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Editor Jim Turner has compiled a real page-turner in Cthulhu 2000. His anthology of short stories based on the works of horror writer HP Lovecraft is a dark gem and of superior stuff. Although they all have the coppery tang of the eldritch, the tales aren't strictly in the horror mien. Some of them are an alloy of horror with a sci-fi, humour, detective, vampire or even romance slant.

The very best are truly horrible, in the most complimentary sense of the word. "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood" (Poppy Z. Brite), "The Adder"(Fred Chappell), "Fat Face" (Michael Shea), "The Unthinkable" (Bruce Sterling), "Love's Eldritch Ichor" (Esther M. Friesner) and "On the Slab"(Harlan Ellison) are the keen standouts, but most of the rest are of almost equal quality. However, there are a couple of tales that do not deserve to be amongst this company, and the tome would have been better and tighter by their absence. Certainly, at 398 pages, there's no lack of material.

In "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood," Poppy Z. Brite deftly invokes a vampiric flavour to themes of decay and the forbidden, his writing style as ornate and refined as rococo and in the real spirit of the master. Fred Chappell's "The Adder" draws the dangerous and inimical from the ordinary in a tale delightful for its originality. Bruce Sterling also slings some fresh ideas around in "The Unthinkable, melding modernity and necromancy in a brief and effective story.

Horror gourmands will find a good meal here, but Cthulhu 2000 should have a bit of life outside its traditional genre, for the writing is strong, imaginative and entertaining. --Tamara Hladik

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Editor Jim Turner has compiled a real page turner in Cthulhu 2000. His anthology of short stories based on the works of horrorist H.P. Lovecraft is a dark gem, and of superior stuff. Although they all have the coppery tang of the eldritch, the tales aren't strictly in the horror mien. Some of them are an alloy of horror with a sci-fi, humor, detective, vampire or even romance slant.

The very best are truly horrible, in the most complimentary sense of that word. "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood" (Poppy Z. Brite), "The Adder" (Fred Chappell), "Fat Face" (Michael Shea), "The Unthinkable" (Bruce Sterling), "Love's Eldritch Ichor" (Esther M. Friesner) and "On the Slab" (Harlan Ellison) are the keen standouts, but all the rest, practically, are of almost equal quality. However, there are a couple of tales that do not deserve to be amongst this company, and the tome would have been better and tighter by their absence. Certainly, at 398 pages, there's no lack of material.

In "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood," Poppy Z. Brite deftly invokes a vampric flavor to themes of decay and the forbidden, his writing style as ornate and refined as rococo and in the real spirit of the master. Fred Chappell's "The Adder" draws the dangerous and inimical from the ordinary in a tale delightful for its originality. Bruce Sterling also slings some fresh ideas around in "The Unthinkable," melding modernity and necromancy in a brief, effective story.

Horror gourmands will find a good meal here, but Cthulhu 2000 should have a bit of life outside its traditional genre, for the writing is strong, imaginative and entertaining. --Tamara Hladik

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This is not Cthulhu 10. Juni 2000

Von Alex

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Judging by the amount of negative feedback I received about my first review of Cthulhu 2000 in such a short period of time (please, e-mail with suggestons rather than press that button), that particular review was not particularly helpful. Sigh. Therefore I would like to clarify myself:

First of all, this is not Cthulhu. It lacks the rich Lovecraftian vocabulary (the only few words the authors picked up from Lovecraft's writing seem to be "eldritch" and "foetor") that allowed the original Cthulhu books to become such dark, sophisticated masterpieces. Second of all, few of the stories in this volume actually tie in with the Cthulhu mythos. Yes, there is plenty of voodoo, witchcraft, and forbidden magics, but it rarely goes beyond that to tap into the mysteries of the Elder Gods and the Ones Who Fell from the Stars. And that is quite sad, because the topics that these authors do use have long since become hackneyed and cliche. Thirdly, and most important of all, the stories in Cthulhu 2000 all diverge from Lovecraftian ideology to become standard blood/ichor/sex-filled stuff of modern "horror". Whereas Lovecraft above all desired to let humankind take notice that there are secrets innumerable and forces unfathomable beyond the stars, Cthulhu 2000 is simple horror, easily classifiable and as easily forgotten.

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Making Cthulhu your own. 20. Mai 2000

As a collection of supernatural horror stories Cthulhu 2000 succeeds quite well. But the "Cthulhu" in the title is something of a mistake. This isn't real Cthulhu for various reasons (story one is too blunt with descriptions, story two is far too humorous - moreover it underlines the "frogs chanting "IA!" line in the book's introduction), and by posing as Cthulhu it destroys the charm of the original. By glancing at what the authors fancy to be the underpinnings of Cthulhu, you make it closer to yourself, endowing it with motives and an understandable course of action. I especially hate "Pickman's Modem" because it manages to give Cthulhu a humorous side. After reading Cthulhu 2000 I went back and read The Color Out of Space in the middle of the night. It had no impact whatsoever on me. Read this book at your own risk.

A great collection for the beginning mythos reader 23. M�rz 2000

Von Mark Rainey

Almost all the stories in CTHULHU 2000 are widely available in other publications, but to have them put in one package is very convenient and makes for a strong overall collection. Especially welcome are tales like Paul Wilson's "The Barrens," TED Klein's "Black Man With a Horn," Michael Shea's "Fat Face," and Fred Chappell's "The Adder" (which I had the honor of first publishing in DEATHREALM #9 quite a few years ago). For someone first delving into the post-HPL Cthulhu mythos, this is a great place to start. There are a few losers in the bunch, but the more "classic" stories easily make up for them. Also recommended for the mythos veteran who's looking for a handy volume of some of this subgenre's strongest tales.