The Colour Out of Space: Tales of Cosmic Horror by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen, Poe, and Other Masters of the Weird by Bram Stoker, Douglas Thin, Robert W. Chambers, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Henry James, Edgar Allan Poe, Matthew Phipps Shiel, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Walter de la Mare

The Colour Out of Space: Tales of Cosmic Horror by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen, Poe, and Other Masters of the Weird

Bram Stoker, Douglas Thin, Robert W. Chambers, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Henry James, Edgar Allan Poe, Matthew Phipps Shiel, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Walter de la Mare

368 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced
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"The true weird tale has something more than a secret murder, bloody bones, or a sheeted form clanking chains. An atmosphere of breathless and unexplainable dread of outer, unknown forces must be present; a hint of that most terrible conception of...

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Community Reviews Summary of 82 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 90%
challenging 70%
tense 50%
reflective 40%
emotional 10%
sad 10%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 30%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 37% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 25% | Character: 12%

Strong character development?

N/A: 55% | No: 44%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | N/A: 22% | No: 22% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.65

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