I have to admit, I have never been one of Lovecraft`s biggest fans. I was pretty much always left with the feeling of "and then what happens?" whenever I read one of his stories... perhaps my youthfulness of the time prevented me from truly appreciating his stories... something I guess I'll have to remedy sometimes soon.The suspense while reading this story was palpable... even to the point of getting a much needed relief and a chuckle when they "run" into the penguin. I have no doubt Lovecraft was trying to relieve some of the accumulated dread put into the reader, only to have it build up again a few paragraphs later.In the mire of today's extreme gore, it is a relief to read something truly horific and scary without having to resort to excessive gore (though there is gore in there, mind you).As for the art, it emulates the simplicity as well as the complexity of a classic Hergé Tintin tale. Proving once again that good art does not need to cover itself in layers of details to get its point across.I'm glad I "discovered" this graphic novel... though truth to tell it would have deserved an over-sized hardcover edition... I shall be looking for other stories adapted by I.N.J. Culbard. A beautifully illustrated graphic novel adaptation of Lovecraft's classic. For those unfamiliar with Lovecraft, this serves as a nice introduciton to his work and the mythos he created surrounding the Old Ones and Cthulhu. Not as eerie or creepy as it could have been, but still had enough atmosphere to give one a little chill reading it. Seeing this story presented visually showed how Campbell's "Who Goes There" (filmed as The Thing) was definitely influenced by Lovecraft.
I didn't read it yet, but it sucked in my 10 year old (horror fan) and he couldn't put it down.
—ap2
I just read this while sitting in Barnes and Noble.It was cute and enjoyable.
—Carley
Meh. Neat art, poorly adapted writing. Read the original, it's much scarier.
—sharpguy123
An understated illustration of HP Lovecraft's story
—Savanah3x
Worth reading.
—themodder23
