A review by mickbordet
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror by H.P. Lovecraft

4.0

Although I have read some Mythos stories, it has taken me a while to actually dive into anything penned by Lovecraft himself. I was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did, but other than the rather meandering "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", I found all these longer stories to be engaging and still, for the most part, quite chilling. "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" was the highlight of the book for me; a dark character piece with a few unexpected turns and genuinely creepy moments. "At the Mountains of Madness" itself is like a blueprint for some of the classic horror/sci fi of the last 50 years - the ancestry of "Alien" and "The Thing" are clear to see. Lovecraft's style can be a bit flowery (or the grim equivalent - fungal?) at times, but this is not distracting once tuned into.