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Historical Lovecraft
by
Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) ,
Paula R. Stiles , Andrew Dombalagian, Mae Empson (Goodreads Author), Y.W. Purnomosidhi, Albert Tucker, William Meikle (Goodreads Author), Regina Allen
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Historical Lovecraft, a unique anthology blending historical fiction with horror, features 26 tales spanning centuries and continents. This eclectic volume takes the readers through places as varied as Laos, Greenland, Peru, and the Congo, and from antiquity until the 20th century, pushing the envelope of Lovecraftian lore. William Meikle's inquisitor tries to unravel the...more
Paperback, 280 pages
Published
April 20th 2011
by Innsmouth Free Press
(first published March 27th 2011)
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Historical Lovecraft is a clever gathering of stories of good and evil, magic and reality from the dawn of time to present day. It is organized by era--antiquity, Middle Ages, etc. therefore the reader can, like me, pick first to read their era of interest. I did--antiquity. As it is with all collections of stories such as this, there are favorites, and the pick of a favorite is purely subjective. My favorite, because of its well formed character, the imaginative use of the historical setting an...more
Ok, should be an interesting theme, right? Stories featuring Lovecraft's stuff or at least a general feeling of it. You know what? There are stories in here that deserve a flat out 5/5 rating, and this book would and should have gotten higher. The problem is, there were stories in this book that I finished and was left wondering just what, if anything, was Lovecraftian in it. I mean, there were stories that didn't even have a Lovecraftian feel to it.
If it was just one, I could let it go. But it...more
If it was just one, I could let it go. But it...more
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Where history's mysteries lay gaping open, there 'Historical Lovecraft' goes, seeing to fill in the holes in time and human knowledge with eldritch horror and terrors from beyond the stars. At least that's what a good portion of the short stories contained within the book admit to using as their inspiration, which is fine by me. As someone who enjoys history and the unexplained, as well as someone who digs H.P. Lovecraft I was very happy with the answers the stories in this anthology had to offe...more
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This book is a collection of (ostensibly) Lovecraft-influenced stories set throughout the ages. Ranging from ancient Mesopotamia to the modern world, it is divided into three sections: Ancient History, Middle Ages, and the Modern Era. The stories often incorprate the hisotry of legends of the time periods and cultures in question, something Lovecraft himself was fond of doing. With some of the stories, the connetion to the Cthulhu mythos is fairly blatant, with others marginal at best (more in s...more
I love the concept of this collection. Ever since Lovecraft encouraged others to play with his mythos, that open door has lead almost everyone to crash the party. Stories set in the mythos throughout history is a valid idea, I am little underwhelmed with the execution. Certainly different periods of history are all there, but I found the stories to be a little ho-hum. A great indication of that was that by the time I finished the collection I had to thumb back through the book to even remember t...more
May 06, 2011
Orrin Grey
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4 of 5 stars
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Full disclosure: I'm in this book. And while it might be poor form to review a book you're in, and while I certainly wouldn't do it for any kind of pro site or anything, my goal with Goodreads is to record everything I read, which includes stuff I'm in, and besides, there's a lot of other good stuff in here that's worth talking about.
First off, Historical Lovecraft is a different kind of Lovecraft anthology than usual, in my opinion. It's at least as focused on the history part of the title as i...more
First off, Historical Lovecraft is a different kind of Lovecraft anthology than usual, in my opinion. It's at least as focused on the history part of the title as i...more
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Jun 05, 2012
Heidi Ward
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3 of 5 stars
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Historical Lovecraft is a collection of mostly pretty good weird stories, albeit one in which the editors seem to be using the term "Lovecraftian" pretty loosely. (No, you don't have to use the words "Cthulhu" or "fhtagn"; but a story about people fleeing a volcanic eruption isn't necessarily "Lovecraftian." Especially if it ends with happy resettlement.)
The book is divided into sections -- "Ancient History," "Middle Ages" and "Modern Era" -- and I felt the stories generally improved as they got...more
The book is divided into sections -- "Ancient History," "Middle Ages" and "Modern Era" -- and I felt the stories generally improved as they got...more
I always find anthologies difficult to review, since there are going to be stories that work for each reader and stories that didn't. There's also the question of theme anthologies, since you if you read multiple anthologies on a theme, you're going to see stories repeated. In the case of this anthology, only one story was one I had previously read.
Historical Lovecraft takes on the Lovecraft mythos (although there was one story that I still don't see as being very Lovecraftian at all), and sets...more
Historical Lovecraft takes on the Lovecraft mythos (although there was one story that I still don't see as being very Lovecraftian at all), and sets...more
Outstanding anthology of Lovecraftian fiction. The historical fiction theme piqued my interest. Lots of authors were previously unknown to me, so I was hesitant to pick this one up - but, I'm glad I did. I will be seeking out more work by many of the authors. Highlights for me were 'Shadows of the Darkest Jade' by Sarah Hans, 'The Saga of Hilde Ansgardotti' by Jesse Bullington, 'The Far Deep' by Joshua Reynolds, 'The Infernal History of the Ivybridge Twins' by Molly Tanzer, and 'Black Hill' by O...more
I received this book for free from Goodreads First Reads. Let me start out by stating that I have never read anything by Lovecraft which might be why I just couldn't get into the book. Some of the stories were pretty good and I'd rate 3 or more stars, but some I didn't like at all. The writing was bad and the storylines were confusing in some stories. They just weren't very fleshed out. Others were good and read like mythology from various cultures. These were enjoyable. I think if I was a fan o...more
Some are decent enough but they're few and far between (in fact, I'm not entirely sure that should be in the plural), some are abstract to the point of self-indulgence, many are truly dull. Bonus points to all for working a degree of historical authenticity into proceedings but for the most part the introduction of Mythos elements seems overly forced.
An excellent collection of Lovecraftian tales from the folks at Innsmouth Free Press. The stories, set throughout history and around the globe, work the mythos into settings from Paleolithic Mesopotamia to the U.S. oil rush. Excellent, scary stuff.
This is a spectaular mix of historical fiction and Lovecraft lore. If you're Lovecraft fan, you won't be disappointed. I found the pieces set in ancient history the most appealing, but the tales span a broad range of time and many unique takes on Lovecraft's mythology. A must read for Lovecraft fans.
Dec 10, 2011
David Elkin
marked it as to-read
Haven't started yet, but it looks like an interesting collection.
The promise of this anthology is great; perhaps that is why I judge so strongly. Some of the stories are great - Sarah Hans' tale of wandering monks is easily my favorite in this anthology - but others seem stuck in a Lovecraftian pastiche.
Perhaps that was the point, but I was hoping for more stories where both the setting and storytelling style changed more from HPL's own work. Worth picking up, mind you, but not a must-buy.
Perhaps that was the point, but I was hoping for more stories where both the setting and storytelling style changed more from HPL's own work. Worth picking up, mind you, but not a must-buy.
These are in general quite good. There's a wide range of stories in here and none of them fall back on worn out HPL tropes.
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I noticed in your review that you were looking for the author of the story about the young priestess who has to sacrifice her lover.
I'm pretty s...more
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