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Titanic Q.E.D
The maiden voyage of the Titanic given a Lovecraftian twist...
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First published April 17, 2013
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Catt Dahman
91 books51 followerscatt dahman is now under contract with Severed Press publishing house for the 9 Z is for Zombie books.
catt dahman has been writing for more than 30 years, has taught in public schools, private schools, home school, and college. Her B.S. and M.S. degrees are from Texas A & M. She is a native of North East Texas, has lived all over the US, (and tries to claim Jamaica as a second home) but is currently back in the Fort Worth, Texas area where she lives with her husband, David (a retired Marine), son Nic, cats, a ferret, and dog. She has also been a public speaker, artist, director for a charity, dabbled as a PI, and more. When not working, she enjoys SCUBA diving (PADI), reading, ruining movies for her family by pointing out mistakes, collecting Tarot card sets , playing Legos with her son, and growing herbs. She now writes full time, working on a zombie series of nine books, short stories, horror, splatter punk, thrillers, vampire books, and westerns.
catt dahman has been writing for more than 30 years, has taught in public schools, private schools, home school, and college. Her B.S. and M.S. degrees are from Texas A & M. She is a native of North East Texas, has lived all over the US, (and tries to claim Jamaica as a second home) but is currently back in the Fort Worth, Texas area where she lives with her husband, David (a retired Marine), son Nic, cats, a ferret, and dog. She has also been a public speaker, artist, director for a charity, dabbled as a PI, and more. When not working, she enjoys SCUBA diving (PADI), reading, ruining movies for her family by pointing out mistakes, collecting Tarot card sets , playing Legos with her son, and growing herbs. She now writes full time, working on a zombie series of nine books, short stories, horror, splatter punk, thrillers, vampire books, and westerns.
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April 26, 2013
Everyone knows the story of the Titanic and her fatal maiden voyage that saw hundreds lose their lives in one single night. But what if that wasn't the whole story? What if the REAL truth behind Maritimes greatest ever tragedy had yet to be told?
That is the premise behind Horror author Catt Dahman's latest offering, that borrows its influence heavily from H.P.Lovecraft's famous Cthulhu Mythos to present a chilling, eerie and, dare I say it, terrifying spin on the story everyone only thought they knew before now....
The Titanic's maiden voyage was historically fraught with bad omens right from the get go. It's a fact that several passengers really did decide to disembark before the ship had even had a chance to set sail due to startling visions and horrific dreams they experienced that foretold some kind of disaster, and Catt uses this to her distinct advantage. Shortly after setting off, the crew of the Titanic experience a strange yellow mist that seems to spring up from nowhere and when the ship does eventually hit the infamous iceberg, it is only the beginning of all of their problems. Somehow the Titanic has managed to cross over from our realm into another and,as she proceeds to slowly sink beneath the waves, all manner of twisted and nightmarish beasties begin stalking the passageways seeking to feast on the passengers and crew.
And even when they manage to get off the ship, still danger awaits....for waiting in the icy seas beyond lies a deadly, prehistoric Megaladon shark - ready to feed on all those who try and escape!
This is a truly great and original horror novel written in a classic and Gothic style that Miss Dahman completely succeeds here in making her own. Catt has done a wonderful job of channeling Lovecraft in her writing and it is difficult to doubt that if the author were still around today, he would not be more than impressed by everything she has managed to achieve. The Cthulhu Mythos has been more than overly represented in numerous works of fiction in the past, almost to the point of pure saturation, and yet Dahman's latest novel is among one of the best tributes to the late H.P.Lovecraft that I have ever read!
A little twist in the tale, which I am not going to say any more about, only serves to complete this novel and proves that once again Miss Dahman has managed to surpass herself. It is difficult to criticize that which deserves no criticism and with this book, Dahman once again establishes herself as a veritable tour-de-force in the Indie Horror market. I want to say that this is her best book yet but then I seem to say that about each new book she presents of late.
As it is, can I just say that if you love Catt Dahman then you are really going to love this as it as unlike anything else she has ever written as it is brilliantly and perfectly conceived!
Can she top this? I don't even know anymore but what I do know is that this is a book that will haunt me for a long time to come.....
That is the premise behind Horror author Catt Dahman's latest offering, that borrows its influence heavily from H.P.Lovecraft's famous Cthulhu Mythos to present a chilling, eerie and, dare I say it, terrifying spin on the story everyone only thought they knew before now....
The Titanic's maiden voyage was historically fraught with bad omens right from the get go. It's a fact that several passengers really did decide to disembark before the ship had even had a chance to set sail due to startling visions and horrific dreams they experienced that foretold some kind of disaster, and Catt uses this to her distinct advantage. Shortly after setting off, the crew of the Titanic experience a strange yellow mist that seems to spring up from nowhere and when the ship does eventually hit the infamous iceberg, it is only the beginning of all of their problems. Somehow the Titanic has managed to cross over from our realm into another and,as she proceeds to slowly sink beneath the waves, all manner of twisted and nightmarish beasties begin stalking the passageways seeking to feast on the passengers and crew.
And even when they manage to get off the ship, still danger awaits....for waiting in the icy seas beyond lies a deadly, prehistoric Megaladon shark - ready to feed on all those who try and escape!
This is a truly great and original horror novel written in a classic and Gothic style that Miss Dahman completely succeeds here in making her own. Catt has done a wonderful job of channeling Lovecraft in her writing and it is difficult to doubt that if the author were still around today, he would not be more than impressed by everything she has managed to achieve. The Cthulhu Mythos has been more than overly represented in numerous works of fiction in the past, almost to the point of pure saturation, and yet Dahman's latest novel is among one of the best tributes to the late H.P.Lovecraft that I have ever read!
A little twist in the tale, which I am not going to say any more about, only serves to complete this novel and proves that once again Miss Dahman has managed to surpass herself. It is difficult to criticize that which deserves no criticism and with this book, Dahman once again establishes herself as a veritable tour-de-force in the Indie Horror market. I want to say that this is her best book yet but then I seem to say that about each new book she presents of late.
As it is, can I just say that if you love Catt Dahman then you are really going to love this as it as unlike anything else she has ever written as it is brilliantly and perfectly conceived!
Can she top this? I don't even know anymore but what I do know is that this is a book that will haunt me for a long time to come.....
November 5, 2015
If you love stories about Titanic...this is a totally different story about what happened that fateful night! Interesting...terror filled with creatures from another world! Loved it!
March 17, 2018
A unique and interesting take on the Titanic disaster...
What is it about the Titanic that keeps us endlessly fascinated, even some hundred years after the event? Is it the opulence? The amount of casualties of people of all ages, from all walks of life? Is it the fact that with a few changes the outcome could have been completely different? Or the sheer terror of knowing death IS coming, there is no way out? Probably a bit of all of these. You really could talk about this for hours and still not come close to covering it all. (I am one of those people who has watched and read everything Titanic that I've come across. Been absolutely fascinated since they first taught us about it in History.)
So now we come to the book, love the new and unique idea behind the story. Its a new spin on what you think you know, all the while staying respectful of the tragedy. A creepy and fun read. Can't wait to read more by the author.
What is it about the Titanic that keeps us endlessly fascinated, even some hundred years after the event? Is it the opulence? The amount of casualties of people of all ages, from all walks of life? Is it the fact that with a few changes the outcome could have been completely different? Or the sheer terror of knowing death IS coming, there is no way out? Probably a bit of all of these. You really could talk about this for hours and still not come close to covering it all. (I am one of those people who has watched and read everything Titanic that I've come across. Been absolutely fascinated since they first taught us about it in History.)
So now we come to the book, love the new and unique idea behind the story. Its a new spin on what you think you know, all the while staying respectful of the tragedy. A creepy and fun read. Can't wait to read more by the author.
December 28, 2020
This is by far one of the worst books I've read. I love Lovecraft and Jaws, yet this was a garbled mess that was nowhere near the aforementioned. I get that the author's process is not to outline her novels. Sure, that's one way to go at it. However, the books should be read by someone prior to publishing. This goes to the author as well as the publisher - go back to the text, fix mistakes and make something out of the mess of a first draft. There are so many mistakes in this book which made it impossible to enjoy any part of it. In addition, events aren't story. This had a bunch of things happening but no character arcs. Owing to that, I didn't care about anyone here. I wish I had never read this but had to finish in order to be able to say how awful this is. Do not read this book.
April 21, 2021
1.5 stars
I have to say, the star rating for this book is just down to personal preference. HP Lovecraft is just an author who I have never been able to get my head around, and I really struggled with some aspects of this book. One of the characters references that their minds cannot fathom what they are seeing, well I couldn't fathom a lot of what I was reading in this book.
I do appreciate that the author is trying to do something different than the majority of fictional accounts about the Titanic, but for me, there should be some things that just aren't in the same world as the Titanic. such as megaladons and Cthulhu Mythos. For someone who also stated in the author's note that she did a lot of research `into the Titanic, when the book starts with "The Titanic was a colossal sea creature that breathed dark soot from her four smokestacks as she towered high in the water" any Titanic fiend will spot the glaring obvious mistake right there. (The fourth was for ventilation/aesthetic purposes only.)
I also felt that the storyline was quite jumbled, and no characters were really described as fully as I expected. Fair enough, the book is only 148 pages long, but I frequently lost the thread of which characters were talking and who was who in general.
There is also a twist at the end (the very end), but I will not spoil it for anyone, but certain aspects of the book do mean that some parts of it make sense.
Towards the end, unfortunately, my imagination gave up, and I just couldn't picture what was going on anymore. Again, this could be different for other readers, perhaps people who are more used to reading Lovecraft than I am. The Titanic specific-non weird-creatures sections of the book were good and felt well researched (I didn't notice any more glaring errors, apart from the occasional typo, which is common in self published books) but for me personally, this is not a book I will be reading again/keeping. If you like Lovecraft et al and the Titanic, then this is the book for you.
I have to say, the star rating for this book is just down to personal preference. HP Lovecraft is just an author who I have never been able to get my head around, and I really struggled with some aspects of this book. One of the characters references that their minds cannot fathom what they are seeing, well I couldn't fathom a lot of what I was reading in this book.
I do appreciate that the author is trying to do something different than the majority of fictional accounts about the Titanic, but for me, there should be some things that just aren't in the same world as the Titanic. such as megaladons and Cthulhu Mythos. For someone who also stated in the author's note that she did a lot of research `into the Titanic, when the book starts with "The Titanic was a colossal sea creature that breathed dark soot from her four smokestacks as she towered high in the water" any Titanic fiend will spot the glaring obvious mistake right there. (The fourth was for ventilation/aesthetic purposes only.)
I also felt that the storyline was quite jumbled, and no characters were really described as fully as I expected. Fair enough, the book is only 148 pages long, but I frequently lost the thread of which characters were talking and who was who in general.
There is also a twist at the end (the very end), but I will not spoil it for anyone, but certain aspects of the book do mean that some parts of it make sense.
Towards the end, unfortunately, my imagination gave up, and I just couldn't picture what was going on anymore. Again, this could be different for other readers, perhaps people who are more used to reading Lovecraft than I am. The Titanic specific-non weird-creatures sections of the book were good and felt well researched (I didn't notice any more glaring errors, apart from the occasional typo, which is common in self published books) but for me personally, this is not a book I will be reading again/keeping. If you like Lovecraft et al and the Titanic, then this is the book for you.
January 12, 2019
This was a fun novel, if you can conceive of a novel that crosses the sinking of the Titantic with Mythos creatures, a ghost ship, and a hungry, menacing megalodon as fun. The author did a tremendous job researching the ship and its occupants on its fateful, maiden voyage, and that alone made this an engaging read.
Add to that the guest appearance of the dream of a sleeping squid-like god of the depths, the accidental immersion of the ship and its occupants into the aforementioned ancient dream, and you have to be left hoping for the god to awaken or, more reasonably, if reason were left, to start dreaming a little dream of anything else.
I enjoyed the inclusion of the additional passenger Howard to the story, who was obviously the creator and author Lovecraft of Cthulhu lore. I did not enjoy the last sentence of the book, however, when his reveal was done so heavyhandedly. Leaving his name out to the discovery of discerning readers would have been much more effective, at least in my opinion. Otherwise, a solid fun read, and very enjoyable.
Add to that the guest appearance of the dream of a sleeping squid-like god of the depths, the accidental immersion of the ship and its occupants into the aforementioned ancient dream, and you have to be left hoping for the god to awaken or, more reasonably, if reason were left, to start dreaming a little dream of anything else.
I enjoyed the inclusion of the additional passenger Howard to the story, who was obviously the creator and author Lovecraft of Cthulhu lore. I did not enjoy the last sentence of the book, however, when his reveal was done so heavyhandedly. Leaving his name out to the discovery of discerning readers would have been much more effective, at least in my opinion. Otherwise, a solid fun read, and very enjoyable.
December 17, 2019
Not sure
Having read this book, I’m not sure if I liked it. Liked the idea behind the story but I finished feeling a little disappointed. Give it a go. It is, as always a personal experience.
Having read this book, I’m not sure if I liked it. Liked the idea behind the story but I finished feeling a little disappointed. Give it a go. It is, as always a personal experience.
August 30, 2013
I thought the plot of "Jaws" meets "Titanic" a great idea and loved the premise. I was not ready for the all out horror and sci fi aspects of the book. I have to be fair and say it's not my usual genre. That being said, I think the author gave a very respectful and lovely account of the passengers and the doomed ship. Written in almost a period style- I don't know Lovelace, but I understood right away she was writing in a style of the early 20th century and I applaud her talent. I wished that she could have picked one horror aspect over the other. I don't want to give things away, but either one would have been enough to do the damage she needed for the plot. I agree with the other reviewer's comment about the "scooby doo" scene and thought the book was going in a much better direction until then. The Maggie Brown lifeboat episode was the best part of the book and alone made a terrific story. Here her character development shined. Interesting idea, but to me just a bit cluttered. Loved what Catt was actually implied- what truths do we really know about anything? Who decided reality and where is the truth? I will read more books by her. I think it would make a great Twilight Zone episode.
December 17, 2013
thought the plot of "Jaws" meets "Titanic" a great idea and loved the premise. I was not ready for the all out horror and sci fi aspects of the book. I have to be fair and say it's not my usual genre. That being said, I think the author gave a very respectful and lovely account of the passengers and the doomed ship. Written in almost a period style- I don't know Lovelace, but I understood right away she was writing in a style of the early 20th century and I applaud her talent. I wished that she could have picked one horror aspect over the other. I don't want to give things away, but either one would have been enough to do the damage she needed for the plot. I agree with the other reviewer's comment about the "scooby doo" scene and thought the book was going in a much better direction until then. The Maggie Brown lifeboat episode was the best part of the book and alone made a terrific story. Here her character development shined. Interesting idea, but to me just a bit cluttered. Loved what Catt was actually implied- what truths do we really know about anything? Who decided reality and where is the truth? I will read more books by her. I think it would make a great Twilight Zone episode.
April 21, 2015
Outstanding tale.
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