Donald Tyson

Donald Tyson (born 12 January 1954) is a Canadian author who has written more than a dozen nonfiction books on the Western esoteric tradition Donald Tyson author profile at Llewellyn.com, some of which are connected to H. P. Lovecraft. Tyson has also written fiction in the Cthulhu Mythos genre, including two novels that focus on the character of Abdul Alhazred. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Tyson's 2010 book The Dream World of H. P. Lovecraft: His Life, His Demons, His Universe is both a biography of H. P. Lovecraft and an exploration of his work from an occult perspective. S. T. Joshi blurbed it as "a thought-provoking and intellectually stimulating book...a must-read for Lovecraftians.The Dream World of H. P. Lovecraft at Goodreads 
In The 13 Gates of the Necronomicon and Grimoire of the Necronomicon, both published in 2008, Tyson attempted to use the Cthulhu Mythos as a framework for ritual magic. With artist Anne Stokes, Tyson produced the Necronomicon Tarot in 2007 featuring Mythos imagery.
==Selected Bibliography==
===Novels===
*Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred (2004)
*Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon (2006)
*The Skinless Face (2012)
*Iron Chain (2014)
*The Lovecraft Coven (2014)
*The Red Stone of Jubbah (2020)
===Collections===
*Return to Isle of the Dead and Other Tales of Alhazred (2022)
===Short Fiction===
*"The Dog Handler's Tale" (2014)
*"Virgin's Island" (2014)
*"The Dream Stones" (2015)
*"The Organ of Chaos" (2016)
===Nonfiction=== 
*The 13 Gates of the Necronomicon (2008)
*Grimoire of the Necronomicon (2008)
*The Dream World of H. P. Lovecraft: His Life, His Demons, His Universe (2010)
==External Links==
*Donald Tyson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
*Donald Tyson at Goodreads
==References==
Category:Expanded Mythos Authors
Category:Mythos-Inspired Authors
Category:Non-Fiction Authors