Dark Horse Presents #142 (1999)

The spirit of H.P. Lovecraft has possessed this issue of DHP, unleashing three eerie tales of forbidden books and human encounters with the unknown. Mike Mignola's new character, Dr. Gosbro Coffin, solves the mystery of "The Bookroom Horror," but very nearly loses his life in the process. Art by Ryan Sook. In "Worm Song," by Scott Allie and Galen Showman, two supernatural investigators attempt to steal an ancient book from a powerful sorceress. And in "The Keyhole," by Welles Hartley and Vince Giarrano a dead scientist's notebook resurrects an experiment that provides a peek at the terrors that lie beyond our mortal plane.