Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu: The Adventure of the Neural Psychoses

By: Lois H. Gresh

Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman

The second novel in Lois H. Gresh’s Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu series

Amelia Scarcliffe’s monstrous brood, harbingers of Cthulhu, will soon spawn. Her songs spell insanity, death...and illimitable wealth. And Moriarty will do anything to get his hands on gold, even if it means tearing down the walls between this world and a realm of horrors.

Meanwhile, after Sherlock Holmes’s last tangle with the Order of Dagon, horrifying monsters haunt the Thames, and madness stalks the streets of Whitechapel. Gang war between Moriarty’s thugs and the powerful cult can only bring more terror - unless Holmes and Dr. Watson can prevent it. But can they find the cause of the neural psychoses before Watson himself succumbs?

©2020 Lois H. Gresh (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Endearing Elder Gods

I highly recommend this masterful reimagining of Doyle and Lovecraft. Multiple first person characters converge on a truly terrifying story.

Way too gory

I enjoyed the other stories in this series more than this one, though all are heavy in gore. However, this one is just so gross that I cannot recommend it to the casual reader. Every chapter is full of gory, disgusting descriptions and I wish I had not listened to it.

Good book

The book was written well and the performance was very good. I enjoyed it more than the first one in the series but I think it is a bit too strong in the gore. If he could have developed the descriptive a bit on other aspects a a bit less on the gore.

Way too gory

I thoroughly enjoyed the first book despite that one being a bit heavy on the gore. Just for context, I’m a writer of weird fiction and I don’t shy away from gore or violence but it’s got to have a purpose. This story lost me with the unnecessary repetition and the just disgusting pornographic level of detail of grotesque oozings, putrefaction and nastiness. Then there was the nonsensical steam punk version of electro-shock treatment with the wonky name, the hard-to-follow storyline of the “e-shockers” and the list of calculations towards the end almost made me stop listening. I find myself wondering if I’ve wasted my time and my credit.

The second is superior to the first...

I liked this installment of the series so much better than the first book. It was compelling and the ending makes me want to start the third book RIGHT NOW! The narrator (same as for the first book) was great this time, and I enjoyed the performance thoroughly. Not sure why I had my doubts after the first book, but as I mentioned in that review, I guess I just wasn't feeling the book at the time I read it. Weird. for certain. Regardless, this sequel allayed all doubts, and I will be continuing post haste.