 It was edited by Ellen Datlow.The volume is a "cross-genre" anthology of Lovecraft-inspired stories and poems, with original art by World Fantasy Award–winning artist John Coulthart.Datlow's stated goal with the anthology was "to avoid the pastiches...to use stories that have not been overly reprinted...[and] showcase Lovecraftian-influenced stories by at least some authors not known for that kind of story."