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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Not as good as the previous volume edited by Joshi. This one was actually a struggle to finish. There were some stories better than others, but even they were not as good as the standouts in the previous volume overall. Not to mention, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, which is the bulk of the book I couldn't stand. I actually dropped it 1/4th of the way which is a shame because I thought I liked Lovecraft's longer form fiction better, and this one is one of the longest.
Stuff I enjoyed:
The Tomb (this was hilarious Germans really be like that)
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
Under the Pyramids
Pickman's Model
At the Mountains of Madness (I'd consider this the weakest in this list but I loved the arctic setting)
The Thing on The Doorstep
I didn't regret reading this but not sure if I'll pick up the next and last volume of his works in this set edited by ST Joshi. Though there is at least one more story I definitely want to try out.
Stuff I enjoyed:
The Tomb (this was hilarious Germans really be like that)
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
Under the Pyramids
Pickman's Model
At the Mountains of Madness (I'd consider this the weakest in this list but I loved the arctic setting)
The Thing on The Doorstep
I didn't regret reading this but not sure if I'll pick up the next and last volume of his works in this set edited by ST Joshi. Though there is at least one more story I definitely want to try out.
And this completes my reading of Lovecraft. Highlights: the title story, The Dunwich Horror, and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, his most terrifying work.
lo primero que leo de lovecraft y me encantó jajsj generalmente a mi no me gusta el ocultismo y esos temas que abarcan el terror desde lo inexistente pero este relato logró sumergirme por completo y fue un placer leerlo
describing women as repulsive for being odd and whimsical is sooo funny maybe ur just gay (jk i get what he was doing, sensational fiction & whatever but it’s still silly ok)
the scariest part of reading lovecraftian horror is being slapped in the face with the prejudices of the author himself. that being said, soul swapping body snatching is still spooky.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was the best Lovecraft story I've read in a while, really creepy, has some twists and turns but I felt very present while reading the whole thing. Yay!
Written a century ago, it is still as potent and terrifying despite the antiquated settings and technology.
H.P. Lovecraft's life was filled with terror - of what else could the father of modern horror fiction's life consist? Lovecraft's fear, much like the narrators’ of his stories, was the fear of the unknown, but not on a cosmic level. Lovecraft lived in fear of the other, as many in the mid-twentieth century did and many continue to do today. He was a vocal white supremacist, supporter of Adolf Hitler, and, with his pen, contributed plenty of fuel for the rising flames of white panic in the face of immigration and desegregation. Less, however, is known about his distaste for the fairer sex.
From his unhappy, unsatisfying, and ill-advised marriage to the wildly independent horror fiction writer Sonia Greene springs The Thing on the Doorstep. Lovecraft, so threatened by his wife's agency, success, and financial independence, must have likened his situation to this tale in which a body-stealing entity plots and schemes to invade the body of its human husband for his superior male power after forcing his soul into the frail female body it's found itself enforcedly trapped in.
Talk about an allegory for emasculation. Brother, ew. Points for that crazy opener though: "It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to shew by this statement that I am not his murderer." Edgar Allan Poe who?
From his unhappy, unsatisfying, and ill-advised marriage to the wildly independent horror fiction writer Sonia Greene springs The Thing on the Doorstep. Lovecraft, so threatened by his wife's agency, success, and financial independence, must have likened his situation to this tale in which a body-stealing entity plots and schemes to invade the body of its human husband for his superior male power after forcing his soul into the frail female body it's found itself enforcedly trapped in.
Talk about an allegory for emasculation. Brother, ew. Points for that crazy opener though: "It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to shew by this statement that I am not his murderer." Edgar Allan Poe who?