Atomic-Age Cthulhu
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THE DECADE OF THE 1950s: while many places in the world are still recovering from the horrors of the Second World War¸ it is a good time for America. The economy and industry are roaring¸ the middle class is exploding¸ and everyone can own their own home. The nation is filled with pride after a hard-won victory. The future never seemed brighter¸ and yet...
...never before have we faced a global threat as dire as the atomic bomb. Humanity has always waged war¸ but now we can eradicate all life on the planet. Educational films promise survival of a nuclear blast. In movies¸ the classic monsters of the 30s and 40s are replaced by horrors spawned of the atom.
Enemies are everywhere¸ and there are dangers in our midst: devilish rock n'roll¸ morally corrupt books¸ and sinister comic books corrupt the minds of our youth.
The dreaded Red Menace of Communism is poised to overthrow our government and strip-away all of our personal freedoms. Their comrades are everywhere and could be anyone¸ including your neighbor¸ your friend¸ or a member of your family. There are godless Communists spreading across the globe¸ and they must be stopped by any means necessary!
So here you have the world of Atomic Age Cthulhu¸ bringing Lovecraftian horror to the postwar Golden Age.
The contents of this fiction anthology include:
- Bad Reception by Jeffrey Thomas
- Unamerican by Cody Goodfellow
- Fallout by Sam Stone
- Eldritch Lunch by Adam Bolivar
- Little Curly by Neil Baker
- The Day the Music Died by Charles Christian
- The Terror That Came to Dounreay by William Meikle
- The Romero Transference by Josh Reynolds
- It Came to Modesto by Ed Erdelac
- Within the Image of the Divine by Bear Weiter
- Yellow is the Color of the Future by Jason Andrew
- Fears Realized by Tom Lynch
- Professor Patriot and the Doom that Came to Niceville by Christine Morgan
- Rose-Colored Glasses by Michael Szymanski
- The Preserved Ones by Christopher M. Geeson
- Putnam's Monster by Scott T. Goudsward
- Operation Switch by Pete Rawlik
- Names on the Black List by Robert M. Price
- The End of the Golden Age by Brian M. Sammons & Glynn Owen Barrass