The Gods of HP Lovecraft Paperback – December 11, 2015

I had a little trouble with the first story which I thought was kind of confusing, but after that, they were all wonderful.It certainly makes a very convincing and compelling case for this religion; which is usually called something like The Cult of Cthulhu, but I think it is more likely that the adherents simply never refer to it by any name, and it is known by this name only by outworlders ! ?

Hello, interesting tales in this one. Several of Lovecraft's deities are told of in here. Not all, but quite a few. Good stuff. Thanks.

I frequently hear that Lovecraftian / Cthulhu fiction will soon run its course. In the near future people will tire of this genre of horror and soon something new will replace it. However, based on “The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft,” edited by Aaron J. French that near future is certainly not today. Each story is a unique take on one of the Lovecraftian “Gods,” which covers the Old Ones, the Elder Things, Mi-Gos and even Nightgaunts. The stories vary from very good to excellent. No duds here. From Adam LG Nevill’s tale of Cthulhu, to the appearance of Nyarlathotep by Bentley Little, to the dangers of the Elder Things demonstrated by Joe Lansdale, to Rachel Caine’s documentation of the Great Race of Yith, all of stories take a stroll through the Lovecraftian universe yet still play to the music of their own amorphous, idiot flute-players. I actually give this book six out of five stars. I know this will be one of my favorite books in 2016.

A mixed bag with some decent Lovecraftian ideas, padded with a whole lot of mediocrity. Most of these stories are more depressing than terrifying, making me wonder whether the authors understood the premise of cosmic terror. Die-hard fans will likely be disappointed, and newcomers are only getting a warped Lovecraft-lite experience, raising the question: who was supposed to be the target audience for this compendium?

This one took me a ridiculously long time to read. Not because I didn't like it, but because it was actual reading on my Kindle, rather than audio. I can rock an audiobook as I work, but physical reading means I get a lunch period (about 20 min) each day for reading, and it seems I am reading more manuscripts for illustration work rather than for fun during that time these days. So therefore, I have a new record for taking the longest to read a book that should have never taken this long. Ahh well, it is what it is. Regarding the book itself, it was not an even mix of great tales, but the ones that I loved outweighed the ones I liked less, so I call it a win. Recommended if one has any interest in the Mythos. The rest of y'all are on your own.

Just what my brother wanted!

This collection of stories pays homage to Lovecraft's creations in myriad ways. Each story focuses on one god/creature from the mythos and is followed by a brief biography, of sorts, outlining the origin and history of each subject. Styles range from near future sci-fi to pulp adventure to urban fantasy to a movie detective story. Each is beautifully written and channels the spirit of Minecraft in its own way. I would highly recommend this book to any fan of horror in general and Lovecraft in particular. Within its pages you will find all of the horrifyingly grotesque yet oddly tantalizing macabre beauty inspired by the greatest writer of the genre.

This book attempts to take Cthulu out of the shaded past into the bright today and still have the abiding horror that Lovecraft injected into his stories. It is a daunting task, but in at least one of the stories there is great success, "The Doors That Never Close And The Doors That Are Always open" , by David Liss, an author of whom I have no knowledge other than this title, but in this tale of a grad student who steps into the 21st Century and finds the "Old Ones" there is true horror. There are others, but this one is the best of the lot.