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Post by andydecker on Aug 27, 2012 22:37:51 GMT
Historical Lovecraft Tales of Horror through Time Edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles 2011
Ancient History: Andrew Dombalagian – The God lurking in Stone Julio Toro San Martin – The Seeder From the Stars Nathaniel Katz – Deus ex Machina E. Carherine Tobler – If Only to Taste her Again Sarah Hans – shadows of the Darkest Jade Alter S. Reiss – The Chronicle of Aliyat Son of Aliyat
Middle Ages Daniel Mills – Silently, Without Cease Martha Hubbard – The Good Bishop Pay the Price Jesse Bullington – The Saga of Hilde Ansgardóttir Mae Empson – An Interrupted Sacrifice Y.W. Purnomosidhi – Pralaya: The Disaster Albert Tucher – The City of Ropes
Modern Era William Meikle – Inquisitor Joshua Reynolds – The Far Deep Regina Allen – City of Witches Nelly Geraldine Garcia-Rosas – Ahuizotl Travis Heermann – An Idol for Emiko Molly Tanzer – The Infernal History of the Ivybridge Twins Mason Ian Bundschuh – Black Leaves Bradley H. Sinor – The Second Theft of Alhazred´s Manuscript Aaron Polson – Ngiri´s Catch Bryan Thao Worra – What Hides and What Returns Orrin Gray – Black Hill Nathalie Boisard-Beudin – Amundsen´s Last Run Leigh Kimmel – Red Star, Yellow Sign Meddy Ligner – Found in a Trunk from Extremaduraa
Bought this for the Kindle. The idea sounded interesting. Mythos stories through the centurys. Writers are mostly from the Small Press circle. But I was disappointed. Too many stories have just a tenous link to anything Lovecraft or none at all. A temple in a jungle or some vague allusions to old gods isn´t quite enough, and who needs the next version of Sherlock Holmes searching for the stolen Necronomicon? Too often there is just a weak idea and no strong plot.
The following were a bit memorable.
The Seeder from the Stars Smenkhkare is the servant the En-Priestess of the Moon God in Ur. She is the daughter of Sargon. But she has a strange god behind a curtain in her temple. They take young Ishme in, but the boy leaves after an argument. Years later, the city gets attacked by Ishmes army, who has become the King of the Mountains and a strange creature. And he meets the god behind the curtain.
This has a nice atmosphere und tries to stay true to its theme.
The Saga of Hilde Ansgardóttir Viking Ansgar Grimsson is the jarl of Garoar, on the island of Greenland. But his neighbor Volund Deep-Friend is clinging to the old ways, his friends come from the depths. Soon it is war. Ansgars daughter Hilde is a seeress and seeks help from the gods. Her quest brings her to another realm und makes her a warrior. It all ends in blood, of course.
This is written like an old norse saga. As tired as the Deep Ones have become, they work well in a bloodthirsty viking tale.
Inquisitor 1535 Captain Juan Santoro brings a shogoth from the New World, and Father Fernando really should have read his journal before torturing the shogoth in the name of the Holy Inquisition.
This at least has a decent plot and a workable idea. Nicely written.
The Infernal History of the Ivybridge Twins
Lord Calipash lives in Devonshire. It is the time of the Seven Years War. He invites his cousin Mr. Villein to live with him and his wife, before he runs afoul of the French army. Mr. Villein falls in love with Lady Calipash and stays with her after the abrupt death of her husband. Unfortunatly Mr Villein is well versed in old sorcery, and when the twins are born they are not right. There is adventure, black sorcery and incest following, as the twins are truly inseparable.
This is a nice story which is more into Clark Ashton Smith morbid fantasies as in Lovecraft. Well written.
I can´t recommend this. There is so much Lovecraft material out there but a lot is just not very good.
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