As evidence of this, I give you one of his most popular stories, 'At the Mountains of Madness'. So be it, I gotta say this: Lovecraft was not a good writer. I am going to write something that may ban me from the esteem of many genre readers for life. That story, and the two that followed it were pretty entertaining though to be honest I'm not sure if I actually liked them, or if the preceding stories were just so boring that anything even moderately interesting seemed good by comparison.more I was pretty much ready to give up on this book until I got to The Dunwich Horror. Here is how I would rate the stories in this book: That story, and the two that followed it were pretty entertai It's strange to have someone so verbose so copiously use the phrase 'terrible beyond description'. Here is how I would rate the stories in this book: Dagon-3/10 The Nameless City-1/10 The Hound-2/10 The Festival-3/10 The Call of Cthulhu-4/10 The Case of Charles Dexter Ward-2/10 The Dunwich Horror-7-10 The Whisperer in Darkness-5/10 At the Mountains of Madness-8/10 I was pretty much ready to give up on this book until I got to The Dunwich Horror. It's strange to have someone so verbose so copiously use the phrase 'terrible beyond description'. Would read more about the Outer Ones.more Also, I have to see I think Hawk improved on this by having the characters actually explore the underground in search of the missing people.Д«ut anyway: Weird fun. So I wasn't surprised by the science fiction elements.

To be fair this was slightly spoilered by me having already read Threshold, which is based on this. And as is often the case with Lovecraft, the parts that would have been the most frightening or suspenseful happen off page or are narrated post-facto so we know the protagonist did not end up (view spoiler). I could have used more explanation for why Akeley didn't simply leave (especially since he has the son in San Diego, safely far off). The bulk of the story is epistolary and that dragged a bit. I liked the alien artifacts and the solitary homesteader's unwise attempts to research the mystery. And as is often the case with The Mythos parts of this one are very strong, with ancient but seldom-spoken of presence of the creepy what-are-they under the hills coming out at night and making odd noises. The Mythos parts of this one are very strong, with ancient but seldom-spoken of presence of the creepy what-are-they under the hills coming out at night and making odd noises. Arm yourself with a copy of Abdul Alhazred's fabled Necronomicon and prepare to face terrors beyond the wildest imaginings of all, save H.P. Included in this volume are several early tales, along with the classics 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'The Dunwich Horror' and 'At the Mountains of Madness'. The Whisperer in Darkness brings together the original Cthulhu Mythos stories of the legendary horror writer H.P. But when a massive sea tremor brings the ancient stone city of R'lyeh to the surface once more, the Old Ones awaken at last.

Since that time, they have but slumbered. Millenia ago, the Old Ones ruled our planet. The Whisperer in Darkness brings together the original Cthulhu Mythos stories of the That is not dead that can eternal lieДЄnd with strange aeons even death may die. That is not dead that can eternal lie And with strange aeons even death may die.

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