H. P. Lovecraft: He Who Wrote in the Darkness
by Alex Nikolavitch; ill. Gervasio, Carlos Aón & Lara Lee (Pegasus Books, 2018)
Lovecraft himself is evocatively drawn and Nikolavitch sets out with creative intent, incorporating H.P.’s imaginings into reality. As the biography proceeds, however, it reveals itself as little more than a fan tribute preaching to the converted. There is little to interest non-aficionados.
Doctor Who: Lurkers at Sunlight’s Edge
by Marty Ross (Big Finish, 2010)
Although H. P. Lovecraft wouldn’t have been out of place in Doctor Who’s much-vaunted gothic horror run, Lurkers brings precious little originality to the homage. Ace has some nice moments but the guest characters are tired-and-true stereotypes and the plot unbearably cliched.
At the Mountains of Madness
by H. P. Lovecraft (Arkham House, 1936); audiobook read by Edward Hermann (Blackstone, 2013)
Sometimes the best horror stems from meticulous attention to detail in a real-world setting. Other times not. Lovecraft’s first-person narrator bemires himself in minutiae and in talking up the unspeakableness of what he is perennially about to relate. More soporific than horrific.