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A review by lucasilievskie
What October Brings: A Lovecraftian Celebration of Halloween by Brian M. Sammons, John Shirley
3.0
A fun, spooky, and slightly campy anthology of new Lovecraftian fiction with a festive Halloween twist.
While I did enjoy most of the short stories – this book definitely isn’t lacking on the entertainment side of things – I was hoping for something a little more literary and elevated in regards to the writing. I also will echo some of the complaints from other reviewers that the collection felt quite insular in its treatment of Lovecraft’s body of work – the Cthulhu Mythos and Innsmouth and the Deep Ones were well-represented, with little else besides that.
My favorites from this anthology are “Spider Wasp” by Tim Curran, “Waters Strangely Clear” by Alan Baxter, and “Hell Among the Yearlings” by Chet Williamson.
Rating: Three
While I did enjoy most of the short stories – this book definitely isn’t lacking on the entertainment side of things – I was hoping for something a little more literary and elevated in regards to the writing. I also will echo some of the complaints from other reviewers that the collection felt quite insular in its treatment of Lovecraft’s body of work – the Cthulhu Mythos and Innsmouth and the Deep Ones were well-represented, with little else besides that.
My favorites from this anthology are “Spider Wasp” by Tim Curran, “Waters Strangely Clear” by Alan Baxter, and “Hell Among the Yearlings” by Chet Williamson.
Rating: Three