Reviews

Dagon by Fred Chappell

beefmaster's review against another edition

3.0

Superb first half, practically perfect. Absolute masterclass in technique. Boring second half.

uma_carstens's review against another edition

2.0

It was ok. It to me didn't feel like a Lovecraft in the 2nd half and I wanted more cosmic horror. It felt to me more like a cult horror where it's creepy rednecks on a farm that manipulate a guy into getting drunk and going crazy.

k0rnbr34d's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

and_it_spoke's review against another edition

4.0

A chilling marriage of Lovecraftian horror and Southern Gothic. Fred Chappell goes into the subtle, metaphysical horror of Lovecraft instead of breaking it down into a variation of good versus evil. The result is an unnerving, psychological/spiritual breakdown that we get a front-row seat for.

Nothing is explained away, and it manages to be shocking without being graphic. An expertly done bit of Lovecraftian horror.

heyhawk's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

myxomycetes's review

4.0

Weird, frustrating, and more than a bit terrifying.