
Eldritch Tales
A Miscellany of the Macabre
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H. P. Lovecraft
Following the phenomenal success of Necronomicon, its companion volume brings together Lovecraft's remaining major stories plus his weird poetry, a number of obscure revisions, and some notable nonfiction, including the seminal critical essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature."
Gathering together in chronological order the rest of Lovecraft's rarely seen but extraordinary short fiction, this collection includes the entirety of the long-out-of-print collection of thirty-six sonnets "Fungi from Yuggoth."
Lovecraft died at the age of forty-seven, but in his short life he turned out dozens of stories that changed the face of horror. His extraordinary imagination spawned both the Elder God Cthulhu and his eldritch cohorts, as well as the strangely compelling town of Innsmouth, all of which feature here.
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What did you love best about Eldritch Tales?
Some of the stories were amazing, and the essay on weird tales at the end was very informative.What did you like best about this story?
The variety of stories, and unimaginable concepts Lovecraft creates.What three words best describe various narrators’s voice?
Some were horrible.Elijah Alexander was absolutely tedious...it is painful to listen to him. It is as if he does not understand what he is reading, or did no rehearsals. His tones and meter make no sense, and make the story completely lost. When I hear his name, I want to skip that story.
Any additional comments?
Overall it is good for Lovecraft fansWorthwhile for Lovecraft fans
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well done
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this audiobook to a friend because of the great stories that are told within. Lovecraft can be a bit hard to get into, but if you like horror then this collection has something for everyone. Stories about monsters, dreams, quests and all manner of the macabre never make it a dull.What did you like best about this story?
Given that this is a collection, it is hard to nail down exactly what the best thing about the volume is. Since I am a fan of Lovecraft, just hearing more of his work after consuming the Dreamcycle is a great privilege.Have you listened to any of various narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have listened to most of the narrators from the previous Lovecraft volume called Dreams of Terror and Death. I particularly enjoyed the performances of Stephan Rudnicki and Simon Vance. They've just got that voice that conveys terror so well. Armando Duran, a newcomer in this volume, adds an interesting flair to the stories set in the western parts of the United States.Who was the most memorable character of Eldritch Tales and why?
There are simply too many to count, but Joe Slatter from Beyond the Wall of Sleep always stands out to be as a tragic figure due to the mental strain he undergoes while lacking the sophistication to relay how he feels.Any additional comments?
I have to say that I am disappointed in the inclusion of stories from Dreams of Terror and Death. I was hoping for the inclusion of works such as The Call of Cthulhu or The Dunwich Horror and hearing quite a lot of the previous volumes content was a let down. However, the inclusion of the history of the horror fiction genre towards the end was a surprisingly interesting addition, though it is ironic Lovecraft wasn't mentioned in it.An Excellent, If Repeated, Performance
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Great collection of odd tales
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I feel a bit shortchanged
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If you could sum up Eldritch Tales in three words, what would they be?
H. P. LovecraftWho was your favorite character and why?
Each and every character is Howard, yet all their lives end up linked throughout the different stories if you listen close enough,Which character – as performed by various narrators – was your favorite?
all were excellent.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
if possible -Any additional comments?
• Howard Phillips Lovecraft wrote in the 1920's when Egypt and Polynesian culture were newly discovered, in any mass-media sense, to America. Both cultures seemed to be the door-ways to greater, ancient, old-gods, and knowledge of a cosmos so large that we're humbled before it.• Unlike western religion that tells us we are the center of the universe, Lovecraft's Cthulhu-mythos tells us we are not. We are an insignificant tiny part of a fearfully vast, complex, and quite often alien universe.
The universe is far greater than we think, or can even imagine - and we are but a tiny little part of it, and very very far from the most powerful thing in it.
• However, the link to mankind's significant role in this universe is through the earth Dreamlands, where a human can journey - travel through time & dimensions, and even transform into something more.
That is not un-READ which can eternal lie...
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there is a reason for that... 9 out of 10 a near unreadable/unlisenble, being either pure word salad, or worse, just plain boring....
Buuuut the few good works, are pretty damn good
so yeah this is a collection of lesser known works, and I would say 1/5th is pretty good and the rest is garbage
the comedy poem both suprised me and mad me giggle though
60 short stories, 10-20 of any real value
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2nd Best Anthology
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This is a compilation of some of Lovecraft's lesser known tales, poetry, short stories, and even some uncompleted works. The stories are very much what one would expect from a master of the cosmic horror genre. They brim with old ones fishing for vengeance, tales of bards from cities that never were, and German submarine commanders dragged into the cold embrace of Atlantis.
To cap the entire thing off, it ends with a treatise written by Lovecraft. It lays out the foundation of the weird tale and horror in literature. It lays its foundations in ancient poems, moves forward to the viking Edda, and step by step follows its progress into the turn of the century. This most intriguing work of study is almost worth the cost of the book by itself as it lays out the progress of horror tales through the ages.
The narrators were many and generally well chosen. Most do an excellent job. While there are a few odd points of narration I would prefer changed, I generally feel it was carried off well.
Conclusion: This is a very Lovecraftian book. Weird tales and horror stories are, generally speaking, a niche interest. Those who want a bit of fright will find delicious delight in these pages. All others may safely stop before opening the cover, the mental gates of forbidden knowledge, lest they hear of cyclopean monstrosities that may warp the steadiest of minds.
Lesser known Lovecraft
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I feel that the lesser regarded stories are usually lesser regarded for a reason, but I did enjoy listening to them being performed. (Favorite example: the solemn Stefan Rudnicki reading “The Temple” with a slight German accent.) I was didn’t dislike the poetry, but I wonder if that is because it was good or that I can’t tell poetry from doggerel. I enjoyed one collaboration, “The Crawling Chaos,” a superb apocalyptic vision. I hated the others. I would recommend them for the library at Guantanamo. I wouldn’t listen to them again unless a track of Mike, John, and Kevin was added. As for “Supernatural Horror in Literature,” well, look at my latest acquisitions on Library Thing. Thank you, Mr. Lovecraft, I’m sure I will enjoy them.
The Rest of Lovecraft
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