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American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist (1909–1971)

Also known as: August W. Derleth, August William Derleth, Август Дерлет, أوغست ديرليث, 어거스트 덜레스, オーガスト・ダーレス

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Foundational cosmic horror of the Cthulhu Mythos that Derleth's stories directly extend and imitate. (AI reason)
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Clark Ashton Smith1893–1961
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Ornate weird fiction and Mythos-adjacent tales of ancient gods and doomed sorcerers from the Weird Tales circle. (AI reason)
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Ramsey Campbell1946–
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Early Lovecraftian stories relocating the Mythos to an invented regional setting, much like Derleth's own approach. (AI reason)
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Brian Lumley1937–2024
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Henry Kuttner1915–1958
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Arthur Conan Doyle1859–1930
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