" [August] Derleth tried to prevent any other (non-Derleth-approved) writer from writing Cthulhu Mythos stories.If Lovecraft had wanted bad writers to avoid Cthulhu Mythos stories, he wouldn’t have written back to August Derleth. "

― Kenneth Hite , Cthulhu 101: A Beginner's Guide to the Dreamer in the Deep