Golden Goblin Press (Mythos publisher)

A small occult publisher located in New York City during the early years of the 20th century. First referred to in the 1931 Robert E. Howard story, "The Black Stone," two conflicting accounts of this company exist.

Dean Shomshak Version

In Dragon magazine #150 (October 1989), author Dean Shomshak provides a list of published Golden Goblin Press books in the article "Unspeakable Secrets Made Easy." The article lists the following volumes:

• Mu: Lost Land of the Pacific, by Paul Dixon (1896)
• Demon Gods of Mu, by Paul Dixon (1900)
• El Codigo de Uxmal, trans. by Dr. Miguel Arroscas of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia (1901)
• Magic and Mystery of Mu, by Paul Dixon (1902)
• Book of Elder Aeons, trans. by Muriel Rasmussen (1906)
• Unaussprechlichen Kulten, illus. by Diego Vasquez (1909)
• The Uxmal Codex, trans. by Thad Chevaux (1910)

This version of the history has the offices, printing presses, and unsold stock of Golden Goblin Press books being consumed by a fire late one night in 1908, which also killed the editor and publisher.

Stephen Marc Harris Version

In 1996, Steven Marc Harris published an article on his blog called "The History of Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten." According to this article, Samuel and John Addleton formed the company in 1908. When founded, their intention was to republish their own works. The article lists the following volumes having been printed

• The Mythic Philosophy, by John Addleton (1908)
• The Hours of Telian (1908)
• The Zohar (1908)
• Unaussprechlichen Kulten, illus. by Diego Vasquez (1909)
• Focloro Verdadeiro, by Vasco de Moraes
• Revelations of Hali, trans. by E. S. Bayrolles (1913)

The publishing house, always operating on a shoestring, was unable to survive the economic downturn caused by the outbreak of World War I in 1917.