Acolytes of Cthulhu
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essentialsaltes A Fedogan & Bremer anthology, with assorted stories chosen somewhat haphazardly by Bob Price from dark and obscure places. Like any anthology, the quality ranges widely. Among the likes:
Duane Rimel's "The Jewels of Charlotte" - a nice bit of weird that doesn't feel it has to come up with a turgid explanation.
Obviously can't argue with Borges "There are More Things"
Randall Garrett's twist ending in "The Horror out of Time" allllllmost works, and gets an E for effort.
The first 90% of David Kaufman's "John Lehmann Alone" has great atmosphere of increasing dread, but I just don't like the resolution. This would have benefitted from even less attempt at explanation.
Duane Rimel's "The Jewels of Charlotte" - a nice bit of weird that doesn't feel it has to come up with a turgid explanation.
Obviously can't argue with Borges "There are More Things"
Randall Garrett's twist ending in "The Horror out of Time" allllllmost works, and gets an E for effort.
The first 90% of David Kaufman's "John Lehmann Alone" has great atmosphere of increasing dread, but I just don't like the resolution. This would have benefitted from even less attempt at explanation.
