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dorhastings 's review for:
Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories
by H.P. Lovecraft
So funny story: I told myself I should not listen to this at night because I worried that it would give me nightmares. I am quite the funny. (I did not have nightmares.) I also say this while calling attention to my adorable cthulhu plushy. (Folks, there's a cthulhu plush for babies. I need a baby.)
Anyroads, I'd not read Lovecraft before (I know, it's ridiculous) and wanted to at least read Call of Cthulhu. I get that the literature feels a little dated ("hasn't aged well", is what I've heard) but I thought it worked well enough. It's not the most terrifying thing I've read, but it was well worth the time. I didn't find it particularly engaging. I suppose I felt like the whole thing would be longer?
I have to give Lovecraft props for executing an amazing theme within horror: complete madness. His narrators are on the merge of suicide due to their madness. The resounding shock of having witnessed the indescribably horrific and otherworldly just destroys the people in these stories. The concept that all of these characters are so mentally damaged by the mere possibility of these monsters is quite striking. And when you think about it, the fear of the possible is one element that makes the horror genre stand out. The suspense and uncertainty (merged with the felt certainty of another encounter) is visceral.
In this case, I'd recommend reading the book instead of going audible, unless you have a reason to go audio. But it's worth your time, if you're interested.
Anyroads, I'd not read Lovecraft before (I know, it's ridiculous) and wanted to at least read Call of Cthulhu. I get that the literature feels a little dated ("hasn't aged well", is what I've heard) but I thought it worked well enough. It's not the most terrifying thing I've read, but it was well worth the time. I didn't find it particularly engaging. I suppose I felt like the whole thing would be longer?
I have to give Lovecraft props for executing an amazing theme within horror: complete madness. His narrators are on the merge of suicide due to their madness. The resounding shock of having witnessed the indescribably horrific and otherworldly just destroys the people in these stories. The concept that all of these characters are so mentally damaged by the mere possibility of these monsters is quite striking. And when you think about it, the fear of the possible is one element that makes the horror genre stand out. The suspense and uncertainty (merged with the felt certainty of another encounter) is visceral.
In this case, I'd recommend reading the book instead of going audible, unless you have a reason to go audio. But it's worth your time, if you're interested.