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by Brian Lumley (Author) "Professor Lees, chief radiobiologist at the Kendall nuclear research and power station, was showing his son some slides he had prepared weeks earlier from pond..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books (Feb 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312876947
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312876944
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.7 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Collection - the Lovecraftian Tales Stand out here, 26 April 2007
By Mr. S. W. Steel "stephensteel" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beneath the Moors and Darker Places (Paperback)
This is another collection of Brian Lumley's short stories published by Tor. As with his other collections published by Tor, these are stories that have either been unpublished, or haven't been in print for years. So if you are an avid collector of Brian Lumley then you will probably want to pick this up and add it to your collection!
This is a collection of two halves. In one half we have stand-alone short story horror, and in the other we have Cthulu Mythos inspired tales. The non-Mythos tales are David's Worm, The Sun,Sea and Silent Scream,The Second Wish, A Thing about Cars and The Big 'C'. The short stories that are inspired by HP Lovecraft are; Dagon's Bell (published in another collection), Rising with Surtsey, The Fairground Horror and finally the title novella, Beneath the Moors.
So what to make of this collection. Well, personally i found the non-Mythos tales to be quite weak. The ideas behind them are quite poor in many cases and do not generate any surprises, genuine horror, character development or really imaginative twists. This maybe due to the fact that they are very early writings by Brian Lumley - and it shows. These are not his best work, but on the plus side - they are short!! It is hard to believe that the man who wrote these developed into the author who gave us the ground-breaking Necroscope series, the great Titus Crow novels, and the fantastic (and under-rated) Psychomech trilogy. This is a little bit harsh, but when you realise what Lumley is actually capable of, it is easier to understand why these stories leave a bitter taste in the mouth.
However, the Lovecraftian shorts stories make up for all the short-comings listed in the previous paragraph. These are brilliant, original pieces that i found to be highly enjoyable and real page-turners. I flew through these stories, and found myself wanting to learn more about the characters, the Cthulu Mythos and what happened before and after the events in the piece. THIS is what Lumley is a master of doing - when he has an idea he genuinely likes and is interested in, he can really write superb horror. Without spoiling any of the plots of these i can recommend them as Lovecraft inspired tales - the names of the Deep Ones, R'yleth, Necrominicon should entice a Cthulu fan straight away. More is added to the Cthulu legend here, and although Lumley is not quite as good as Lovecraft, there is a genuine admiration, and care taken with these tales. He has kept the spirit, and tone of Lovecraft alive, and that is no mean feat.

So, who would i recommend this to? Well, it would be anyone who likes Lumley's Titus Crow works or a Lovecraft fan. The reason i have marked this down by one star is the other half of the book - the weaker stories.In many ways they don't belong in this collection. I would have left them out, and maybe put them in another collection, and filled this book with more Cthulu Mythos tales!
It is worth adding to your Brian Lumley collection, just don't expect too much from non-Mythos stories.
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