The Book of Cthulhu

Tales Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft

By: Ross E. Lockhart - editor

Narrated by: Fleet Cooper, Teresa DeBerry

The Cthulhu Mythos is one of the 20th century's most singularly recognizable literary creations. Initially created by H. P. Lovecraft and a group of his amorphous contemporaries (the so-called "Lovecraft Circle"), The Cthulhu Mythos story cycle has taken on a convoluted, cyclopean life of its own. Some of the most prodigious writers of the 20th century, and some of the most astounding writers of the 21st century have planted their seeds in this fertile soil. The Book of Cthulhu harvests the weirdest and most corpulent crop of these modern mythos tales. From weird fiction masters to enigmatic rising stars, The Book of Cthulhu demonstrates how mythos fiction has been a major cultural meme throughout the 20th century, and how this type of story is still salient, and terribly powerful today.

©2011 Ross E. Lockhart (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Lots of Monster Fun

Incredible anthology of short (and somewhat longer) stories that mostly are great listens, some really make your skin crawl

a mix of good ones and bad ones

some are really good, some are bad, and others are terrible. overall not bad though.

A decent collection worth a listen

This collection has some decent stuff in it. It has several stories that are not worth listening to. But overall, the majority of them are relatively decent. Unlike the second volume of this series, this volume actually has original and inspired works by authors who want to actually write their own eldritch horror stories. The second volume is pretty much just eldritch smut - written by fan boys/girls who just produce fan service. Not this volume, though. This one's worth listening to if you're a fan of eldritch fiction.

Fantastic, Creepy and Unsettling

From the start these stories delve into fantastic regions of the imagination. With themes that reach beyond the simple existential horror laid out in words, each story only serves to represent the genre strongly. Alternate histories, strange apocalypses, cultural nightmares, this is a great collection, with great readers, truly following in the footsteps of H.P. Lovecraft.

True to the genre

Explores a number of aspects of the Cthulhu mythos in well-written, homage-esque stories. Ftaghn!