The Ithaqua Cycle

While this is probably the most comprehensive compendium of stories about Ithaqua/Wendigo. Most of the stories are quite amateurish (fully deserving the 'pulp fiction' moniker). The only redeeming aspect of the collection are the stories by Algernon Blackwood (the original "Wendigo" story) and a couple of stories by Derleth (sadly, not of the quality of say "The Lurker at the Threshold"). Other stories are basically paraphrases on the same theme, not showing much creativity. Overall, I can't recommend it - I wish the topic was picked by more talented authors (in my opinion, it would make a fabulous short story by Stephen King). Mr. Blackwood's story is already out of copyright and makes a decent read; I will not miss any other stories in this collection.