Just a few short weeks ago, I read and reviewed The Wild Adventures of Cthulhu, Volume 1 by Will Murray (you can read my review here). The Wild Adventures of Cthulhu, Volume 2 collects more of Will Murray’s Lovecraftian stories.
I enjoyed “God General Nakji” where Raymond Redpath, a medicine man, (“I walk with Wakiya medicine. Very powerful. My Lakota name is Ray Thunder Cloud” p. 2), is recruited by Cryptic Events Evaluation Section to investigate an incident in North Korea.
A careless vacationer stumbles over a creepy event in “Evacuation Day.” You would think some people would realize Dunwich isn’t quite Disneyland.
“In The Lightless Chambers of N’gah-Kthun” takes a Cryptic Events Evaluation Section agent to a distant planet which might be Cthulhu’s original home.
If you’re in the mood for some Lovecraftian stories, check out The Wild Adventures of Cthulhu, Volume 1 and 2! GRADE: B
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction — ix
God General Nakji — 1
Evacuation Day — 33
The Hindmarsh Abomination — 53
Moonday — 71
Smoking Mirror — 109
In The Lightless Chambers of N’gah-Kthun — 125
The Purple Emperor — 161
The Cow-Men of Coburn — 169
The Arcade — 189
The Wild Ones of Weirport — 201
SOURCES — 241
ABOUT THE AUTHOR — 243
ABOUT THE ARTIST — 247
Those stories do sound like fun.
Jeff, I admire Will Murray’s productivity and quality control. From Doc Savage to Cthulhu, Murray tells great stories!
I think Murray is an example of a writer who has managed to sustain a career in part through writing what he considers good fun.
Todd, exactly. You can tell from Murray’s choice of writing project that he’s really loving what he’s doing.
Sounds like fun stories.
Patti, these are fun stories if you’re in the mood for Lovecraftian dread!