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The Doom That Came to Sarnath, H.P. Lovecraft, Review
“And before he died, Taran-Ish had scrawled upon the altar of chrysolite with coarse shaky strokes the sign of DOOM.” – The Doom That Came to Sarnath by H.P. Lovecraft. Warning, major spoilers up ahead because this story made me cranky.
The Descendant by H.P. Lovecraft, Review
When I finished this short story, I looked around in the reader, wondering where the rest of it was.
Dagon by H.P. Lovecraft
For its weight class, Dagon is a strong contender. It packs good tension, a solid narrative structure, and a close lensing that allows us to get solidly behind the protagonist. No spoilers ahead, but still providing a break.
Review of Cool Air by H.P. Lovecraft
A pretty short story, but still, spoilers may exist as I plow forward.
The Colour Out of Space, Review
I’m really not sure what to make of this story. Oh, right, spoiler alert, although there’s not that much to spoil. Surgeon General’s Warning: Certain Colours can drive you MAD. Most colors, however, are safe. Except Agent Orange, which can cause cancer.
The Call of Cthulhu
“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” – H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu The Call of Cthulhu, perhaps the most iconic and recognizable of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cosmic Horror stories, is also at once a let down and a wonder of literature.
At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft, A Review
“Radiates, vegetables, monstrosities, star spawn – whatever they had been, they were men!” – H.P. Lovecraft, At The Mountains of Madness Warning, possible spoilers ahead. I do my best not to ruin the stories I review too much, but some discussion of plot is necessary.
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Alchemist
At the beginning of this month, I decided that as an aspiring author, it was my duty to read or reread all those books and short stories considered classics by my genre. I avoided Literary Classics, since generally I find them dull or pretentious (Sorry Mr. Joyce!) . Since I’m strapped for cash, I decided … Continue reading