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A review by trash_reader_
Great Tales of Horror by H.P. Lovecraft
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
There was really only 5 stories in this entire collection that I actually enjoyed. And, no. One of them was NOT The Call of Cthulhu. Most of the stories were boring and were just TELLING you that you are supposed to be scared (i.e. The Call of Cthulhu). The descriptions are so lazy. You can't scare someone just by saying something is "too terrifying for your mind to comprehend." Shut up.
I understand how these could possibly be considered top horror in the time frame they were written in, but the fact that Lovecraft could only get published in obscure pulp magazines should probably be a big hint as to how unpopular his work actually was. And how shitty of a person he was, which definitely didn't help and it does show in his writing.
I understand how these could possibly be considered top horror in the time frame they were written in, but the fact that Lovecraft could only get published in obscure pulp magazines should probably be a big hint as to how unpopular his work actually was. And how shitty of a person he was, which definitely didn't help and it does show in his writing.