Strange Aeon: 2020: Lovecraftian Tales

Strange Aeon/Strange Legacy Anthologies #1

by M. Keaton, Joel T. Martin (Illustrator), Gordon Linzner

"The abominations that lurk outside our dimension don’t get old—they just get hungrier. In Strange 2020, M.Keaton brings you sixteen tales of cosmic horror chosen specifically for your enjoyment.Thrill to the interior art of Joel T. Martin as you read. Feel your sanity erode as Gordon Linzner takes your hand and open the doors of perception with C.D. Brown. Together with Alfred D. Byrd, Jeff C. Carter, Dennis Mombauer, Erica Ruppert, Bradley H. Sinor, Jeremy Thompson, James A. Wolf, and even your host M. Keaton, this mixture of under-appreciated reprints and original works is a refreshing banquet for anyone who misses the joy of the unknown and the pleasure of fear. From Gregory Norris’ vision of interstellar menace in a far, bleak future and Damir Slkovic’s tale of the Old West to Tais Teng’s time-traveling romance and DJ Tyrer’s lost Australia, these stories cross space and time as each author brings their own unique vision of the genre founded by the likes of H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Howard, and Clark Ashton Smith." -From the back cover"I wanted stories that were Lovecraftian in tone, though not necessarily set within the Cthulhu mythos; stories that anyone could read, not just hardcore Lovecraft fans. I wanted to keep sex, violence, and language all within the bounds of good taste. And I wanted stories that were new, interesting, enjoyable escapism, not just the same old plots and ideas. I started out hoping I could find enough stories that fit my requirements and ended up struggling to choose the best among the excellent." -From the Introduction-

330 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2020

About the author

M. (R) Keaton has the traditional author's resume: a wildly diverse series of jobs to supplement a lifetime of writing. He has installed poultry equipment, dug graves, called the rain, and worked as an environmental chemist for over a decade. And that just scratches the surface.

From a literary standpoint, he has put words on paper for money for almost forty years. He has written fiction, non-fiction, filler text, and operating procedures in every form from work-for-hire to under his own imprint. He has worked as an author, editor, and publisher.

None of which matters. What matters is, can he tell a good story? It appears that the answer is, at least in the opinion of his readers, yes.

Reviews

[James Wolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, one of my stories is in this anthology, so I may be accused of bias, but this collection in the footsteps of HP Lovecraft is consistently excellent, with many creepy and unsettling tales worthy of the master of monstrosity himself.