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fredcthulhu's review against another edition
4.0
As with all anthologies some of the stories presented in the volume are stronger than others. Two of the stories stand out. Once More From the Top by A Scott Glancy is a story of a marine who was part of the raid on Innsmouth. The story dovetails smoothly with H.P. Lovecraft's Shadow over Innsmouth. Glancy does a fantastic job of portraying the horror of Innsmouth. The Black Brat of Dunwich by Stanley C Sargent is a reversal of The Dunwich Horror. The premise of the story is that Wilbur Whateley was the protagonist of the story The Dunwich Horror while Armitage was the antagonist. I would recommend this anthology to any love of Lovecraft's stories.
sarahlopod's review against another edition
5.0
I bought this on a whim, as the ebook was on sale and I was interested in reading the story by Neil Gaiman. To my surprise, it ended up being an enthralling series of stories that I could not put down. They were all well-written, with lots of suspense, plot twists, and spooky vibes. Some of the stories have really stuck with me. I'll consider myself lucky if I find another collection this good.
caseysw's review against another edition
4.0
A remarkably entertaining collection of mythos stories. Makes me want to reread some Lovecraft.
aftanith's review against another edition
3.0
While there were a few stories in The Book of Cthulhu II that didn't appeal to me (Molly Tanzer's The Hour of the Tortoise and Laird Barron's Hand of Glory in particular), it also had some delights (Christopher Reynaga's I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee, Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette's Boojum, etc.). I definitely look forward to checking out The Book of Cthulhu next.
Full review to come at Amara's Eden. A copy of this book was provided free via Netgalley for the purpose of review.
Full review to come at Amara's Eden. A copy of this book was provided free via Netgalley for the purpose of review.
david_agranoff's review against another edition
5.0
Ross Lockheart has proven with this second collection that he has an eye for the best modern Lovecraftian horror, although a few of the pieces like Fritz Lieber are classics. Cody Goodfellow's rapture from the deep which I read when it was first in Dark Discoveries and The Michael Chabon stories were my favorites. Must read for Lovecratian mythos fans.
ntrlycrly's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining collection for fans of Lovecraft with some fairly well known authors like Neil Gaiman and Michael Cabon contributing. A favorite story was Cabon's "the God of Dark Laughter" which gives another take on the creepy clown story.
ruthbrarian's review
5.0
Even better than the first collection, I think. Not all winners, but a good portion are an excellent mix of Weird/Horror/Lovecraftian.
nigellicus's review
5.0
Still feeling too ill to do proper reviews. Some great stories here, some ok, one or two I disliked, but the Frtiz Leiber story is definitely the TED Klein story of Book One of Book Two.
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