Acolytes of Cthulhu [Hardcover]

Robert M. Price (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Searchers after Lovecraftian horror need look no further than Acolytes of Cthulhu, edited by Robert M. Price. This reprint anthology features 28 tales by mostly minor disciples, though there are a couple of big names (Borges, Neil Gaiman), plus a rare youthful offering from leading HPL scholar S.T. Joshi. The prolific Price provides his usual entertaining and erudite introduction, while the Gahan Wilson jacket is a delight.

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Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Fedogan & Bremer; First Edition edition (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187825247X
• ISBN-13: 978-1878252470
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,645,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loaded with action and highly recommended, August 9, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acolytes of Cthulhu (Hardcover)

This anthology is a recommended pick for any Lovecraft fan: it presents over twenty stories inspired by the Lovecraft tradition, blending occult and supernatural atmospheres with the monsters of horror Lovecraft has perfected. Top-name authors and unknowns are paired together, with stories gleaned from scare fanzines and failing pulps. Acolytes Of Cthulhu is loaded with action and highly recommended.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellant cthulhu mythos collection, July 27, 2001

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sfc567 (alabama United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acolytes of Cthulhu (Hardcover)

This is an unusually good collection of cthulhu mythos stories. They include both mythos stories and some non mythos stories with a mythos feel.While there are one or two clunkers the quality is generally excellant. Also these are not the usual reprints but are either rarely or never reprinted stories.Of particular note to me was BLACK NOON by C M EDDY which gave a glimpse into the life of H P LOVECRAFT whom the author knew. If you are a fan of lovecraft and the cthulhu mythos by all means try this book.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Blasphemy!, August 17, 2010

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The Judge - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acolytes of Cthulhu (Hardcover)

Unfortunately, I can't comment on the quality of the stories in this anthology, since I couldn't even get through the introduction. I'll admit I'm not a fan of Robert M. Price to begin with, but the things he wrote in this introduction can only be describe as blasphemous, and I use that in the traditional religious context. Therefore, if you are a Christian and a fan of Lovecraftian fiction, I would recommend avoiding this book.