Lovecraft Mythos guide/reference books ?

[chaosound]

ive heard a few mentioned on the show but could/would anyone list some good Mythos reference books, serious or not, i know theres a Cthulhu Survival Guide and something Encyclopedia i think

[Lambda]

There was Dan Harms' Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, but I think it's out of print now.
(He also did the mythos faq, which you should be able to find online.)

[chaosound]

thanks, according to wiki he also did this, maybe easier to find
2008 - The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia: A Guide to H.P. Lovecraft's Universe (Updated & Expanded Third Edition) Elder Signs Press ISBN 1-934501-04-2 (Hardcover), ISBN 1-934501-05-0 (Trade Paperback)

[Bob Lovecraft]

There was Dan Harms' Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, but I think it's out of print now.
(He also did the mythos faq, which you should be able to find online.)

I have a copy of this book on my shelf, and it is pretty helpful:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934501050/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d4_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0TSP2PYG0TNBFDBJGES8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

Bob

[vortexgods]

I have the two Petersen's Guides:

S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands

S. Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters

These are not gamebooks, although they were published by Chaosium for use with the Call of Cthulhu RPG.  They appear to be hard to get now, though.

I love the cover on the Dreamlands one.

[Tcho-Tcho Gourmand]

"The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia", of course; it was published by Chaosium. I have also "What to do when you meet Cthulhu", which is kind of a Survival Guide written in an ironic, very funny way. It contains a lot of marvellous lists of things to do, such as "what to do when you encounter a Shining Trapezohedron", "what to do when you meet a Whateley", and so on. It's edited by Elder Signs Press, and it's really a very good reading.

[chaosound]

thanks for all the help