The Best of Lovecraftiana

by Gavin Chappell (Editor)

An anthology of the greatest writers, poets, and illustrators ever to grace the pages of THE MAGAZINE OF ELDRITCH HORROR.

Voted for by members of the LOVECRAFTIANA FANS AND CONTRIBUTORS Facebook page.

Josh Maybrook
Carlton Herzog
David B Harrington
Lee Clark Zumpe
Joan d'Arc
Glynn Owen Barrass
Tim Mendees
TS S Fulk
Renee Mulhare
David A Riley
GO Clark
Mike T Lyddon
Gav Roachdown
Dean Wirth
Jim Pitts
Toe Keen

183 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 12, 2023

Reviews

[The Smoog · Rating 2 out of 5]

A couple of decent stories here, but in my opinion this really doesn’t represent the best that Lovecraftiana has to offer and is a bit of a disappointment. Nevermind, there are plenty of back issues to get through at least!

I have to give kudos to the publishers and contributors though, for not bowing to a campaign of pressure by unknown individuals determined to have stories suppressed on the basis of political leanings from 40 years ago (as stated by the editor in an afterword). One does wonder what would have happened to the genre of Lovecraftian horror if people like this had gotten their way with the man who popularised it…

[chrstphre campbell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somewhat disingenuous title … ( ? )

All of these are stand alone horror stories that do Not borrow anything from The Cthulhu Mythos or any genre that Lovecraft may have invented ?
Okay I guess, nothing shockingly memorable ( ? )

[Christopher Pate · Rating 2 out of 5]

A couple of gems in this fan-polled best of anthology from throughout the magazine's history, but it misses the mark lacking the truly indelible stories that have graced the magazine's pages.