Cthulhu Tales #8

From the horrific to the silly, Cthulhu Tales takes H.P. Lovecraft's style of storytelling - and often many of his familiar icons - and runs with them. At its most intense, it tells harrowing tales of horror filled with insanity, in keeping with Lovecraft's original works. At its most envelope-pushing, this anthology tells extremely silly stories that take characters like Cthulhu and run...

LEVERAGE writer Christine Boylan reveals what the elder gods are up to…in the future! Roger (MUPPETS SHOW, FRED THE CLOWN) Langridge gives you a “sweet” double-page spread! Also: “Incorporation,” the story of what happens when Cthulhu worshippers invade a multinational corporation at the highest level. If you thought Enron was bad...

Jeff Lester pens 'Reunion Tour,' what is probably our favorite Cthulhu Tale to date, a story melding rock and roll, age-old partnerships, unnamable beasts from the dimensions beyond space and time, and flight attendants! Also, William Messner-Loebs returns to Cthulhu Tales with a short story of chilling horror!

Cthulhu Calls and Steve Niles answers! Niles, Eric Calderon and Christine Boylan are aboard the new monthly series that readers demanded, based on the fan-favorite, critically-acclaimed anthology! Yes, Cthulhu Tales is back -- and this time it's monthly! More great Cthulhu stories from more great writers and artists! It's time to heed the call!

Acclaimed writer William Messner-Loebs (JOURNEY) joins the BOOM! family! Don't tell the Elder Gods, or they'll take him from us! Messner-Loebs and Michael Alan (FALL OF CTHULHU) Nelson chill the blood in the new, monthly anthology series! Something big is happening in the BOOM! horror universe in 2008...and it starts here! Heed the call of Cthulhu!

Set sail for DEATH! Well...okay, first, unspeakably mind-bending terror on the cruise ship out of time...and then DEATH! Sorry to give away the surprise ending. Also, a sneak peek at our new companion book, FALL OF CTHULHU: GODWAR by horror scribe Michael Alan Nelson!

The BOOM! Horrorverse spreads its tendrils into Cthulhu Tales in a sequel to the classic Lovecraft tale, "The Colour Out Of Time", which BOOM!'s printer is threatening to charge extra for. Nothing but the best for our faithful BOOM! readers.

Glen Cadigan presents a haunting story of parental love gone very, very wrong in the present, while Brian Augustyn (Batman: Gotham By Gaslight) tells a tale of years gone by - and the British Empire's first contact with Cthulhu's agents of horror in the stunning "Empire Of Ants".

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Fall of Cthulhu writer Michael Alan Nelson pens the first part of a special tale of creeping chaos that ties directly into the events of the Fall of Cthulhu: Apocalypse series, providing new insights and background into that epic tale! Also: 'Comeback Tour' written by Jeff Lester!