Shoggoth's Old Peculiar [Paperback]

Neil Gaiman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Dreamhaven Bks & Art (December 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892058073
• ISBN-13: 978-1892058072
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,247,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious IF you know the esoterica of Pete and Dud, January 1, 2012

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Alessandra Kelley (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shoggoth's Old Peculiar (Paperback)

This chapbook is a hilarious satire of H.P. Lovecraft provided you are also familiar with the comedy routines of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

Hapless American Benjamin Lassiter, on a walking tour of the coast of England, discovers that it's not nearly as picturesque as he had been led to believe. He comes to an odd little village and meets two very strange men, Seth and Wilf.

Fans of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's mind-boggling deadpan "Dagenham Dialogues" will instantly recognize the homage.

I think if you are not already familiar with Cook and Moore's humor, this would seem just ... peculiar. But if you are, it is mind-blowing.

I also liked Jouni Koponen's atmospheric illustrations, which are in their own way an homage to the strange, trippy illustrations of the collected book of the "Dagenham Dialogues".

This is one of those books which has a very narrow audience, but that audience will be utterly delighted.