Everything Other World discussion

He Who Walks in Shadow is the sequel to Brett J. Talley's That Which Should Not Be. Brett J Talley effectively copies the 1930s writing style of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Carter Weston is no longer the master of the Incedium Maleficarum. Its new master is an interwar period German who thinks he can control the Great Old Ones. Carter Wesson has gone missing, and his friend Henry Armitage and daughter Rachel head to Germany to look for him. In a race against time that goes from Tunguska in Siberia to Paris, France to the Scottish Isles, Rachel and Henry must find Carter, recover the Incedium Maleficarum, and defeat the Great Old One, Nyarlathotep before he can awaken the rest of his brethren.

He Who Walks in Shadow captures the "slow burn" quality that was common in that era. While do prefer the fast-paced action-adventure, the slow burn, when done right, adds to the suspense of the story. What did everyone else think?

Wow, I thought I posted my review of this book weeks ago. Unfortunately, I got an error message, and I forgot to follow up, so I'm retyping this now.

I have never had the chance to read a full Lovecraft novel. They sometimes cost up to a hundred dollars to acquire, so the only thing I have been able to read are authors who pay homage to his work where fantastical creatures emerge from what could easily be the dark recesses of the nightmares that are too scary to remember upon waking.

It is known that I do like character development, but not so much that it takes precedence over an engaging plot. For me, this story has a little bit of everything.

It has been a long time since I have been totally into horror, but in this book, I do appreciate the adventure-like journey we are brought on, which counteracts the gory terribleness that usually dominates a lot of horror. What results is a cast of characters that pulled me in and made me root for them.

I would say that I really enjoyed this book, and I will probably seek out other works from this author.

I've recently come to appreciate H.P. Lovecraft's genre. If you want a good summary of his life and works, you might go to Youtube and look at Overly Sarcastic Productions. Red does a pretty good job, though, as the channel title suggests, she treats it sarcastically.

I've read the Dreamland cycle. It is pretty interesting. I've only listened/watched the videos for Call of Cthulu and other works. H. P.'s writing style is a bit archaic for the modern world. However, many authors have played in his world. Some of them are pretty interesting too, as you can see from this book.