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embereye's review
4.0
Obviously disturbing, quite spooky, and definitely fun to read. This is a good compilation of H.P. Lovecraft's stories and gives a really good sense of his ideas and how he influenced modern horror so deeply.
chloekg's review
4.0
Alan Moore speaks eloquently to where Lovecraft stands in history. While the 19th century imagined a rational machine, WWI and scientific progress opened our eyes to howling, unknowable chaos. Such unprecedented scale of horror is sometimes made difficult by clunky gothic prose, but the chills are visceral and occasionally grossly racist.
cw777912's review
2.0
Boring AF except for "the thing on the doorstep" and "the shadow over innsmouth" , those were pretty cool. The rest were a snoozefest.
ktitus25's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
foxconfessor's review against another edition
5.0
Classic. Has any book before or since used the word "cyclopean" so many times? Unlikely. :P
lily004's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nicospitsjive's review
5.0
re-read. so good. This stuff satisfies a creative part of me I don't indulge very often. fall is approaching! dreamtime. ♡
carl_es's review
3.0
Incredible atmospheric writer, stops being scary after the second story because they are all the same