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b'August Derleth is a controversial figure in the world of the Cthulhu Mythos. He was the first to push for publication of Lovecraft\\u2019s work after his death, but his own writing didn\\u2019t quite live up to that of the Master. What do Great Old Ones have in common with Elemental Evil? Find out as we discuss three noteworthy stories.\\n\\xa0\\n\\nwww.nobleknight.com\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAugust William Derleth\\nborn February 24, 1909 in Sauk City, WI; died July 4, 1971\\nBest remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft; contributed to the Cthulhu Mythos; founded Arkham House in 1939 with his friend Donald Wandrei, which did much to bring supernatural fiction into print in the US that had only been readily available in the UK\\n1938 Guggenheim Fellow\\nDerleth considered his most serious work to be the Sac Prairie Saga, about life in Wisconsin as he knew it\\nHe was a pioneering naturalist and conservationist\\n\\xa0\\nDerleth had been a correspondent and friend of Lovecraft since his teenage years\\nafter Lovecraft\\u2019s death, Derleth founded Arkham House to publish Lovecraft\\u2019s work\\nfirst book was The Outsider and Others, 1939\\nDerleth invented the term \\u201cCthulhu Mythos\\u201d (Lovecraft preferred \\u201cYog-Sothery\\u201d)\\nwrote a number of stories based on fragments in which he was a \\u201cposthumous collaborator\\u201d\\ndepicted Lovecraft\\u2019s universe as more hopeful, reflecting his Christian views\\ntreated Old Ones as elemental forces\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cThe Return of Hastur\\u201d\\nfirst appeared in Weird Tales, March 1939\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cIthaqua\\u201d\\nfirst appeared in Strange Stories, February 1941\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cBeyond the Threshold\\u201d\\nfirst appeared in Weird Tales, September 1941\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nMy guest:\\n\\n\\n\\nLouis Brenton\\n\\ntwitter - @revlouisbrenton\\nwebsite -\\xa0louisbrenton.com\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nCo-hosts:\\nJeffrey Wikstrom\\nwebsite -\\xa0jeffwik.com\\nemail -\\xa0jeffwik@gmail.com\\n\\xa0\\nGeoffrey Winn\\ntwitter - @geoffreydwinn\\n\\xa0\\nEmail us with your comments!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\nhttp://www.thetomeshow.com\\nthetomeshow@gmail.com\\n\\xa0\\n\\nThank you to our sponsor, Open Gaming Store!'