1. Compare "The Whippoorwills in the Hills" to H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror." Which characters do the stories have in common? What is similar about their settings? Does Derleth use his setting in the same way Lovecraft does? Which is the better story?
2. How closely does Dan's psychology approximate that of a serial murderer? Are his rationalizations typical?
3. Derleth alludes to Lovecraft stories in "The Whippoorwills in the Hills." For instance, the window in the attic is a reference to a particular story, and the Whateleys allude to another story. What are the stories that Derleth alludes to? Why would he drop such allusions into his narrative?
4. Explain who the figure Yogge-Sothoth is and how Lovecraft and Derleth developed him in their fiction.
5. What is the significance of books in Derleth's.....
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