Cthulhu Deep Down Under: Volume 2

Cthulhu Deep Down Under anthology series

by Steve Proposch (Editor), Christopher Sequiera (Editor), Bryce Stevens (Editor)

H. P. Lovecraft pioneered a fusion of terror and science fiction themes, and is widely credited as having invented the sub-genre of ‘cosmic horror'. While America's New England was the focus and setting for many of Lovecraft's tales, the Southern Hemisphere held a fascination for him. Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica were featured locations in his Mythosian novellas.In tribute to this, presented here is an assortment of the finest Australian dark fiction, bringing you a second volume of Lovecraftian stories of wonder and dread. Featured are new tales by ROBERT HOOD, LEE MURRAY, KIRSTYN McDERMOTT and SILVIA BROWN.Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 2 takes us back below the equator, into the bizarre and headlong towards horror. From mist-shrouded peaks and canyons of Melanesian islands, through rainforests and scorching deserts of the island continent of Terra Australis, and across the Tasman Sea to the inhospitable hinterlands of New Zealand.Tales of terror McDermottRobert HoodLee MurrayJason NahrungBill CongreveJ ScherpenhuizenSilvia BrownT.S.P. SweeneyGeoff BrownDavid KurariaAlso an introduction by Mythos fiction guru and horror author, Peter Rawlik.

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies

222 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2018

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like its predecessor, it's an anthology, so some stories are better (whatever that means to you) than others. I particularly enjoyed "Sleeping Dogs," by Kirstyn McDermott. Another one, which I won't name, I did not. YMMV.

[Stephen Herczeg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book of stories with various depths of Lovecraftian/Cthulhu lore and influence from bunch of established and new antipodean authors.

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mostly decent short stories, though a couple did feel like they were already written and later had a Lovecraftian element bolted on in order to be published in this volume.

[Matthew Morrison]

*** Read for the Australian Shadows Awards ***