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Arkham Horror Series

27 primary works • 35 total works
Tie-in novels and short story collections for the Arkham Horror board game, based on the stories of H.P. Lovecraft.

Books are numbered in publication order.

The novels and novellas set in our Arkham Horror Files universe lead you far from the sheltered shores of ignorance and into the murky unknown. With a mix of pulp action and supernatural horror, …

Book 1

Ghouls of the Miskatonic
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3.53 · 535 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 2011 · 6 editions
It is the roaring twenties - a time of jazz, gin, …

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    Book 2

    Dance of the Damned
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    3.48     · 272 Ratings · 35 Reviews · 5 editions
    A grim dance has begun, and for Miskatonic Univers…

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    Book 3

    The Lies of Solace
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    3.47     · 153 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions
    A cold-eyed man was smiling at her from so close s…

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    Book 4

    Bones of the Yopasi
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    3.68     · 230 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions
    The town of Kingsport will soon be dragged into a …

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    Book 5

    Feeders from Within
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    3.89     · 139 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    Something Sinister Plots Beneath the Streets of Ar…

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    Book 6

    Dweller in the Deep
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    3.72     · 167 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    Having learned the shocking truth behind a plot to…

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    Book 7

    The Sign of Glaaki
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    3.18     · 79 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    When an actress is brutally murdered on the set of…

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    Book 8

    The Hungering God
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    3.32     · 100 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    The Lord of Nightmares will soon walk the earth le…

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    Book 9

    The Investigators of Arkham Horror
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    4.02     · 107 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions
    An essential tome for all the most daring fans of …

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    Book 9.3

    Hour of the Huntress
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    3.42     · 419 Ratings · 65 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    A DARK MOON RISES OVER THE SLEEPY STREETS OF ARKHA…

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    Book 9.4

    Ire of the Void
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    3.46     · 305 Ratings · 40 Reviews · 3 editions
    SCIENCE CANNOT EXPLAIN THE VANISHING PHYSICIST

    Nobo…

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    Book 9.5

    The Dirge of Reason
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    3.34     · 319 Ratings · 41 Reviews · 3 editions
    LAKE HOUSE DESTROYED. 38 DEAD. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

    Feder…

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    Book 9.6

    The Deep Gate
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    3.37     · 238 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
    The deep gate includes four exclusive cards for Ar…

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    Book 9.7

    To Fight the Black Wind
    by
    3.45     · 267 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
    NOT ALL PATIENTS CAN BE CURED—OR WANT TO BE.

    Visiti…

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    Book 9.8

    The Blood of Baalshandor
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    3.19     · 103 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 1 edition
    Discover the power of true magic in Blood of Baals…

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    Book 10

    Wrath of N'kai
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    3.79     · 608 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    The first in a new range of novels of eldritch adv…

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    Book 11

    The Last Ritual
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    3.54     · 632 Ratings · 103 Reviews · published 2020 · 20 editions
    A mad surrealist’s art threatens to rip open the f…

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    Book 11.5

    Dark Revelations
    by
    3.41     · 111 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    Nightmares and apocalyptic visions have plagued no…

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    Book 12

    Mask of Silver
    by
    3.56     · 267 Ratings · 58 Reviews · 10 editions
    A stunning return to Arkham Horror when a movie di…

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    Book 13

    Litany of Dreams
    by
    3.72     · 281 Ratings · 56 Reviews · published 2021 · 14 editions
    Dark incantations expose the minds of Miskatonic U…

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    Book 14

    The Devourer Below
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    3.71     · 263 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2021 · 6 editions
    The city of Arkham falls prey to ghoulish dread in…

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    Book 15

    Cult of the Spider Queen
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    3.59     · 316 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2021 · 13 editions
    An ancient horror deep in the Amazon jungle spins …

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    Book 16

    The Deadly Grimoire
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    3.71     · 152 Ratings · 42 Reviews · 7 editions
    A daring actress and a barnstorming pilot team up …

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    Book 17

    In the Coils of the Labyrinth
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    3.76     · 156 Ratings · 49 Reviews · 8 editions
    An unnatural terror penetrating our reality preys …

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    Book 18

    Secrets in Scarlet: An Arkham Horror Anthology
    by
    3.72     · 127 Ratings · 29 Reviews · 8 editions
    A secret organization ruthlessly seeks power over …

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    Book 19

    Lair of the Crystal Fang
    by
    3.71     · 125 Ratings · 32 Reviews · 7 editions
    When a mysterious killer haunts Arkham, three stru…

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    Book 20

    Shadows of Pnath
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    3.99     · 161 Ratings · 42 Reviews · 3 editions
    An expert thief outwits foes old and new to defeat…

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    Book 21

    The Ravening Deep: The Sanford Files
    by
    4.05     · 133 Ratings · 39 Reviews · 7 editions
    A nightmarish power unleashed from the depths infi…

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    Book 22

    The Bootlegger's Dance
    by
    3.67     · 72 Ratings · 27 Reviews · 3 editions
    Christmas comes to Arkham Horror in this action-pa…

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    Book 23

    Song of Carcosa: An Arkham Horror Novel
    by
    3.94     · 47 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 6 editions
    An occult thief takes on a sinister society threat…

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    Book 24

    Herald of Ruin: The Sanford Files
    by
    4.20     · 76 Ratings · 17 Reviews · 9 editions
    The enigmatic Carl Sanford is the master of all th…

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    Book 25

    The Forbidden Visions of Lucius Galloway: An Arkham Horror Novel
    by
    3.90     · 41 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 2 editions
    An antediluvian tome holds the key to unlocking an…

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    Book 26

    The Nightmare Quest of April May: An Arkham Horror Novel
    by
    3.91     · 22 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 2 editions
    A sickness haunts the dreams of Arkham’s citizens …

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    Book 9.3-9.6

    Dark Origins: Arkham Horror: The Collected Novellas, Vol. 1
    by
    3.76     · 225 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2021 · 9 editions
    The Ancient Ones are coming to consume our world, …

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    Book 9.7-9.8, 11.5

    Grim Investigations: Arkham Horror: The Collected Novellas, Vol. 2
    by
    3.51     · 98 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2022 · 8 editions
    The bold investigators of Arkham Horror are humani…

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