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A review by theartolater
Cthulhu 2000: Stories by Harlan Ellison, Thomas Ligotti
4.0
Another Lovecraftian anthology, but this one better than most. The first story in particular, The Barrens, is probably one of my new favorite Mythos stories, and there are some good and some bad. Some striking things:
* The best stories, The Barrens excepted, were among the goofiest ones. There was one about a possessed modem that was quite amusing, and one where Cthulhu and friends are assisting with a romance writer's career that cracked me up.
* The stories that hit me the least, surprisingly, were by the authors I already knew. The Poppy Z. Brite offering felt out of place, and the Zelazny one was just strange (and not in the "of course it's strange" way).
Still, a worthy addition to the canon overall. Glad I scooped this up and found a number of good tales along the way.
* The best stories, The Barrens excepted, were among the goofiest ones. There was one about a possessed modem that was quite amusing, and one where Cthulhu and friends are assisting with a romance writer's career that cracked me up.
* The stories that hit me the least, surprisingly, were by the authors I already knew. The Poppy Z. Brite offering felt out of place, and the Zelazny one was just strange (and not in the "of course it's strange" way).
Still, a worthy addition to the canon overall. Glad I scooped this up and found a number of good tales along the way.