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octavia_cade's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.0
As with most of Lovecraft, I do think this is desperately overwritten - the man wouldn't recognise restraint if it surged out of a grave and bit him. That being said, this is still relatively creepy, and the short length mitigates the worst of the excess. There's also the fact that it's about two awful people getting their just deserts, and I do appreciate that. As well as the bats. Bats improve most stories... bats and the dim howling of a distant hound meant that I liked this more than normal, considering who the author is.
hendejos's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
frogie's review against another edition
3.0
A quick read and my second time trying a Lovecraft story. Overall it was vaguely creepy but not enough to actually make me scared. I'd also forgotten just how much Lovecraft's writing seemed to enjoy long sentences and equally long words.
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Not sure if this can be considered a spoiler but just in case... From the very beginning, I kept getting old fashioned vampire vibes from this and the ending when the body in the coffin was revealed (for the second time) pretty much solidified the vampire feel to this. And didn't old stories of vampires also include wolves/werewolves who howled at night?alyssa_watson's review
4.0
I enjoyed this particular work of Lovecraft's. It was appropriately creepy with descriptions of the ghoul and was a quick read. I still think my favorite work of Lovecraft that I have read thus far is The Nameless City, but I have many more works to read. Overall worth a quick read.
calalo's review against another edition
3.0
No son los muertos los que aterran, es el cementerio a su alrededor que con pinceladas oscuras les provee el poder de acobardar a cualquiera. Podedumbre y descomposición son la prueba de que lo repetido y cliché se vuelve arquetipo cuando lo rodeas de prosa atmosférica y tension cadavérica. Crea una zona incierta y cualquier historia simple resultara en un complejo miedo. Siempre que leo terror de autores pasados o contemporaneos un poco flojos, Lovecraft me da un tentáculo salvador.
burdiebird's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
zaisgraph's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I only read this because the book I was reading kept mentioning it LOL. I guess I expected something that felt instantly groundbreaking to any uninitiated to Lovecraft but I felt no such thing. Had to do a little research to appreciate this more and I guess I do already. There is camp.
cthuwu's review against another edition
4.0
just listened to the new horrorbabble version of this! super good, loved ian's narration as always. the story is a little meh but it just goes to show: play stupid games, win stupid prizes.