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The Madness of Cthulhu Anthology
The Madness of Cthulhu Anthology | S. T. Joshi
2 posts | 4 read
Sixteen stories inspired by the 20th century's great master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft, and his acknowledged masterpiece, At the Mountains of Madness, in which an expedition to the desolation of Antarctica discovers evidence of an ancient ruin built by horrific creatures at first thought long-dead, until death strikes the group. All but two of the stories are original to this edition, and those reprints are long-lost works by science fiction masters Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Silverberg.
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braddsibbersen
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Mehso-so

Two standouts: "A Mountain Walked" by Caitlin R. Kiernan (I swear she's channeling Algernon Blackwood here) and "A Quirk of the Mistral" by Jonathan Thomas. Most of the rest of this is utterly forgettable. Still, I got it at the Dollar Tree before their recent, brutal price hike so I can't complain. Two great stories for $1 is a bargain no matter how you slice it.

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Fantasy_bookworm
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Mehso-so

I‘m definitely not a horror person. Even “slightly scary” gives me nightmares.

But I‘ve been venturing out of my bookish comfort zone lately, so I thought I might as well give this a try.

As previously stated, I‘m not a horror person, so I haven‘t read Lovecraft. I‘m good at inferring things, though, so I think even without prior knowledge this book is enjoyable. Giving it a so-so because… still not a horror person lol