Mediocre as a Mythos story - it feels like a rehash of "The Call of Cthulhu", with the sunken city and racist ethnic cultists - but as a horror story about a mummy much better than average. This is the first time a mummy was actually scary to me.
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Filbi rated The Cats of Ulthar: 4 stars
H. P. Lovecraft: The Cats of Ulthar (1920)
The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Cats of Ulthar" is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In …
Filbi reviewed Out of the Aeons by H. P. Lovecraft
Review of 'Out of the Aeons' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Mediocre as a Mythos story - it feels like a rehash of "The Call of Cthulhu", with the sunken city and racist ethnic cultists - but as a horror story about a mummy much better than average. This is the first time a mummy was actually scary to me.
Filbi rated Strange High House in the Mist: 4 stars
Filbi rated El caso de Charles Dexter Ward: 4 stars
Filbi rated The haunted palace: 3 stars
Filbi rated The Nameless City: 3 stars
H.P. Lovecraft: The Nameless City
The Nameless City by H.P. Lovecraft
"The Nameless City" is a horror story written by H. P. Lovecraft in January 1921 and first published in the …
Filbi reviewed The Shunned House by H.P. Lovecraft
In my childhood the shunned house was vacant, with barren, gnarled and terrible old trees, …
Review of 'The Shunned House' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Lovecraft wrote a few "haunted house" stories, but this is easily his best, thanks to the sense of place and the sheer eeriness of the haunting entity.
Lovecraft wrote a few "haunted house" stories, but this is easily his best, thanks to the sense of place and the sheer eeriness of the haunting entity.
Filbi rated An Inhabitant of Carcosa: 3 stars
An Inhabitant of Carcosa by Ambrose Bierce
"An Inhabitant of Carcosa" is a short story by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce. It was …
