I'm ashamed to admit that as an avid reader I have yet to read a stitch of Lovecraft, therefore I can't draw a comparison as have many other reviewers. What I can say is that I loved the author's ability to vividly paint a story with word craft.

A surreal story of death and those left behind, Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling takes place in some country estate in the somewhen English village of Blackfield. Governess Charlotte Markham tries to discover the mystery behind the murder of the Darrow boys' Nanny Prum and the terrible secrets hidden in the House of Darkling behind the mists of the elsewhere, a place for Things That Cannot Die. The story has a dreamlike quality to it that quite frankly I found relaxing and peaceful despite the Gothic setting and tortured denizens.

There is nothing I love more than being able to pick up a book and literally be transported. From the moment I picked up the novel with its distinctive cover art I was smitten, even more so when I read a bit of the back cover. An altogether stunning debut novel, I cant wait to hear more from Michael Boccacino.
Michael Boccacino