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The Call of Cthulhu
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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Summary
Madness and incantations in the nightmares of poets. Vicious ancient cults in the mountains and swamps. A corpse city rising in the sea. After Professor Angell meets a sudden and mysterious end, Francis Thurston, while sorting through his uncle's papers, makes a fateful discovery that ties these malignant manifestations together. Taken together, what they awaken from the deep will, as Francis warns us, "Open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age."
Of the dozens of tales that comprise the mythos of H. P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu, first published in Weird Tales in 1928, is the cosmic core of his universe. Please enjoy this foreboding novella, and beware what dreams may come thereafter.
This production of The Call of Cthulhu is an official selection of the 2016 HEAR Now Festival.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-10-20
all of the H.P Lovecraft books are great
it's amazing my favourite one so far because every part is great I just love it
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- Shaun M.
- 14-08-20
A cosmic horror by one of my favourite authors
absolutely loved it and how much inspiration this has given to Manny video games and movies and the Voice Actor did a great job of capturing the atmosphere and storytelling.
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- Lindsay Drummond
- 24-04-20
Phenomenal
It has taken me 35 years to get round to reading or listening to the Call of Cthulu. It was well worth the wait.
It is easy to see it's far reaching influence throughout modern literature and entertainment. Lovecraft's mastery is undeniable.
Very easy to listen to, the reader's pronunciations at times aren't great but are easy to overlook.
The suspense is real, the fear is created in ones mind, it isn't written for sheer shock the way modern horror is, but written so you yourself, make yourself uneasy at that imagery presented. The account of Johansen is one of the most memorable pieces in this book, very well written.
Please read/listen to this, it's very short and takes no time at all and will change you. I will say as a point of interest, a disclaimer of sorts, the language used when referring to those of darker skin tones is period apparent, and for that reason sort of unsettling at points.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-11-18
A dark and slightly repetitive horror story.
I chose this version as the voices of the narrator was gritty and held within it the level of fear I felt appropriate for a Lovecraft story. However there was not much variation in tone, and after a while this gritty fear became tiresome. As the story was short, it wasn’t too bad however.
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