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A review by phantomofthebookshop
Corporate Cthulhu: Lovecraftian Tales of Bureaucratic Nightmare by Edward Stasheff
2.0
Rating short story anthologies is tricky. Individual story stars below. Some decent stories let down by poor endings. Book is overall more a comedy than anything. Overall unsatisfying in a way worse than the individual stories generally.
Death Pledge 3.5.
Welcome to... 3
Shadow Charts 3
Casual Friday 3.5
The God under the Church 3
Refusal 3
Dagontek 1
Esoteric Insurance 3
Career Zombie 3.5
Boedromion... 4
Incorporation 3.5
The Loponine Exploitation 3
Festival Preparations 4
Maryanne’s Equations 4
Wholesome Labour 3
Like a Good Neighbour 3.5
Tindalos, Inc 3
Clean up, Aisle Four 1
Forced Labour 3.5
The Shadows Lengthen in the Close 3.5
It came from I.T. 3
Retraction 2.5 (and I really wanted to rank it higher.)
Facilities Management... 4.5 (pure comedy, but it worked.)
No Doves come from Raven Eggs 3
Apotheosis 2.5
Overall - hampered by poor endings, over familiarity towards cosmic horrors, not-so-sly references, and a general lack of good creeping dread.
Death Pledge 3.5.
Welcome to... 3
Shadow Charts 3
Casual Friday 3.5
The God under the Church 3
Refusal 3
Dagontek 1
Esoteric Insurance 3
Career Zombie 3.5
Boedromion... 4
Incorporation 3.5
The Loponine Exploitation 3
Festival Preparations 4
Maryanne’s Equations 4
Wholesome Labour 3
Like a Good Neighbour 3.5
Tindalos, Inc 3
Clean up, Aisle Four 1
Forced Labour 3.5
The Shadows Lengthen in the Close 3.5
It came from I.T. 3
Retraction 2.5 (and I really wanted to rank it higher.)
Facilities Management... 4.5 (pure comedy, but it worked.)
No Doves come from Raven Eggs 3
Apotheosis 2.5
Overall - hampered by poor endings, over familiarity towards cosmic horrors, not-so-sly references, and a general lack of good creeping dread.