur J. Burks "Ray Douglas Bradbury" (essay) "The Small Assassin", by Ray Bradbury "Howard Wandrei" (essay) "George Is All Right", by Howard Wandrei "Mary Elizabeth Counselman" (essay) "Something Old", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman "John Ramsey Campbell" (essay) "Property of the Ring", by John Ramsey Campbell "Seabury Quinn" (essay) "Bon Voyage, Michele", by Seabury Quinn "Nelson Bond" (essay) "The Master of Cotswold", by Nelson Bond "Vincent Starrett" (essay) "The Open Window", by Vincent Starrett "August Derleth & Mark Schorer" (essay) "A Visitor from Outside", by August Derleth & Mark Schorer