First of all, there are numerous other stories with greater mention and accolades when referring to the author. Furthermore, this is a transition period for Lovecraft (published in 1931), moving more towards science fiction and less towards horror.

But this story has it all. The reader is introduced to the Mi-go, an alien race of "large, pinkish, fungoid, crustacean-like entities the size of a man," gory embellishments, and yes, a near-complete compendium of Cthulhu Mythos references. In one sentence, the attributions are numerous:

"I found myself faced by names and terms that I had heard elsewhere in the most hideous of connections—Yuggoth, Great Cthulhu, Tsathoggua, Yog-Sothoth, R'lyeh, Nyarlathotep, Azathoth, Hastur, Yian, Leng, the Lake of Hali, Bethmoora, the Yellow Sign, L'mur-Kathulos, Bran, and the Magnum Innominandum..."

Aside from its contents, theCase of Charles Dexter Ward"

boomer72 on July 12, 2019:

since yall couldnt be bothered to credit the art you used for Dunwhich, its from the HP Lovecraft historical society's Dark Adventure Radio Theatre's adaptation of the dunwhich horror.

heres a link

https://store.hplhs.org/collections/dark-adventure...

also why TF the picture in the house not on the list

Jeff on June 05, 2019:

I am shocked that The Shadow Out of Time got minimal love. In my view, this is by far the finest of his stories.

silverfishimperitrix on April 11, 2019:

The Rats In The Walls, The Thing On The Doorstep, The Picture In The House, The terrible Old Man, Arthur Jermyn, and The Shunned House are all really good, too.

Anon on March 14, 2019:

My favorite was actually Herbert West - Reanimator, It introduced a character with good intentions