Jim Rion reviewed Southern Gods by John Hornor Jacobs
Review of 'Southern Gods' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A harsh, spare little chunk of Lovecraftian brutality. What it lacks in polish it makes up for in full-on speed.
270 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2011 by Night Shade Books.
Recent World War II veteran Bull Ingram is working as muscle when a Memphis DJ hires him to find Ramblin' John Hastur. The mysterious blues man's dark, driving music broadcast at ever-shifting frequencies by a phantom radio station is said to make living men insane and dead men rise.
A harsh, spare little chunk of Lovecraftian brutality. What it lacks in polish it makes up for in full-on speed.
An Ellroy inspired protagonist takes a southern roadtrip & meets Lovecraftian horrors. Great texture & a unique setting. My only disappointment was not enough blues!