{"product_id":"2940158719721","title":"The Cackle of Cthulhu","description":"TOP AUTHORS POKE FUN AND PAY TRIBUTE TO H.P. LOVECRAFT'S CTHULHU MYTHOS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnock, knock!\u003cbr\u003eWho's there?\u003cbr\u003eCthul.\u003cbr\u003eCthul who?\u003cbr\u003eExactly! I've come to tickle your funnybone.\u003cbr\u003eOh, and also to eat your soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1928, Weird Tales debuted \"The Call of Cthulhu\" by H.P. Lovecraft, and the Cthulhu Mythos was born. In the 90 years since, dozens of writers have dared play within HPL's mind-blowing creation--but never with such terrifyingly funny results. Now top authors lampoon, parody, and subvert Lovecraft's Mythos. See Cthulhu cut short his nap at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to invade North Korea! Watch the Unspeakable Eater of Souls solve crimes on the pulpy streets of Innsmouth! And speaking of largish Elder Gods, listen to a plastic Elvis doll dispense folksy advice straight from the heart of the Emperor of Dread! Again Ol' Tentacle-Face is confronted by frail humans who dare defy the Incarnation of Ultimate Evil--but this time not by brave monster hunters and terrified villagers, but by fan fiction writers, clueless college students, and corporate lawyers (okay, we realize it's hard to know who to root for in that confrontation).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-three mirthful manifestations within the Cthulhu Mythos from best-selling and award-winning authors Neil Gaiman, Mike Resnick, Esther Friesner, Ken Liu, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, Nick Mamatas, and many more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuaranteed to leave you howling. Because if you look at it just right, there's nothing funnier than a soul writhing in cosmic horror before a tentacled maw of malevolence. As HPL himself saith: \"From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Unidentified Funny Objects anthologies, edited by Alex Shvartsman:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a delight. There are a lot of giggles here, and every now and then you'll laugh your head off. This is a hoot from start to finish.\"--Galaxy's Edge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shvartsman delivers a wonderful anthology and if you want to broaden your humorous SFF reading, Unidentified Funny Objects is a great place to start.\"-- A Fantastical Librarian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Alex Shvartsman:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shvartsman is an entertaining writer who can take on many voices and make them his.\" –Locus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alex Shvartsman's comedy is bright and direct with clever dialogue of both the inner and outer sort.\"--Tangent Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComplete Contributor List:\u003cbr\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003cbr\u003eJody Lynn Nye\u003cbr\u003eMike Resnick\u003cbr\u003eKen Liu\u003cbr\u003eNick Mamatas\u003cbr\u003eEsther Friesner\u003cbr\u003eDavid Vaughan\u003cbr\u003eKevin Wetmore\u003cbr\u003eShaenon K. Garrity\u003cbr\u003eBrian Trent\u003cbr\u003eAlex Shvartsman\u003cbr\u003eRachael Klahn Jones\u003cbr\u003eYvonne Navarro\u003cbr\u003eScott Huggins\u003cbr\u003eGini Koch\u003cbr\u003eAidan Doyle\u003cbr\u003eKonstantine Paradias\u003cbr\u003eAmanda Helms\u003cbr\u003eLaura Resnick\u003cbr\u003eMatt Mikalatos\u003cbr\u003eLaura Pearlman\u003cbr\u003eLucy A. Snyder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal stories by David Vaughan, Jody Lynn Nye, Mike Resnick, Brian Trent, Yvonne Navarro, G. Scott Huggins, Gini Koch, Aidan Doyle, Amanda Helms, Laura Resnick, Laura Pearlman, Lucy Snyder, and Nick Mamatas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReprints by Esther Friesener, Kevin Wetmore, Shaenon K. Garrity, Alex Shvatsman, Ken Liu, Rachael K. Jones, Neil Gaiman, Konstantine Paradias, and Matt Mikalatos.","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157792932080,"sku":"2940158719721","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158719721_p0.jpg?v=1764122683","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158719721","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}