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Lovecraft's Monsters (2014)

by Ellen Datlow(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

161696121X (ISBN13: 9781616961213)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Tachyon Publications

review 1: As with any anthology of short stories, there were some I liked better and some I liked less, but this is a great collection. There are a few poems, which were less my thing, and the stories varied from humorous set-ups for a punchline to straight pastiche of Lovecraft. There is a variety of monsters/gods from the mythos represented; in some of the stories they aren't necessarily named but a reader with knowledge of the mythos will be able to recognize them. I read this straight through, but obviously it's easy to just pick it up and read a story or two.
review 2: Collections of short fiction based on the Cthulhu Mythos never get old but they can be predictable. Editor Ellen Datlow attempts to spice up the idea by featuring stories based on the monsters of H. P... more. Lovecraft's weird and twisted mind. Even the ardent Lovecraft fan may go mad trying to place some of the creatures, so Datlow added a neat Monster Index to keep you up on the creepies you will meet. The fiction itself tends to be uneven but there are enough gems to keep you reading. Neil Gaiman's "Only the End of the World Again" starts the collection and has the achievement of shining above most of the stories. It's hard to not like a story that brings Larry Talbot and Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos together. If you don't know who Larry Talbot is, you are not much of a horror fan. Another good mash-up, "Black as the Pit, from Pole to Pole by Howard Waldrop and Steven Utley, brings Mary Shelly and Lovecraft together with the hollow world theory. I haven't seen one of Howard Waldrop's speculative mini-masterpieces for ages. It isn't "The Ugly Chickens" but it is still really entertaining. The third "don't miss" story is by the always dependable Joe R. Lansdale who gives "The Bleeding Shadows" a bluesy East Texas drawl. Steve Rasnic Tem's "Waiting at the Crossroads Motel" qualifies as one of the creepiest of the bunch. The rest range from very good to passable but none are out of place in this Lovecraft Tribute. A strong three and a half stars. less

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