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This is another out of the Chaosium Mythos range - where rare and lesser published works relating to the Cthulhu Mythos see the light of day again, The problem or if you prefer the strength of this series is the fact that they are focus on the rare and unusual - now for some stories it maybe that they are no in favour or suit an anthology, especially when the author in question has a large number of titles to choose from - however for some authors that means that their words are repeated and rep...
To begin with, I am not unfamiliar with the works of Brian Lumley--the covers of his TOR published Necroscope series literally grinned at me as I shelved them in the then-employment of a Cleveland-based bookstore. Being a person who likes weird fiction--especially HPL & C.A. Smith--& also likes modern-horror, I gave Lumley's first volume, Necroscope a try. & I absolutely loathed it.I'll spare you the details, but I found Lumley's writing annoying in it's "playful" punctuation (fans of Lumley kno...
A must have for fans of Brian Lumley and the greater Cthulhu Mythos.A bit uneven (as all the Chaosium Cycle anthologies are) but overall excellent. Notably fewer typos and editing mistakes than in some of the other Cycle books.One of the better collections I've read in the series- highly recommended.
Fun stuff. "Spaghetti" is nasty. Gotta love those Cthonians...
This is the fourth book I´ve read from Chaosium Fiction and by far, very far, the best. I´ll write short impressions I´ve got from the tales:Lumley´s "Cement Surroundings" - Great story. Really a incredible addition to the Mythos. This is canon.D´Ammassa´s "Bad Soil" - Quite good, unfortunately the protagonist has exactly the right job at the right time - deus ex machina. A pity.Burleson´s "The Temple of Yig" - Another great story, another great addition to the Mythos. Great pace.Adams´s "Not to...
As I am ever so fond of saying, when you read an anthology, you're reading a mixed bag. What one person may think is a great story may not be so true for another. With that in mind, I thought overall, it was okay; not on the whole as good as some of the CofC collections I've read. I love Brian Lumley's work, and so I was quite eager to read this one.Here's the contents list; a * marks a story I really enjoyed:1."City out of time," by Brian Lumley: a well-known poem about the whole Cthulhu thing2...
The Lumley stories are 5 star. The rest is 1 star. This seems to be pretty common with these collections. I do not think I will get anymore of them. On the plus side, I will now go out and buy some Brian Lumley collections.
