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A Lonely and Curious Country
When a traveller in north central Massachusetts takes the wrong fork at the junction of the Aylesbury pike just beyond Dean’s Corners he comes upon a lonely and curious country.”
--HP Lovecraft
Horror can lurk in the most unlikely places: from the secluded cottage to the teeming metropolis. Lovecraft knew that terror could be rooted in the geography of a place as much as in an uncaring cosmos or a man’s soul.
In these 17 brand new tales of chilling Lovecraftian horrors by leading authors, discover new lands of terror. Learn the truth about the glories of Y’ha-nthlei and what really happened to Erich Zann. Discover the fate of Tillinghast’s monstrous machine and do a deal with Nyarlathotep down in the byways of Mississippi. Sometimes that lonely farmhouse, brooding silently in its isolation, can be more terrifying than forgotten monoliths on an uncharted Pacific island.
--HP Lovecraft
Horror can lurk in the most unlikely places: from the secluded cottage to the teeming metropolis. Lovecraft knew that terror could be rooted in the geography of a place as much as in an uncaring cosmos or a man’s soul.
In these 17 brand new tales of chilling Lovecraftian horrors by leading authors, discover new lands of terror. Learn the truth about the glories of Y’ha-nthlei and what really happened to Erich Zann. Discover the fate of Tillinghast’s monstrous machine and do a deal with Nyarlathotep down in the byways of Mississippi. Sometimes that lonely farmhouse, brooding silently in its isolation, can be more terrifying than forgotten monoliths on an uncharted Pacific island.
238 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 4, 2015
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June 20, 2020
A fun and interesting collection of short stories inspired by Lovecraft & the Cthulhu mythos. I really enjoyed these stories, many have a new and fascinating take on well-known Lovecraftian creatures and tropes. If you are a fan of Lovecraft I would definitely encourage picking this up!
I reccommend reading "Incense and Insensibilty" by Christine Morgan, "Interrogation" by Damir Salkovic, "Igawesdi" by Cliff Biggers and "After Birth" by Brian M. Sammons & Jamie D. Jenkins. My favourite was "Project Handbasket" by Rebecca Allred.
I reccommend reading "Incense and Insensibilty" by Christine Morgan, "Interrogation" by Damir Salkovic, "Igawesdi" by Cliff Biggers and "After Birth" by Brian M. Sammons & Jamie D. Jenkins. My favourite was "Project Handbasket" by Rebecca Allred.
October 25, 2019
I'm always on the lookout for new Lovecraftian fiction and the introduction promised original stories not just pastiche. Sadly, the quality is quite poor; not the writing as such but the ideas. Too many Innsmouth Deep Old Ones tales, only one of which breaks any new ground. Though some authors have tried to vary the setting - Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia - the unsettling atmosphere so prevalent in Lovecraft's work is absent. One tale even goes so far as to mimic H.P.'s worst habit - ending a first person narrative with the equivalent of 'Aargh, it's coming for me!'
Altogether, very disappointing.
Altogether, very disappointing.
August 2, 2023
An anthology of OK Cthulhu mythos stories, nothing special, didn't suck.
September 20, 2023
A solid gathering of Lovecraftian tales the faithful will enjoy and a few gems that will weird you out the way these sorts of tales should.
November 13, 2016
There are a lot of books with stories relating to the Cthulhu mythos, and most of them simply don't live up to the quality of their cover art. This one does, big time.
The editor, Matthew Carpenter, set out but one rule when asking for submissions: they had to be Lovecraftian, but with a strong sense of place. All but one of the stories in this collection have that, and it is likely this quality that makes these some of the freshest, most rewarding mythos tales I've read in many years.
My favorite story was The Third Oath of Dagon, by Robert M. Price (who, himself, is an excellent anthologist.) It's a rollicking good story, rather reminiscent of the pace of Shadow Over Innsmouth, and thoroughly rewarding.
The editor, Matthew Carpenter, set out but one rule when asking for submissions: they had to be Lovecraftian, but with a strong sense of place. All but one of the stories in this collection have that, and it is likely this quality that makes these some of the freshest, most rewarding mythos tales I've read in many years.
My favorite story was The Third Oath of Dagon, by Robert M. Price (who, himself, is an excellent anthologist.) It's a rollicking good story, rather reminiscent of the pace of Shadow Over Innsmouth, and thoroughly rewarding.
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