Reviews

The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales by H.P. Lovecraft

mfichtel's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

br00k3a133n's review

slow-paced

3.5

larissa_geiser's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

mustarastas's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

wintertrees's review

1.5

this motherfucker can kiss my whole ass

travis_cunningham's review

4.0

While at times monotonously repetitive (especially at the end), this shit busted. The language was beautiful and there were plenty of genuinely eerie moments. The Colour out of Space and The Mound were two that really stuck out to me.

macthebrazen's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

Most of the stories are 3 stars for me. There are a couple 5 stars, with Shadow over Innsmouth and Haunter of the Dark being favorites of mine. But I think the collection as it's presented (with the ability to really nerd out on all the lore) as well as how badass the B&N cover is takes it from a 4 to a 4.5 in my book!

hotsake's review against another edition

3.0

This was my first deep dive into Lovecraftian lore. I really liked the Mythos and atmosphere that was presented but the writing was poor and the stories were very repetitive. Also at least half of the stories seemed to set things up and they left me wanting a third act, sometimes even a second act seemed to be missing.

kuroku's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jzahler's review

dark slow-paced

3.5