A review by fantasticmrethan
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft
2.0
The imagery and mythos within are astounding but it’s up to the reader to make more of them.
It’s impossible to look past Lovecraft’s racism and with every blank protagonist of each story and the unsympathetic portrayal of the evil-because-they’re-different monsters made me wish for Guillermo Del Toro to come swooping in to save the day.
I’m stuck loving Cthulhu, thinking the people of Innsmouth don’t sound so bad and fundamentally disagreeing with all H.P. Lovecraft’s personal views. Not the book I was expecting to be reading.
There are some genuinely great stories though that can be chilling and atmospheric; some personal favourites were:
Call of Cthulhu
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Dagon
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
The Picture In The House
The Hound
Cool Air
It’s impossible to look past Lovecraft’s racism and with every blank protagonist of each story and the unsympathetic portrayal of the evil-because-they’re-different monsters made me wish for Guillermo Del Toro to come swooping in to save the day.
I’m stuck loving Cthulhu, thinking the people of Innsmouth don’t sound so bad and fundamentally disagreeing with all H.P. Lovecraft’s personal views. Not the book I was expecting to be reading.
There are some genuinely great stories though that can be chilling and atmospheric; some personal favourites were:
Call of Cthulhu
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Dagon
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
The Picture In The House
The Hound
Cool Air