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vincent1126's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, Gore, and Antisemitism
ridanwise's review against another edition
4.0
I should have definitely read this one BEFORE Providence, but I didn’t, so much of the magic regarding Providence was retroactively gone. It’s weird, given that those three volumes served as prequel AND sequel to Neonomicon. Anyways, still amazing. Still Moore. Still sexually messed up.
hastyentreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rolandosmedeiros's review against another edition
3.0
Ganchos para futura review: referências a diversas histórias e autores do Mythos que já resenhei aqui (Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, Ashton Clark Smith, Ramsey Campbell, etc) e interessante ótica sobre os mitos de Chtulhu, principalmente na questão temporal e não-literal; história compassada de maneira muito semelhante à primeira temporada de True Detective, me pergunto até se não houve inspiração; cenas problemáticas relacionadas à sexo que não dá para ser breve ou falar sobre sem dar spoilers.
geozoink's review against another edition
dark
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? It's complicated
2.0
jstrahan's review against another edition
4.0
Two stories in this collection, one about an FBI agent investigating strange murders who is sucked into an occult world of lovecraftian madness, and the other about the agents sent to look into what happened to the guy in the first story. Really enjoyed both, the first being quite concise and creepy, and the second being a bit more sprawling but in interesting directions, with some very fun re-interpretations of lovecraftian mythos
Made me very interested to read his bigger lovecraft series, Providence, which I’m now starting
Made me very interested to read his bigger lovecraft series, Providence, which I’m now starting
euzie's review against another edition
1.0
Worst sack of s##t I have ever read.
I have always, since my childhood been a fan of Moore, but this odious, badly written and misogynistic pile of trash was like being touched by a favourite uncle.
I have always, since my childhood been a fan of Moore, but this odious, badly written and misogynistic pile of trash was like being touched by a favourite uncle.
chloekg's review against another edition
3.0
Thoughts: "Woah, that’s fucked up, but also kinda sexy. I need to have an important conversation with myself about fictional media, shame, and my bodily responses." and "Moore used orgone to make art depicting orgone and subsequently aroused it in me. There are energies beyond our current capacity for measuring signals in matter. Woah."
Aesthetics: Page turning plot, pulp-Gothic framing, Big On-Brand Alan Moore exploration of language and mystic psychedelia, a surprising (and potentially off-putting) flavor of Quentin Tarantino, nice sprinkle of comedy banter between characters, and so-so art. It's a good meld of body-horror-Lovecraft detective noir with an unusual balance of being both breezy and upsetting.
Overall Reflection: I struggled to name why three stars instead of four. It was too fast paced for the horror to really creep in on me, and while horrifying, the climax is relatively abrupt, I wasn't made to stew in my discomfort. A good deal of the prose is heavy-handed allusion or passages of aklo, which were interesting but interrupted my flow. Together, the pacing and prose made it feel blander than its content would merit. Reading them as the spaced-out comics would be different than as a collection like I did.
Aesthetics: Page turning plot, pulp-Gothic framing, Big On-Brand Alan Moore exploration of language and mystic psychedelia, a surprising (and potentially off-putting) flavor of Quentin Tarantino, nice sprinkle of comedy banter between characters, and so-so art. It's a good meld of body-horror-Lovecraft detective noir with an unusual balance of being both breezy and upsetting.
Overall Reflection: I struggled to name why three stars instead of four. It was too fast paced for the horror to really creep in on me, and while horrifying, the climax is relatively abrupt, I wasn't made to stew in my discomfort. A good deal of the prose is heavy-handed allusion or passages of aklo, which were interesting but interrupted my flow. Together, the pacing and prose made it feel blander than its content would merit. Reading them as the spaced-out comics would be different than as a collection like I did.