Pete’s Reviews > The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness > Status Update

Well.....I see why this story gets the recognition it gets. You have to be down with lots of details or don’t even bother. But if you are down then you’re in for a slow build, peeling back the layers until as exciting an ending I’ve experienced from Mr. Lovecraft is let loose.

Cold Air. This one is better than good but not quite great. What I like most is how readable it is. No crazy long blocks of description. A nice read siting with the AC blasting.

The Horror at Red Hook. A good story with an element at the end I didn’t see coming. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was based on a real story of the time.

He. This was a solid read. I was never bored and enjoyed the intense progression of the “terror” the narrator felt.

The Shunned House is a bit of a slog of a haunted house story. The ending was solid but getting there had so many repetitive details I thought I was being possessed by an ancient spirit or something.

Imprisoned with the Pharaohs was fine. I had high expectations for this one as it’s one I’d heard of. The entire first half is Harry Houdini sightseeing around Egypt. I enjoyed the second half well enough. Eh.

The Unnamable dips back into common Lovecraft territory. Slow buildup of something possibly shocking followed by the reveal. It was okay.

The Lurking Fear was quite enjoyable. I felt like there was some connection to the Arthur Jermyn story but couldn’t find anything online.

Herbert West - Reanimator is a well done short story. The longest so far. Something about Lovecraft’s style makes it hard for me to remember details but this one stuck with me between reading breaks. Very well done.