Repetitive with great moments

Never having listened to any Lovecraft before I was aware of the reputation and influence his work has had on many of my favourite authors so I was intrigued. Overall I am glad I have heard these stories but many of them dragged terribly.
I enjoyed the Chthulu stories but by in large his protagonists are flat and suffer from being very two dimensional.
The performances are on the whole good with a couple so monotone that I found it a little hard to stay focused.
I would recommend dipping into this audio book in small snatches lest you will get a little annoyed with his repetitiveness of themes and words.
For an interest in where the modern horror started though it is a good place to look.

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brilliant existential horror that holds its own

loved it is holds up even against modern horror novelization. Through this you can see the origins of many horror tropes that we typically see in sifi horrors. lovecraft was a man whos work was deeply driven by his own fear; of the sea, the mental illness and of a meaningless death.

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Seminal horror cast and narrated excellently

Less complete than the other lovecraft omnibus on here but still 20+ hours and narrated superbly. Highly recommended. Thoroughly engrossing tales that have lost little to time.

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Original, frightening, amazing

Massive Stephen King fan so eventually picked this after so many mentions of it in King’s work. Really is just as, if not more frightening than any of King’s work. Simply amazing and original.

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Beautiful chaotic insanity

Lovecraft was to me a name which I knew, his stories having leaked into general knowledge to some extent especially if, like me, you are disposed to fantasy, horror or dice based Role Play Games. I must confess that my first direct involvement in his wonderful mythos was through the latter of my examples. To listen at last however to his work was as delightful as it was surprising, his stories are beautifully written yet linguistically dated (do not partake if casual racial slurs within a historical context offend) though this does not detract from the feel of the stories. In some cases this enhances them, the words invoke not simply a two sided view of good and evil, but of humans and all their flaws stumbling upon eldric terrors and dark delights such as no one, save for those of a dark disposition such as Lovecraft, could possibly comprehend.

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Unseen Horror? Not Half.

Lovecraft never fails to thrill. there are tales absent from this collection, but that aside the main and important titles are included. The Call of Cthulhu has been superbly narrated, with just the right amount of tone. It remains my favourite of this collection. I feel I should also mention that there are a few tales which have, in my opinion been very badly narrated. I also think it is a shame that there is no detailed breakdown of the talking books contents and it would be very helpful to have the narrators identities displayed alongside each tale. This production is genuinely something I will listen to again.

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Wow!

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Brilliant piece of work. Needs an index.

A brilliant way of consuming Lovecrafts stories in a more convenient manner. Players read the tales with a suitable clear ominous reverance that lends it's self well to the subject matter.
My only critism is the lack of titles to the "Chapters" of what is essentially an anthology of short stories. Some stories take up multiple chapters where most only take up one, but without an index or Chapter references/titles it's difficult to select a particular tale with ease without flipping through the sixty odd chapters.
That niggle aside this audio book is a fine production whether you're wanting to try Lovecrafts work for the first time or you just want the luxury of having a weird creepy tale read to you while you rest or bathe.

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Brilliant

Being new to Lovecraft, I downloaded this on a whim. I was blown away. Phenomenal stories and the range of narrators used are spot on. Surely a must listen for anyone who considers themselves a horror fan!

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Where it came from

Great writing and great stories. I hadn't heard much of H. P. Lovecraft before until I started reading lore on the game "Bloodborne" and found it fascinating. I enjoyed the stories very much and would recommend to anyone into science fiction. I found out that Stephen King was inspired by Lovecraft and thought I may as well give it a good, I know can't stop listening to it. I know understand why so many writers take inspiration from his writing. Well done sir, well done.

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