Reviews

The Book of Cthulhu II, by Ann K. Schwader, Livia Llewellyn, Michael Chabon, Elizabeth Bear, Molly Tanzer, Adam Scott Glancy, Matt Wallace, Stanley C. Sargent, Kim Newman, John R. Fultz, W.H. Pugmire, Cody Goodfellow, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Laird Barron, Fritz Leiber, Ross E. Lockhart, Mark Samuels, Orrin Grey, Gord Sellar, Paul Tobin, Sarah Monette, Karl Edward Wagner, William Browning Spencer, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Wood, Christopher Reynaga

aftanith's review

3.0

While there were a few stories in The Book of Cthulhu II that didn't appeal to me (Molly Tanzer's The Hour of the Tortoise and Laird Barron's Hand of Glory in particular), it also had some delights (Christopher Reynaga's I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee, Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette's Boojum, etc.). I definitely look forward to checking out The Book of Cthulhu next.

Full review to come at Amara's Eden. A copy of this book was provided free via Netgalley for the purpose of review.

david_agranoff's review

5.0

Ross Lockheart has proven with this second collection that he has an eye for the best modern Lovecraftian horror, although a few of the pieces like Fritz Lieber are classics. Cody Goodfellow's rapture from the deep which I read when it was first in Dark Discoveries and The Michael Chabon stories were my favorites. Must read for Lovecratian mythos fans.

samesfoley's review

5.0

I bought this on a whim, as the ebook was on sale and I was interested in reading the story by Neil Gaiman. To my surprise, it ended up being an enthralling series of stories that I could not put down. They were all well-written, with lots of suspense, plot twists, and spooky vibes. Some of the stories have really stuck with me. I'll consider myself lucky if I find another collection this good.

ntrlycrly's review

4.0

Entertaining collection for fans of Lovecraft with some fairly well known authors like Neil Gaiman and Michael Cabon contributing. A favorite story was Cabon's "the God of Dark Laughter" which gives another take on the creepy clown story.

ruthbrarian's review against another edition

5.0

Even better than the first collection, I think. Not all winners, but a good portion are an excellent mix of Weird/Horror/Lovecraftian.

nigellicus's review against another edition

5.0

Still feeling too ill to do proper reviews. Some great stories here, some ok, one or two I disliked, but the Frtiz Leiber story is definitely the TED Klein story of Book One of Book Two.