Reviews

The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, The Shadow over Innsmouth, ... Witch House, The Silver Key, The Temple… by H.P. Lovecraft

jupen's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

mirthesportel's review against another edition

2.0

It’s done yeah…
Idk some stories were enjoyable. Some really weren’t. Some were difficult to understand. Some were incredibly racist and I do not understand why there hasn’t been a sensitivity rewrite yet.
I did enjoy that some of the shorter stories came back or were referenced in the longer stories. It made for a nice intertwined universe. But man if this version of Arkham was real… I wouldn’t recommend living there

geoffwood's review against another edition

3.0

Less talk more rock

lugothekid's review against another edition

Did not feel invested at all and the stories were "meh"

suvata's review against another edition

3.5

• 1261 pages • first pub 2019 • fiction • fantasy • horror • short stories • dark • mysterious • 3.5 Stars 

 

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird and horror fiction, who is known for his creation of what became the Cthulhu Mythos. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors  of  supernatural  horror  fiction. 

 

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zarakoconnor's review against another edition

Didn’t understand the hype, he’s a raging racist and the writing was boring.

justben's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

zachf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

vsgayatri's review against another edition

5.0

The father of the modern horror story! It's not always easy to separate the work from the author's frankly horrible, disgusting personality; his prejudices have seeped (quite blatantly in some cases) into his work. That aside, the stories are masterful and gripping. His ability to build up the tension so slowly you dont even notice until the blood is thrumming in your ears makes this a fast, thrilling, truly horrifying read.

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5