Keyport CthulhuRevised and Expanded Edition for 2017!“The painting forced him to move back with such suddenness, he nearly fell over the side of the old wooden railing. It depicted a grisly scene, as if your worst nightmare had been splattered on canvas. Despite his mind screaming to look away, he could not avert his eyes” – AncientSet in the New Jersey fishing village of Keyport, where the … of Keyport, where the Esoteric Order of Dagon has been planning for the awakening of the Deep One all these years…
Who can survive when Cthulhu rises?
Includes several bonus stories:
the steampunk tale “Rats In The Cellars”
“Cthulhunicorn” co-written with Katelynn Rosamilia
“Lockbox” previously unreleased
And two Lovecraftian tales from author Chuck Buda: “The Terrible Old Man of Keyport” and “Dark Waters of Sin”
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I was originally not at all interested in trying this as I’m not a big fan of Lovecraft. But I am a fan of these guys and their Mando Method podcast and eventually decided to give it a try. I’m glad I did. The manner in which each tale is written as both standalone and yet still a part of the whole was masterful. At the heart is the main story by Armand which successfully sucks the reader in and with Cthulhu-like powers and absorbs all your energy to do anything else but to read what happens next. Chuck Buda’s entries are as equally entertaining and enthralling as worthy additions to the collective while Katelynn’s Cthulhunicorn story is troubling with how cute it is. Well worth my time and yours and I look forward to the upcoming sequel
A nice little addition for anyone fond of Lovecraft inspired stories.
This was a great read, especially for a .99 cent ebook. It’s a series of short stories about, as the title says, Cthulhu, if he resided off the coast of Keyport NJ.
I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the homage. Each short story had its own tone, from children’s story (yes, you read that right) to steampunk, to something in the realm of hard boiled detective with a hint of Burroughs.
I have to be honest, though and mention that I felt the main story (the meat of the collection and maybe long enough to be considered a novella) felt incomplete (This is book one, so maybe there’s a reason for that. But…) I was hoping for a more solid end to that one before I was thrown into the next chapter, which wasn’t a chapter but a new short story.
As a whole, though this collection of Cthulhu inspired stories was a fun read.
The great god Cthulhu reassures us that in dying we live forever. In serving, we are served. And in darkness, all is brought to light.”
I was alerted to this book on Bookbub. I was certainly intrigued. ‘The Call of Cthulhu’ by Lovecraft has always been one of my favorites. And I admit that I absolutely love the cover!
It includes:
Ancient
Barren
Cabal
Dagon
Evil (all Keyport Cthulhu Tales). Each one continues to complete a full interwoven story.
It also includes several bonus stories:
Rats In The Cellars
Cthulhunicorn (yep, you read that right, Cthulhu and a Unicorn) co-written with Katelynn Rosamilia
Lockbox
And two Lovecraftian tales from author Chuck Buda: The Terrible Old Man of Keyport and Dark Waters of Sin. Which are all a great added bonus part of the whole story.
Atmospheric occult mythos fiction in a unique, creative writing style.
I had a lot of fun reading this! Entertaining and at times amusing!
I enjoyed this Lovecratian tale set in the town of Keyport, NJ. There’s easter eggs through out for the HPL fans. I listened to the audio book. It’s narrated by Mike Chadwick. He does a good job. I enjoyed listening to him bring this weird tale to life.
I requested this audio book in exchange for a honest review.