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A review by sandygx260
Autumn Cthulhu by Wendy Wagner, Evan Dicken, Trent Kollodge
5.0
A great cast of artists come together to create weird stories with a nod to Lovecraft.
The collection contained a few supreme standouts:
Laird Barron's "Andy Kaufman Creeping through the Trees" proves this wonderful writer can blend dread and humor. His writing is expanding for the better. Don't get me wrong—I love his earlier works, but this new direction is brilliant. I also highly recommend his recent novella "X's for Eyes"— what a sick head trip.
Mark Lanagan's novella "Anchor" is just lovely. Frightening, touching, and damned unique, it blends a tale about a bond between a father and son with the bond between a seeker and a vengeful spirit. Yep, I cried.
Wendy N. Wagner 's "The Black Azalea" struck a true note of horror in me. After reading her story, I look at my garden and shiver with dread.
"Grave Goods" by Gemma Files struck another high note. Balls to the wall creepy.
The stories are all high quality, except for the one dud in the mix, but that's only because I hated the pretentious writing style. The other stories and the one poem are solid reads. If you like weird, this is for you. This is a truly impressive collection of shivers.
The collection contained a few supreme standouts:
Laird Barron's "Andy Kaufman Creeping through the Trees" proves this wonderful writer can blend dread and humor. His writing is expanding for the better. Don't get me wrong—I love his earlier works, but this new direction is brilliant. I also highly recommend his recent novella "X's for Eyes"— what a sick head trip.
Mark Lanagan's novella "Anchor" is just lovely. Frightening, touching, and damned unique, it blends a tale about a bond between a father and son with the bond between a seeker and a vengeful spirit. Yep, I cried.
Wendy N. Wagner 's "The Black Azalea" struck a true note of horror in me. After reading her story, I look at my garden and shiver with dread.
"Grave Goods" by Gemma Files struck another high note. Balls to the wall creepy.
The stories are all high quality, except for the one dud in the mix, but that's only because I hated the pretentious writing style. The other stories and the one poem are solid reads. If you like weird, this is for you. This is a truly impressive collection of shivers.