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Title: Cthulhu 2000 by Various ISBN: 0-345-42203-1 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 25 May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent anthology inspired, in different ways, by HPL!
Comment: Some of the reviews of this excellent anthology lead me to believe that they've missed the point. This is not an anthology of stories in the strict Lovecraftian tradition; it is rather a more disparate group of works which, more or less, were inspired by Lovecraft's work. They are in a broad spectrum of styles; the "Lovecraftian" element varies from potent to tenuous. But by and large it is a truly excellent collection. I found, of all the stories, T.E.D. Klein's "Black Man with a Horn" to be perhaps the most akin to Lovecraft's work, not in particulars so much, as in the sense of having blundered into a contact with cosmic horror, of which the protagonist becomes only slowly aware, yet which engulfs him finally. Two other stories are also very much in HPL's mode; Thomas Ligotti's "The Last Feast of Harlequin" is one of the stories that makes no overt reference to Lovecraft; yet it is a descendant of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" in the truest sense-- it generally follows the same narrative curve and is full of parallel plot elements and moods, even though they are not specific to Lovecraft. Many others of the stories make reference, direct or oblique, to elements of the "Mythos"; Gahan Wilson's HPL has Lovecraft himself (as well as Clark Ashton Smith) as a main character. "The Barrens", "Fat Face", and "The Faces at Pine Dunes" are also excellent. And, to leaven the mixture, there are two or three humorous entries-- "The Big Fish", a sort of Maltese Falcon comes to Innsmouth, very tongue in cheek (literally as you will see!); "Pickman's Modem", often humorous though ultimately creepy; and the delightful "Love's Eldritch Ichor", which is wonderfully amusing. Of the entries I felt Poppy Z. Brite's "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood" to be one of the least Lovecraftian, as well as being rather unpleasant; but it will appeal to gothic-teens and such. I could have wished that the preface by Jim Turner would have discussed all the stories, not only Roger Zelazny's excellent "24 Views of Mount Fuji, by Hokusai". All in all the anthology earns an A+ and is a must for any lover of horror, Lovecraftian or not!
Rating: 4
Summary: Great themes, reasonable tales.....
Comment: I bought this book recently, and I have to say I enjoy it for the most part. A few of the stories are dry and unenjoyable, but by and large, I find this collection of short stories to be worthy of the name Cthulhu.
Some of the writers have nearly captured the spirit of Lovecraft. Others have blended Lovecraft's ideas with their own writing styles, and it was these tales that I enjoyed the most.
"The Barrens" and "The Big Fish" are probably the best tales in the whole book. Both stories have a modern a H.P.L./Charles Fort feel. "The Barrens" ties together the legend of the Jersey Devil with Lovecraft's ideas to create a story that makes you wonder as well as shiver. "The Big Fish" plays on Lovecraft's taste for mystery, and features those old sea devils, the Deep Ones. "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood" is well-written in terms of style, but it is grotesque (two perverse grave-robbers enjoy themselves by sticking femors where the sun don't shine) in a totally non-Lovecraft way by going for cheep, eccentric attempts to catch the reader's attention. "Fat Face" and "Faces in the Pine Dunes" bring back many of Lovecraft's creature characters and Cthulhu mythos with reasonable success.
All in all, this book is worth it if you are a serious follower of Lovecraft's writings and stories, and you want some fresh tales about Cthulhu, the Deep Ones, or the demonic Shoggoths. Just don't expect CALL OF CTHULHU quality here. Remember, it's not Lovecraft writing these stories, and it shows.
Rating: 2
Summary: attempts collection
Comment: this collection contains some stories that are almost good (wolfe, copper, wilson, campbell) but in the end are not good enough. i like good pulp. it's not here. some of the stories are really strangely uninteresting. kind of author-is-trying-to-be-inventive, and creates a story i am not impressed by.
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Title: Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft ISBN: 034542204X Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 14 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Dreams of Terror and Death : The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft ISBN: 0345384210 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 11 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos by Robert M. Price ISBN: 0345444086 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Quest for Cthulhu by August Derleth ISBN: 0786707526 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Shadows over Innsmouth by Stephen Jones ISBN: 0345444078 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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