Cthulhu Lies Dreaming: Twenty-three Tales of the Weird and Cosmic Edited by Salomé Jones Ghostwoods Books February 20, 2016 Reviewed by David Goudsward In the opening of his “The Call of Cthulhu,” Lovecraft famously observed that “The most merciful thing in the world,...
Rapture of the Deep and Other Lovecraftian Tales Cody Goodfellow Hippocampus Press March, 2016 Reviewed by David Goudsward Cody Goodfellow is one of those writers who actually understands that the craftsmanship of Lovecraftian horror story involves more than...
International Cryptozoology Museum Reviewed by David Goudsward Cryptozoology is the study of animals that are unrecognized by science but usually well known in local lore. The most familiar of these cryptids are the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, and the Mothman, but...
Letters to Robert Bloch and Others Edited by David E. Schultz and S.T. Joshi Hippocampus Press July 18, 2015 Reviewed by David Goudsward The seventh collection of the Letters to H.P. Lovecraft may be one of the more important in the series. The other volumes span...
Flesh Like Smoke Edited by Brian M. Sammons April Moon Books July, 2015 Reviewed by David Goudsward The conventional wisdom is that the werewolf trope is played out — that Twilight was the final silver nail in the wolfsbane coffin. The moon beast has become mundane...
