Introduction (to "Cthulhu Companion") (1983)

ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book is composed of submissions to Different Worlds magazine and other Cthulhoid Chaosium projects. The Different Worlds readers’ enthusiasm for the Cthulhu Mythos resulted in many excellent submissions, some of which appear, with permission, within these pages.

The contents of this supplement are quite varied. The first two entries "The Cthulhu Mythos in Mesoamerican Religion" and "Further notes on the Necronomicon" are essays on the Cthulhu Mythos. These are followed by Sourcebook and Rulesbook additions. Next are "Paper Chase","The Mystery of Loch Feinn","The Rescue," and "The Secret of Castronegro,” four scenarios of varying length. Also included are "Excerpts and Prayers", examples of H. P. Lovecraft’s poetry, and a "Sanity Quiz."

—Yurek Chodak.