Lest you think that all I do is lounge about watching movies all the live-long day, I also have a decent book collection. In particular, there’s a good deal of cosmic horror, specifically Lovecraft and Lovecraft-inspired works.

Lovecraft is, of course, a troubling figure. His influence is extensive and undeniable, but the man himself was a fairly rabid racist and xenophobe (it’s said that he later regretted and attempted to disavow such benighted attitudes). The fact remains that the world he created continues to be expanded, a practice that is unlikely to stop any time soon. So here’s a ranked list Cthulhu Mythos stories not by Lovecraft.

#10 Sticks (Karl Edward Wagner)

#9 Bad Sushi (Cherie Priest)

#8 A Study In Emerald (Neil Gaiman)

#7 The Big Fish (Jack Yeovil)

#6 Little Lady (J.C. Koch)

#5 Diana Of The Hundred Breasts (Robert Silverberg)

#4 Jerusalem’s Lot (Stephen King)

#3 Pickman’s Other Model (1929) (Caitlín R. Kiernan)

#2 Fat Face (Michael Shea)

#1 Flash Frame (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)