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May 26, 2010The_Bill rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This occupies a proud place on my shelf at home. The last story, which I believe is "At the Mountains of Madness," although I haven't double-checked, is possibly even better than "Call of Cthulhu" for its very inventive alien creatures. I do not wish to provide spoilers, but these odd creatures give a very odd and vertigo-like sense to the reader; as one learns their ways and their psychology, one realizes the arbitrary and tenuous place of the human species in the cosmos. It's also a fine adventure story with a few genuinely harrowing moments.