The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants

A collection of fantasy and horror short stories by British author J. Ramsey Campbell, who dropped the initial from his name in subsequent publications. It was released in 1964 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,009 copies and was the author's first book. The stories are part of the Cthulhu Mythos. Campbell had originally written his introduction to be included in the book The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces under the title "Cthulhu in Britain". However, Arkham's editor, August Derleth, decided to use it here. The contents were reprinted with some of Campbell's later Lovecraftian work in his 1985 collection Cold Print. A collection of short stories by J. Ramsey Campbell. Stories included...The Room in the CastleThe Horror from the BridgeThe Insects from ShaggaiThe Render of the VeilsThe Inhabitant of the LakeThe Plain of SoundThe Return of the WitchThe Mine on YuggothThe Will of Stanley BrookeThe Moon-Lens