Horror writer H.P. Lovecraft has long inspired a wide range of authors. This latest anthology features 27 Lovecraftian tales published between 2000 and 2010. A father’s death and a tape recording force a young man to confront a horrible family secret in John Langan’s subtly revelatory tale, “Mr. Gaunt.” In a twist on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Neil Gaiman’s “A Study in Emerald” features a famous consulting detective who investigates a royal murder in a Victorian England ruled by beings from beyond the stars. The contributors’ list consists of a who’s who in contemporary sf and dark fantasy, including China Miéville, Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, Charles Stross, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and John Shirley. VERDICT For fans of Lovecraftian fiction and well-wrought horror.