The Horror in the Museum
by H.P. Lovecraft
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Author: H.P. LovecraftEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-25
ISBN: 0345485726
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Del Rey
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Book Review: Bait and Switch
Summary: 2 Stars
It arrived in a box. The plain brown cardboard exterior of the oblong container gave little indication as to the contents within. The only visible evidence was a curved black arrow marking its origin as Amazon. Curiosity took hold of my hand and with one deft slash with the edge of a key I sliced through the tape binding the upper flaps. Pulling them apart like the doors of an ancient mausoleum I viewed within a smallish translucent pillow that held in place a curious object of modest dimensions. Withdrawing it from its secure placement I beheld a book inscribed in large bold letters the name H.P. Lovecraft.
Four times prior I delved into the darkness of Lovecraft and four times I left pleased with my investment but on this occasion a growing sense of dread crept over me as I turned page after page. `The Horror in the Museum' was different from those prior encounters. This was an unspeakable nightmare, a grotesque mockery. As I read the stilted dialogue and bland endings I could no longer fully contain my revulsion and uttered a gasp. What had Del Ray wrought upon Lovecraft fans? These twisted perversions of writing contained tales that ceaselessly and remorselessly disappointed. Stories that should have remained hidden beneath the sands of time, buried by their own mediocrity, now were unearthed in a naked attempt to capitalize on the money drawing power of Lovecraft. What blasphemy to apply the name of the great writer to this collection of lackluster tales.
The days have grown cold and the nights long. The ancient names haunt my dreams, Hazel... Zealia... Berkeley... Castro. My quest for knowledge has cost me much. Hours of my time and $11.53 but in the end I learned but one painful lesson. These stories were not written by H.P. Lovecraft.
Summary of The Horror in the Museum
?H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century?s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.??Stephen King
?Lovecraft?s fiction is one of the cornerstones of modern horror.?
?Clive Barker
Some tales in this collection were inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, others he revised, two he co-authored?but all bear the mark of the master of primordial terror.
The Horror in the Museum?Locked up for the night, a man will discover the difference between waxen grotesqueries and the real thing.
The Electric Executioner?Aboard a train, a traveler must match wits with a murderous madman.
The Trap?This mirror wants a great deal more than your reflection.
The Ghost-Eater?In an ancient woodland, the past comes to life with a bone-crunching vengeance.
AND TWENTY MORE STORIES OF UNSPEAKABLE EVIL
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