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A review by verkisto
The Old One and The Sea by Lex H. Jones
4.0
This is a story about H.P. Lovecraft and Cthulhu. It's published by a company named "The Sinister Horror Company", and the two forewords of the book discuss when it's appropriate to introduce young kinds to horror. I expected it to be a cosmic horror novel, tamed down a bit so the young 'uns wouldn't be scarred for life.
This is not that kind of story. In fact, I would hesitate to call it horror at all, because that's not what it's about. This is a sweet story of friendship, told against a backdrop of how fear affects how people think. Suffice it to say, "sweet" and "Old Ones" are hardly ever (if at all) expected to go together, but I'll be damned if Jones didn't make it work.
I picked this up on a whim, expecting it be more along the lines of R.J. Ivankovic's [b:HP Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers|33781360|HP Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers|R.J. Ivankovic|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483415344l/33781360._SX50_.jpg|22093045], but was pleasantly surprised to find it bucked my expectations. I highly recommend it.
This is not that kind of story. In fact, I would hesitate to call it horror at all, because that's not what it's about. This is a sweet story of friendship, told against a backdrop of how fear affects how people think. Suffice it to say, "sweet" and "Old Ones" are hardly ever (if at all) expected to go together, but I'll be damned if Jones didn't make it work.
I picked this up on a whim, expecting it be more along the lines of R.J. Ivankovic's [b:HP Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers|33781360|HP Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers|R.J. Ivankovic|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483415344l/33781360._SX50_.jpg|22093045], but was pleasantly surprised to find it bucked my expectations. I highly recommend it.