Shadows over Innsmouth
Ratings11
Average rating3.9
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Ratings11
Average rating3.9
Enjoy some “good, slimy fun” with this horror anthology that pays tribute to H.P. Lovecraft’s eeriest creation—featuring 16 “genuinely frightening” stories from Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, and more (San Francisco Chronicle). Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s classic, today’s masters of horror take up their pens and turn once more to that decayed, forsaken New England fishing village with its sparkling treasure, loathsome denizens, and unspeakable evil . . . In addition to the Lovecraft’s original novella, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, this anthology features 16 chilling stories by authors such as Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell and Kim Newman—all exploring and deepening the Cthulhu Mythos. "Introduction: Spawn of the Deep Ones" by Stephen Jones "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft "Beyond the Reef" by Basil Copper "The Big Fish" by Jack Yeovil "Return to Innsmouth" by Guy N. Smith "The Crossing" by Adrian Cole "Down to the Boots" by D. F. Lewis "The Church in High Street" by Ramsey Campbell "Innsmouth Gold" by David Sutton "Daoine Domhain" by Peter Tremayne "A Quarter to Three" by Kim Newman "The Tomb of Priscus" by Brian Mooney "The Innsmouth Heritage" by Brian Stableford "The Homecoming" by Nicholas Royle "Deepnet" by David Langford "To See the Sea" by Michael Marshall Smith "Dagon's Bell" by Brian Lumley "Only the End of the World Again" by Neil Gaiman
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None were as good as the original story which was to be expected I suppose. I thought the collection would be very repetitive but it somehow managed to avoid that or maybe I was just really in the mood for it.
A few of the stories definitely seemed to be written before the theme and then had the fish people stuff worked in afterward. Homecoming was the worst offender here.
But apart from that most of what's here channels the mood and ideas of Lovecraft's story and I enjoyed it, and if you're up for that you should too.
Series
2 primary books13 released booksThe Diogenes Club is a 11-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Elizabeth Bear, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and 102 others.
Series
3 primary booksShadows Over Innsmouth is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by H.P. Lovecraft and Kim Newman.
