Kate Duvall

3 de enero de 2026

Even the Elder-ones would be pleased.

This audiobook version of Lovecraft's work is excellent. The narrators provide an excellent "voice" to the Lovecraft world. Highly Recommended. 10 stars if I could. Read more

Richard Jacobson

30 de mayo de 2021

Love, love, love this collections

I’ve listened to other audio recordings of Lovecraft before but this is by far my favorite collection. You can tell the guys who made this not only have a deep, abiding love of HP’s writing but they also have a real insight into the materiel, which clearly informs how they narrate each scene in each story. I am certain I will listen to this particular collection again and again. Highly recommended! Read moreVer más

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Ombient

28 de agosto de 2020

Definitive audio recording of Lovecraft works

These guys from the H.P. Lovecraft society are really on point here. Simply the best reading of the works of Lovecraft to date. Read more

Derik Bjorklund

22 de junio de 2022

Almost perfect but not quite there (Audiobook)

Having the complete works of Lovecraft in audiobook form with a pretty good narrator is definitely a 5 star product in theory. The only issue I have is that I have listened to other audiobook adaptations of Lovecraft's work where the narration is superior. Gordon Gould's narration for "Dagon & Other Macabre Tales by H.P. Lovecraft" is far better than what you will hear on this audiobook. I recommend getting a copy if you can and comparing the two versions to see what I mean. The biggest issue is that sometimes the narrator will rush through a section of prose or dialogue, instead of being more nuanced with the pacing and letting things develop. It isn't a deal breaker by any stretch, but when compared to other versions, it is quite noticeable. This is still a must own for Lovecraft fans, especially if it is the first time you are hearing these stories being read aloud. I've just been spoiled by hearing better narrators prior to listening to this version. The main reason I bought this collection is that there are stories on here that are difficult to near impossible to find elsewhere, unless you listen to fan readings online, many of which are not that great. 4/5 Read moreVer más

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Country Chef

21 de marzo de 2020

A lovecraft must buy.

I love the easy use of finding contents. Plus the readers are easy to listen to. Read more

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Donia B.

2 de marzo de 2023

meh

to compile so much is exquisite but the narrators are not all very good at it,which make the experience sometimes painful to hear. a shame for the masterpiece. Read more

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DickyP

7 de febrero de 2025

HPL overload, great sleep therapy

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Kevin Potter

28 de diciembre de 2019

My, my, my, what a collection!

Here we have a mammoth of a collection that runs the whole gamut from fragmentary character studies to psychological terror, to shock horror, to science horror, to good old supernatural horror, and, of course, the thing that made Lovecraft famous, the complete cycle of cosmic horror that became known as the Cthulhu Mythos (which I've been shocked to discover is meant to be pronounced somewhere along the lines of Klul-hoo). As such, some stories appealed to me while others did not. But on the whole, this collection is absolutely phenomenal! About the audiobook narrators. Across the board, Andrew Leman and Sean Branney both give fantastic performances. There's not a lot of difference in their capabilities and styles, so the collection flowed seamlessly. Both narrators have an impressive array of voices that are distinct and well crafted. Both are extremely skilled with vocal inflections, using tones that match the text perfectly. And these two might have the tightest control of reading tempo I've ever heard. Every sentence is read at a pace that makes it obvious exactly how much tension is in the scene. On a side note, at the end of the audiobook is a track about 8 minutes long of the narrators' outtakes and general exclamations of frustration, sometimes with themselves, sometimes with the text itself. I felt like this was a fantastic way to end this audiobook. It offers a glimpse into the recording process as well as humanizing the narrators and giving me just a bit more appreciation for the tremendous task that is recording a book of this magnitude. With a collection this big, I could write a full novel just summarizing the plots of each story. So instead, here are my general impressions. It quickly becomes apparent that these stories were written a very long time ago. There is a great deal of summarizing and telling of details after the fact. Yet, as testament to Lovecraft's skill, he still manages to make the stories compelling and not a little terrifying. Not in the visceral way that most modern audiences think of horror, but in the subtleties that lie between the lines. There is every bit as much left unsaid as there is said, and in a world where everyone seems to just want to see the monster and its carnage, these stories are a refreshing change of pace and scenery. It's also immediately apparent that Lovecraft had an incredible vocabulary and a near-encyclopedic knowledge of an impressive number of subjects. Equally apparent is Lovecraft's love of both the craft of writing and language itself. It's very clear that (within the framework of the grammar and conventions of the time) he put immense thought and care into crafting beautiful sentences with a cadence as pleasing to the ear as it is entertaining to the mind. As has been pointed out (many times, I'm certain), much of Lovecraft's work tends to ignore the character on the personal level and focus on the overarching plot, especially in the Cthulhu Mythos stories. While this is contrary to what modern readers will likely have experienced, in Lovecraft's style it actually works surprisingly well. Although at times I felt like the POV jumped about a little too much or was focused on the wrong (ie: not the most compelling) character, in the end Lovecraft always brings the tale to a close that signifies exactly why those story choices were made and in many cases presents that it couldn't have worked in any other way. There aren't a lot of stories here that directly interrelate, though there are a few. The stories featuring Randolph Carter were excellent, and I loved the contiguous quality of them. I do however, wish the collection had been organized so they were placed back-to-back. My favorites, though, were two of the longer (short novel length) pieces. At The Mountains of Madness and The Shadow Out of Time. Although these two do not at first appear to be directly related, later in each it becomes clear that there's a direct correlation between them that completely reframes some of the details from ATMOM and I absolutely love it! There's so much history here, both about the "Great Old Ones" (a bit of a misnomer, really) and the race that came before. The original inhabitants of Earth that were displaced by Cthulhu and his ilk. There's honestly so much more complexity to the Mythos than I ever expected and I love it so much! I can't wait to take a deeper dive into what other writers have added to the Mythos over the years. In short, if you're into literary horror, read this book. If you're into supernatural horror, read this book. If you live for the Cthulhu Mythos, definitely read this book. And even if you prefer horror of the psychological variety, you should read this book. Read more

Tony Paylor

21 de abril de 2015

Gothic Greatness

Wow, I read on Goodreads that Lovecraft is a one of the must read authors for the avid Gothic/Horror/Weird fan. They are not wrong! A fabulous collection of all manner of weird and creepy tales set in the famed Cthulu mythos. A very unusual read, great atmosphere and a real page turner. Also, superb edition from Lexido- a great edition at an a very low price - very happy! Read moreVer más

Amazon Customer

25 de septiembre de 2015

電子書籍版は安いのでね（笑）

信者としては買って損はないかと読めないけどどうしても気になったときに見比べるくらいはできるかな？ Read more

flexor

11 de marzo de 2015

weird stuff!

A bit stale and dry in places, but still a treasure trove of awesome science fiction concepts. I find it is more enjoyable to read these thinking that they are science fiction stories than to expect good horror. A lot of it just isn't that scary. But it's ALL wonderfully weird. Read moreVer más

Raj

26 de abril de 2015

Massive influence Lovecraft's influence on modern culture cannot be underestimated ...

Massive influence Lovecraft's influence on modern culture cannot be underestimated. He created such commonly used terms as Chtulhu (an entity of unspeakable evil), Necronomicon (a book with dark and forbidden knowledge), Arkham (a mysterious city in New England with dark lore), and countless others. Lovecraft's imagination runs really wild in his writings. Read moreVer más