Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 1
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3.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Celebrated horror writer H. P. Lovecraft's first major tale of his Cthulhu Mythos began an entire sub-genre of the macabre and in that story, he made Australia a crucial location in his supernatural universe. Now, a group of Australia's most accomplished writers of speculative fiction return to the promise of the master. This collection not only includes the best Australian Lovecraftian fiction but also presents new stories by internationally-lauded Australian creators Lucy Sussex, Kaaron Warren, and Janeen Webb. The book is the first in a series that will provoke fresh new imaginings of cosmic horror visited upon the land down under, and remind readers that when the stars come right, things for the inhabitants beneath the Southern Cross may go very, very wrong.
Customer Reviews
Not great writing
I am all for supporting Australian authors, being an Australian myself. However there are several stories in this anthology that just aren’t very good as stories. They aren’t written well and the plots are poorly constructed. The second story in particular has a very distasteful theme and doesn’t have any good writing or other qualities to redeem it, plus the plot is just full of holes. The stories also for the most part don’t actually preserve the enigma and alienness that characterise the Lovecraft mythos. You could substitute any monster and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. There’s only a couple of stories that manage to land on their feet.