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Venture at your own risk into a realm where the sun sinks into oblivion–and all that is unholy, unearthly, and unspeakable rises. These rare, hard-to-find collaborations of cosmic terror are back in print, including
• Wentworth's Day A fellow figures his debt to a dead man is null and void, until he discovers just how terrifying interest rates can be.
• The Shuttered Room A sophisticated gentleman must settle his grandfather's estate, only to find that the house shelters dark secrets.
• The Dark Brotherhood A beautiful woman and her companion meet the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, in a tale as terrifying as anything Poe himself ever created.
• Innsmouth Clay A sculptor returns from Paris to create a statue not entirely of this world–and not at all under his control.
• Witches' Hollow A new schoolteacher puts his soul in peril while trying to save one of his students from a ravenous creature.
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Jeff Matayo
reviewed The Watchers Out of Time on May 03, 2011
The Watchers Out of Time
First and foremost, this collection of short stories is mostly Derleth's work. That's not meant as a lash at the author, for he and Lovecraft were both dead by the time this was published and labeled as "HP Lovecraft." Derleth's name appears in small font on the cover, while Lovecraft's blares from it.
Derleth and Lovecraft had been friends, and when Lovecraft passed away, Derleth finished Lovecraft's unfinished sentences/ideas that Lovecraft had jotted down.
To be honest and fair, I don't think this is Derleth's best work. While there are a few good stories in the bunch, the most seem repetitive with the same themes and plots. I read The Lurker on the Threshold (a novella with similar "advertisement" as this collection), and it was an amazing story. This collection of stories felt rather bland compared to what I know Derleth can write. I can sum up the plot to more then half of them by this:
Intelligent guy inherits house from long lost evil relative. Despite warnings from locals, friends...etc, guy investigates/stays at/lives in the house. Weird stuff happens, and a paragraph written entirely in italics states some profound, revelation about the evil relative or house.
Recommendation
I recommend this book if you are a hardcore Lovecraft fan dying for anything with a hint of Lovecraft; just don't expect Lovecraft...
...Or if you just want something easy/light to read to pass time.
I don't recommend reading this like a novel because of the similarity between stories. You'd probably get more enjoyment out of it if you read a story or two from it, read something else by another author, go back to this collection for a story or two, and so on.
Rating
3/5
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