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The Call of Cthulhu
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bookshelves: classics, horror, best-short-stories, free-domain, shorts
Nov 19, 2022
bookshelves: classics, horror, best-short-stories, free-domain, shorts
Oh my! So scary! NOT.
A bas-relief, weird events, dark cults, secret documents and obscure references, everything points to an ancient creature, dormant since eons ago, something immensely powerful, and beyond horrifying. The mythical Cthulhu.
First ever Lovecraft! Very interesting to finally know the legendary story that inspired and spawned countless of other works. However, must say it was pretty boring, slow paced and exceedingly difficult to read, even for a classic.
This was overall ok, but far from enjoyable. Will try a couple more of his stories, and possibly something in spanish to see if it makes any difference, but not really looking forward to it.
It's public domain, you can find it HERE.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1928] [43p] [Horror] [2.5] [Not Recommendable]
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★★★☆☆ The Call of Cthulhu. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ The Rats in the Walls. [1.5]
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¡Uy pero qué miedo! NO.
Un bajorrelieve, extraños eventos, cultos oscuros, documentos secretos y obscuras referencias, todo apunta hacia una antigua criatura, inactiva desde eones atrás, algo inmensamente poderoso, y más allá de horroroso. El mítico Cthulhu.
¡Primera vez Lovecraft! Muy interesante finalmente conocer la legendaria historia que inspiró y dio origen a tantas incontables obras. Sin embargo, debo decir esto fue bastante aburrido, de ritmo lento y excesivamente difícil de leer, incluso para ser un clásico.
Esto estuvo dentro de todo bien, pero lejos de ser disfrutable. Intentaré algunas más de sus historias, y posiblemente algo en español para ver si hace alguna diferencia, pero no me emociona mucho.
Es dominio público, lo pueden encontrar ACA.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1928] [43p] [Horror] [2.5] [No Recomendable]
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A bas-relief, weird events, dark cults, secret documents and obscure references, everything points to an ancient creature, dormant since eons ago, something immensely powerful, and beyond horrifying. The mythical Cthulhu.
First ever Lovecraft! Very interesting to finally know the legendary story that inspired and spawned countless of other works. However, must say it was pretty boring, slow paced and exceedingly difficult to read, even for a classic.
This was overall ok, but far from enjoyable. Will try a couple more of his stories, and possibly something in spanish to see if it makes any difference, but not really looking forward to it.
It's public domain, you can find it HERE.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1928] [43p] [Horror] [2.5] [Not Recommendable]
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★★★☆☆ The Call of Cthulhu. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ The Rats in the Walls. [1.5]
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¡Uy pero qué miedo! NO.
Un bajorrelieve, extraños eventos, cultos oscuros, documentos secretos y obscuras referencias, todo apunta hacia una antigua criatura, inactiva desde eones atrás, algo inmensamente poderoso, y más allá de horroroso. El mítico Cthulhu.
¡Primera vez Lovecraft! Muy interesante finalmente conocer la legendaria historia que inspiró y dio origen a tantas incontables obras. Sin embargo, debo decir esto fue bastante aburrido, de ritmo lento y excesivamente difícil de leer, incluso para ser un clásico.
Esto estuvo dentro de todo bien, pero lejos de ser disfrutable. Intentaré algunas más de sus historias, y posiblemente algo en español para ver si hace alguna diferencia, pero no me emociona mucho.
Es dominio público, lo pueden encontrar ACA.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1928] [43p] [Horror] [2.5] [No Recomendable]
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Nov 19, 2022 02:22AM
😆 agree he's not scary, but some elements are interesting. I actually prefer what people are doing with cosmic horror nowadays. Flashy first sentence and on the point review, Federico 🖤
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inciminci wrote: "😆 agree he's not scary, but some elements are interesting. I actually prefer what people are doing with cosmic horror nowadays. Flashy first sentence and on the point review, Federico 🖤"lol. Thank you Inci <3! Cosmic horror, didn't even know that was a thing. Will try "At the Mountains of Madness" next :)
mwana wrote: "I hated this story"Yup I can see why :/
Diane wrote: "Another fair review, Federico!"Thank you Diane!
I've yet to try Lovecraft. Haha, won't be this one obviously. Great review Federico!
Kay wrote: "I've yet to try Lovecraft. Haha, won't be this one obviously. Great review Federico!"There's a lot of other stuff to choose from xD. Thank you Kay !
Exactly! Not scary at all. Mostly boring.
Adina wrote: "Exactly! Not scary at all. Mostly boring."Sadly yes Adina :(
Great review, Federico! This will not be on my reading list.
Aha! I've been waltzing around Lovecraft for I don't know how long, as in "I should probably read the stuff that had influenced blablabla..." Well, we'll see. Loved the review :)
I absolutely agree! One of his most underwhelming work in my opinion, meanwhile some of the other stories are so terrifying that I couldn’t sleep for days after reading them. Idk why is this the most popular 🤷🏻♀️
Fair review, Federico - I've stayed away from this one because it seems so mediocre, but I highly recommend his story "The Lurking Fear." It was spooky!
Debra wrote: "Great review, Federico! This will not be on my reading list."Thank you Debra !
Iqra wrote: "Great review <3"Thank you Iqra :)
Alexandra wrote: "Aha! I've been waltzing around Lovecraft for I don't know how long, as in "I should probably read the stuff that had influenced blablabla..." Well, we'll see. Loved the review :)"Been waltzing all my life too until now. He's a legend and all that, maybe another one of his books would be best lol. Thank you Alexandra :D !
Alexandra wrote: "I absolutely agree! One of his most underwhelming work in my opinion, meanwhile some of the other stories are so terrifying that I couldn’t sleep for days after reading them. Idk why is this the mo..."Will have to try another of his books to find out then lol. I have higher hopes to like his other works now. Thank you Alexandra :)
A wrote: "Fair review, Federico - I've stayed away from this one because it seems so mediocre, but I highly recommend his story "The Lurking Fear." It was spooky!"After reading At the Mountains of Madness will try that one Mac! Thank you for the rec <3
Es cierto, Lovecraft no da miedo, ni siquiera inquietud pero aún así, me gusta jajaja. En uno de los comentarios ví que tú próxima lectura será En las montañas de la locura... Bueno, solo te digo que si te aburriste con el pobre Chuchulu (yo le digo así) con las montañas anda preparándote un termo de café porque es aún más denso en detalles (sobretodo científicos) y poca historia en sí.
I can't say this review is incorrect. I'm reading (if I can squish it between books) the whole Lovecraft work, and I find the stories are not that good, more like good ideas but not fully developed. But the setting is really good.Looking forward to see your next Lovecraft review.
Yani wrote: "Es cierto, Lovecraft no da miedo, ni siquiera inquietud pero aún así, me gusta jajaja. En uno de los comentarios ví que tú próxima lectura será En las montañas de la locura... Bueno, solo te digo q..."Ugh, parece que me voy a agarrar otro chubasco más jajajaj. Ok, bueno al menos voy a ir con horribles expectativas, lo cual a veces suele ayudar jjaja. Gracias por la data Yani :)
Lovecraft was, despite the insistence of many of his die-hard fans, not a good writer. What he was great at was coming up with fantastic and weird ideas. Occasionally, his execution was pretty lame. Some of his later stuff---At the Mountains of Madness, especially---was great.
Marcos wrote: "I can't say this review is incorrect. I'm reading (if I can squish it between books) the whole Lovecraft work, and I find the stories are not that good, more like good ideas but not fully developed..."Sad to hear you are going to read all his bibliography without really liking any of it Marcos. Nice to know I shouldn't expect much from any of his writings lol. Seems the common denominator for Lovecraft will be "Fantastic ideas poorly executed." xD
Scott wrote: "Lovecraft was, despite the insistence of many of his die-hard fans, not a good writer. What he was great at was coming up with fantastic and weird ideas. Occasionally, his execution was pretty lame..."Thank you for the input Scott! It's still too early to tell yet but it seems "Fantastic ideas poorly executed." will most likely be my general impression after reading any of his works lol. I'm getting mixed opinions regarding At the Mountains of Madness so I guess we'll see how I feel about it xD. The Lurking Fear might be the one after that :)
Federico wrote: "Sad to hear you are going to read all his bibliography without really liking any of it Marcos. Nice to know I shouldn't expect much from any of his writings lol. Seems the common denominator for Lovecraft will be "Fantastic ideas poorly executed."Well, I wouldn't say I like any of it, but I still haven't found that special thing that other readers say about him. And I agree (for now) with tha sentece of fantastic ideas poorly executed.
Sorry this was not more captivating. Glad you will try a couple more of his stories and better luck hopefully!
Marcos wrote: "Well, I wouldn't say I like any of it, but I still haven't found that special thing that other readers say about him. And I agree (for now) with tha sentece of fantastic ideas poorly executed...."Seems you are way ahead of me with Lovecraft so if you ever find that special thing let me know and I'll give it priority :D
Tina wrote: "Sorry this was not more captivating. Glad you will try a couple more of his stories and better luck hopefully!"Thank you Tina ! Time will tell :)
I will pick this up the day I can figure out how to pronounce 'Cthulhu'! 😄Wonderful review, Federico! <3 Too bad it wasn't as scary as you had anticipated.
Rosh wrote: "I will pick this up the day I can figure out how to pronounce 'Cthulhu'! 😄Wonderful review, Federico! <3 Too bad it wasn't as scary as you had anticipated."
I have my way of pronouncing it but I don't know if it's correct I'll have to research it lol. No biggie, it happens. Maybe another of his works might go better, time will tell. Thank you Rosh :)
Glad you got around to your first Lovecraft too now, even if he might not have been completely to your liking! Really curious about this story myself :)
Fantastic review Federico. I haven't read Lovecraft yet, so this is the one to start with?
Fabian {Councillor} wrote: "Glad you got around to your first Lovecraft too now, even if he might not have been completely to your liking! Really curious about this story myself :)"Well I didn't particularly enjoyed this one but I see you much liked several of his others works so pretty confident you would like this one too. Still, only one way to find out Fabian ;)
Peter (catching up) wrote: "Fantastic review Federico. I haven't read Lovecraft yet, so this is the one to start with?"Thank you Peter! I really wouldn't know if this is the best point to start with. I'm not a Lovecraftian fan, but I do hear this story is the origin of many of later works.
Yep, I think Lovecraft gets over-sciency sometimes; in other words, the man gets very, very boring. What a name though, hey?And that creature gives me chills:
Sarah wrote: "Yep, I think Lovecraft gets over-sciency sometimes; in other words, the man gets very, very boring. What a name though, hey? And that creature gives me chills: "I hear it's a common ocurrence in his books. Sigh, I guess I'll have to see for myself. I should've guess there is a movie, now I have to watch that too lol. Thank you Sarah. Hope it isn't as boring 🤨
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Oh no! I have yet to Lovecraft and I guess I won't start with this one. Great review! 🙂
Imme wrote: "“NOT”😂"xD
Karen wrote: "Oh no! I have yet to Lovecraft and I guess I won't start with this one. Great review! 🙂"Thank you Karen! Plenty of Lovecraft to choose from :) !
Good review! I agree that sometimes H.P. Lovecraft isn't as scary as one would expect in some of his stories. I did a cromprehensive review of his complete stories some years ago, if you look for it in my read books, maybe you'll find useful to chose what other stories to give it a shot ;)
Alejandro wrote: "Good review! I agree that sometimes H.P. Lovecraft isn't as scary as one would expect in some of his stories. I did a cromprehensive review of his complete stories some years ago, if you look for i..."Thank you Alejandro! I have already At the Mountains of Madness, The Lurking Fear and The Dunwich Horror to read next. I like to go blind with a book so I never read reviews beforehand. But ofc will visit your reviews in time after finishing them :)
Good thing it's only 43 pages. 😄 Hope your next Lovecraft is better. :)
Shey wrote: "Good thing it's only 43 pages. 😄 Hope your next Lovecraft is better. :)"It felt a lot more than that lol. Thank you Shey :D !
The app won't let me post links here, so I suggest you (and anyone) to watch the youtube video "Why cosmic horror is hard to make" by the channel Screened.This video really helped me get a perspective on the Lovecraftian horror. It talks about why cosmic horror is really hard to adapt into movies and he just really explains the horror behind it. A cool video.
Carrot ♡ wrote: "The app won't let me post links here, so I suggest you (and anyone) to watch the youtube video "Why cosmic horror is hard to make" by the channel Screened.This video really helped me get a persp..."
This is a nice video, Carrot, thank you for sharing!
Carrot ♡ wrote: "The app won't let me post links here, so I suggest you (and anyone) to watch the youtube video "Why cosmic horror is hard to make" by the channel Screened.This video really helped me get a persp..."
Found it. Thank you Carrot !
The cover is more scary than the story, instead! 😂😂😂
