The Call Of Cthulhu's Manga Adaptation Is Finally Available In English

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The manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story The Call of Cthulhu is now available in English, just in time for Halloween. Written and illustrated by Gou Tanabe and published by Dark Horse, The Call of Cthulhu manga is a 288-page paperback with incredible cover art and a distinctive aesthetic that feels fitting for a Lovecraft story. It's very reasonably priced at $20--though Amazon is selling it for $18. A Kindle edition is available for for $12.

The Call of Cthulhu is the second Lovecraft manga release of 2024. In July, Dark Horse published At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition, a 626-page doorstopper collecting both volumes of the classic Lovecraft tale. At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition manga is on sale for $32.58 (was $50) at Amazon.

H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu Manga

$18 (was $20)

The Call of Cthulhu is often regarded as Lovecraft's best work of horror fiction. Cthulhu has inspired countless games, movies, TV shows, songs, novels, etc. The story is centered around a cult and the ancient, terrifying creature known as Cthulhu.

Lovecraft's original tale is only around 40 pages, but Tanabe's adaptation is just shy of 300 pages due to its dedication to rendering scenes from the story in exhaustive detail.

Though most of the book is colored in black, white, and gray, there are eight full-color pages. It also has silver ink on the title page, and the cover art follows the chaotic, haunting style of previous Lovecraft manga adaptations.

Originally published in Japanese in 2019, The Call of Cthulhu was translated by Zack Davisson. It's one of numerous Lovecraft stories Tanabe has adapted since 2014, all of which have been translated by Davisson.

H.P. Lovecraft manga by Gou Tanabe

The Mountains of Madness as illustrated by Gou Tanabe

At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition features wrap-around cover art with soft-touch lamination and spot gloss, 100gsm wood-free paper, several pages in full color, a title page in silver ink, foil gilding on the edges of the book block, and a satin ribbon bookmark. The cover art above doesn't really do this 626-page hardcover justice. If you check out the customer reviews on the listing, you'll see a user-uploaded image of the mammoth deluxe edition, and it looks absolutely stunning.

We've included a list of Tanabe's Lovecraft manga below. The Shadow Over Innsmouth is on sale for 50% off, dropping the price of this 450-page manga to only $15.53. It was published in English by Dark Horse last December. The Hound and Other Stories is a collection of various Lovecraft fiction. Originally published in Japanese in 2014, Dark Horse released the English translation in 2017.

At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition (Hardcover) -- $32.58 ($50)
The Call of Cthulhu (Paperback) -- $18 ($20)
The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Paperback) -- $15.53 ($30)
The Hound and Other Stories (Paperback) -- $13 ($15)
At the Mountains of Madness Vol. 1 (Paperback) -- $16 ($20)
At the Mountains of Madness Vol. 2 (Paperback) -- $15.60 ($20)

Lovecraft's Original Works - Buy One, Get One 50% Off at Amazon

And if you want to read Lovecraft's original prose stories, there are multiple eye-catching box sets and special editions up for grabs for discounts at Amazon. The H.P. Lovecraft Collection, a six-book hardcover set, is available for only $33.49 (was $60). This set includes At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror, The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow over Innsmouth, Polaris, The Color Out of Space, and Rats in the Walls.

The H.P. Lovecraft Collection is eligible for Amazon's buy one, get one 50% off book sale through October 26. Other eligible Lovecraft books include the illustrated hardcover editions of The Call of Cthulhu and Volume 1 of At the Mountains of Madness.