Reviews

Árnyék Innsmouth fölött by H.P. Lovecraft

superpsycho's review against another edition

5.0

Man goes to weird town. Shenanigans ensue.

hexatrance's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Pretty decent read. It really plays on fears of immigration as well as bodily/mental degradation. Better in the second half than in the first since the first half is a lot of architectural descriptions. The second half has a great escape scene and a nicely done post-encounter chapter with a great twist. 

the_lady_disdain's review against another edition

2.0

Videogamecoded

nnihann's review against another edition

4.0

İlk kez H.P. Lovecraft okuyorum. Yazarın dili ve betimlemeleri gerçekten çok iyi; adeta ekrandan izliyormuş gibi hissettim. Benim için gerilim ve korku dozu epey düşüktü. Ama sonundaki plot twist çok hoşuma gitti.

nicolaspratt's review against another edition

4.0

Very interesting, disturbingly vivid.

atomicsushi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

no_one_is_here's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

brenthunter89's review against another edition

3.0

This is the second short story I've read by HP Lovecraft. I enjoyed this title more than "The Call of Cthulu" and found the twist to be intriguing although poorly foreshadowed. This seemed less disjointed than some of his other works but I still find the intrigue and suspense to be poorly lacking. Lovecraft excels, it seems, in being overly descriptive and boring at times. I'm giving his entire collection a chance and hope to find that my opinion will begin to change as I come to terms with his literary style. I am fascinated by the Cthulu mythos and by Lovecraft himself so it saddens me that I have been somewhat underwhelmed by his writing.

wildguitars's review against another edition

5.0

THE best work of lovecraft for me.
the writing is superb and top tier lovecraft for me.
one of the best stories in horror overall !

gomezzzcaro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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