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At the Mountain of Madness and Other Stories
by H.P. Lovecraft
At the Mountains of Madness: *4.5 stars. I thought this one could be very boring at parts, but the overall effect for me was still a 4.5 for me. It's been awhile since I've read something that thoroughly creeped me out as much as this story - I didn't realize I had a fear of the arctic poles until I read this. And it's the perfect setting for someone like Lovecraft to write. It's vast and mysterious and of course he's going to populate it with unspeakable horrors. Definitely tied with the Dunwich Horror as my favorite Lovecraft story.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth: *2 stars. I thought this was rather silly, if I'm being honest. I know Lovecraft has a thing about fish, but I couldn't take frogfish people all that seriously. I thought the ending was ridiculous, no matter how cool the last line was. Lovecraft does write the rare action scene here, though, and I did think that was fun. But really not his best.
The Thing on the Doorstep: *3 stars. I mean I'm not gonna write home about it, but I had a good time reading it. I’m usually not super into the body jumping stuff (the Whisperer in Darkness) but I thought this was short and sweet with an ending that will definitely stick with you.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth: *2 stars. I thought this was rather silly, if I'm being honest. I know Lovecraft has a thing about fish, but I couldn't take frogfish people all that seriously. I thought the ending was ridiculous, no matter how cool the last line was. Lovecraft does write the rare action scene here, though, and I did think that was fun. But really not his best.
The Thing on the Doorstep: *3 stars. I mean I'm not gonna write home about it, but I had a good time reading it. I’m usually not super into the body jumping stuff (the Whisperer in Darkness) but I thought this was short and sweet with an ending that will definitely stick with you.