Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft
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Book Reviews of Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
Book Review: wonderful literature
Summary: 4 Stars
To see work like this by so many authors who have been influenced by Lovecraft's writing is a wonderful thing - and when the list includes such names as Robert Bloch, Steven King, Philip Jose Farmer, Fritz Lieber, Brian Lumley and Ramsey Campbell, you know that you're dealing with a true force in literature.The perspectives on Lovecraft's works are amazing in their diversity - Joanna Russ's "My Bost" is particularly different and beautiful, and Richard Lupoff's "Discovery of the Ghooric Zone" is one of the interesting things that a truely obsessed Lovecraftian scholar will ever read.
There are no bad stories in here - that's not easy to say about an anthology of work like this. My personal favorite is Fritz Lieber's "Terror From the Depths", but other stories like "Cold Print" and "Sticks" bring new dimensions to Lovecraft's great works. Every piece in this book is a wonderful additon to the Cthulhu Mythos.
If you're looking for original work by Lovecraft, this isn't it. But if you're trying to learn a little bit more about his work, and see some perspectives on his work by some of the great authors of our time, please do yourself a favor and pick this up.
Book Review: suspenseful but the payoff is not always there
Summary: 4 Stars
Lovercraftian stories seem to be hit or miss. They either conclude in a clever or chilling twist that leaves you wondering or in an underwhelming way that makes you shrug and move on to the next one. Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos deliver both and generally more hits than misses. Many of the stories are not Lovecraft's own but they certainly match the spirit of their friend and inspiration.
Among the best and most suspenseful stories are Notebook Found in the Deserted House, The Black Stone, Sticks and The Salem Horror. On the other hand, the last story of the collection is not simply bizarre and poorly thought out but nonsensical. As long as you don't mind a dud or two and you're a fan of the genre, this collection is definitely worth your attention.
Book Review: Lovecraft's Co-conspirators
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great companion to the other Del Rey editions of H.P. Lovecraft's work. This is a testament to not only other authors creating within Lovecraft's mythology, but personalizing it. Fritz Lieber's Terror From the Depths stands out as an example of this. Primarily interesting are the three correspondence stories between Lovecraft and Robert Bloch (The Shambler From the Stars, The Haunter of the Dark, and The Shadow From the Steeple). Upon finishing this I was more curious of Lovecraft's correspondence with his readers and colleagues.Cthulhu 2000: A Lovecraftian Anthology and Shadows Over Innsmouth are wonderful companions to this volume.
Book Review: A very good balance of Cthulhu mythos stories and authors
Summary: 4 Stars
The editors of this book obviously made a very pointed effort to pick those stories that are not only tied to the Cthulhu Mythos, but are actually worth reading. The stories by Lovecraft, Derleth and Bloch are the best in the book, and even Stephen King gets a short tale in. There probably should be a couple more Cthulhu Mythos follow-ups to this as there are several good selections that didn't make it into the book.Book Review: Best book ever...
Summary: 4 Stars
tofcm was a awsome book. I enjoyed all of the authers different stories that were still under one over all subject. at times this book bored me in to a sleeping stuper but lucky most of the it scared me back into awakenes. At times in could not put down the book. then when that story was over and a new one came i got loney for the old story. over all some of the authers can wright and some of them can't.