Lobster Johnson: The Proteus Club [Dramatized Adaptation]: From the World of Hellboy

by Christopher Golden, Robb Moreira (reader), Jenna Sharpe (reader)

Genres: Horror

6 pages, Audio CD

Published October 30, 2023

About the author

CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of such novels as Road of Bones, Ararat, Snowblind, Of Saints and Shadows, and Red Hands. With Mike Mignola, he is the co-creator of the Outerverse comic book universe, including such series as Baltimore, Joe Golem: Occult Detective, and Lady Baltimore. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night, Dark Cities, and The New Dead, among others, and he has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. Golden co-hosts the podcast Defenders Dialogue with horror author Brian Keene. In 2015 he founded the popular Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. He was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His work has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards. For the Bram Stoker Awards, Golden has been nominated ten times in eight different categories. His original novels have been published in more than fifteen languages in countries around the world. Please visit him at www.christophergolden.com

Reviews

[Keri · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't get into this book, so didn't finish it.

[Martin Zorde · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very entertaining and to the point. My only complaint is that DNA wasn't discovered to be the molecule of inheritance until about 20 years after this story is set. This kind of broke emersion for me as the section where it is mentioned seemed to be for a modern audience rather than an in world account of events. Really enjoyed this otherwise. The racial issues were tastefully handled without being vulgar (no use of 'n' word) despite racism being far more prevalent/extreme for the time period. Totally interested in more stories like this.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The performances here are really great (it’s an audiobook with a full cast), and this is an overall fun listen. Unfortunately, I had very recently finished reading the Lobster Johnson novel, The Satan Factory, and this story is uncannily similar. So, what would have been an otherwise enjoyable story just seemed a little repetitive. I recognize that there’s only so much you can do with the time and place of this Hellboy-related vigilante, but this one just seems too much like the Lobster tales that have come before it.

[Derrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't realize this was not a Hellboy novel. Overall, I enjoyed it, but it did take some turns that I generally am not a person that reads (Occult). It had some sad parts to it, but if they keep on with this series, then I'd definitely try the next one.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super fun dive into one of Mignola's most enigmatic Hellboy characters. Given the 1933 setting, it's no surprise that the presentation leans heavily into radio dramas from the era- which works really well.

[Hailey Snider · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid noir that I went into expecting Hellboy. Lobster Johnson is pretty cool

[Matthew Parody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful story. Great production value.
Good values and very woke story.
Always love to see Nazi's getting punched.

[Ethan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought Hellboy: a plague of wasps had a lot of feminist garbage in it, but this one is worse. So much crying about how men have it better than women.