A Night in the Lonesome October
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4.4 • 20 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A Night in the Lonesome October is Roger Zelazny’s homage to gothic horror and early horror movies. It is at once delightful, humorous, poetic, and gleefully dark. Whenever a full moon falls on All Hallow’s Eve the conditions are such that a gate may be opened to allow the Elder Gods to return from the Nether Regions to which they have been banished. Snuff, a preternatural guard dog, and his owner Jack the Ripper, are closers—that is, they and others of their persuasion arrive in the time and place where the gate might open, in order to prevent the Elder God’s return. Each chapter encompasses a single day in the month of October. Many of Zelazny’s fans read a single chapter each night every October. Wonderfully illustrated with 32 Gahan Wilson Illustrations this cult classic is a delightful and macabre fast-paced romp. Without a doubt one of Zelazny’s best.
Customer Reviews
A Delightful Dark Fantasy!
“A Night in the Lonesome October” was the last novel written by Roger Zelazny. It’s an October tradition for many of his fans, who read one of its 31 chapters on each day of the month. It’s an amazing book, that includes many different literary tropes.
The story is told from the point of view of a dog known as Scruff. He and his master, Jack, are involved in an esoteric business known as the Game that will conclude on Halloween. He has to complete his daily rounds to keep the Things in their respective places. He consorts with the familiars of the other Players, especially Graymalk the cat.
This book seems to combine many famous characters from other literary works. I’ll not spoil anything by naming them, but they will become recognizable shortly after they are introduced. Equally amazingly, this book fits into the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. It’s also darkly funny, and ends in a humorous way. Pretty much everything one could want in a book for October.
My e-book version was also illustrated by the late Gahan Wilson. His delightfully macabre cartoons grace the cover, and the beginning of each chapter. They are the icing on the cake of this delightful book.