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Downward to Darkness: A Cthulhu Mythos Novel Kindle Edition

by Brian McNaughton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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Brian McNaughton's career spanned thirty years; he had the sort of talent that ought to have made him a household word. Even so, chances are good that you've never heard of him. Brace yourself, if you haven't: you're in for a very special treat, because Brian McNaughton is the secret master of horror.

"Downward to Darkness" is a subtle, highly readable, fast-paced Cthulhu Mythos novel. (And if you like it, check out the sequel, "Worse Things Waiting," or his thematically similar novel, "Gemini Rising.")
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    January 17, 2011
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A novel of unyeilding terror by the World Fantasy Awardwinning Secret Master of Horror

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004JN0XJW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wildside Press (January 17, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 17, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 301 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 141 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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stevenduaneallisonjunior
4.0 out of 5 stars A true modern horror classic
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019
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This is the book I have read by this author. I was lucky enough to pick up a 1st/1st of his earlier novel "Satan's love child's at a going out of business sale for $.10. It just moved up to next on the read list.
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Nate
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book.
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2011
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You may not know the author, you may be turned off by yet another "HP Lovecraft" mythos writer, but you should give this book a chance. I didn't care for the "Lovecraft was trying to warn the world" fluff, but other than that this is a perfect homage to Lovecraft and a book every horror fan should read. It is short, well-written, and cheap. Buy this book.
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chrisam
4.0 out of 5 stars a bit confused
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2013
The title of this review refers not only to my reaction to this book but also the book itself. Billed as "a novel of the Cthulhu Mythos," there is very little of the mythos to be found within its pages. What there is of the mythos is jammed in toward the end. The rest is a mish-mash of teenage Oedipal angst.
I'm a fan of McNaughton (loved Throne of Bones), so I gave him the benefit of the doubt by ordering the sequel, Worse Things Waiting. Hope it ain't worse than this one.
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ZEPHYROS
4.0 out of 5 stars オカルト学園ホラーのフリをしたクトゥルー神話
Reviewed in Japan on May 26, 2013
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70年代に発表されたオカルト小説のフリをしたクトゥルー神話作品を改題したもの。
高校生の少年とその両親を中心に展開しているせいか、学園オカルト小説の趣もある。お陰で少年と友人達の人間関係が丹念に描かれ、その合間に少しずつ異常なものが忍び込んで行く形で、中々、話が発展しない。もっとも当時のオカルト物は映画も小説もこんな感じだったかも知れない。
ラヴクラフトの名なども時折出て来るものの、全体に２/３くらい進んだところで、はっきりクトゥルー神話と判って来る。もっとも表面的には悪魔崇拝に関わっていた魔術師の魂が少年の中に蘇って乗っ取ろうとするオカルト物として通っていたのだろう。ラヴクラフトが書いていたのは、全部事実を元にしていたと云うダーレスのパターンを踏襲している。
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