6/6/2023 0 Comments The call of cthulhu summaryUltimately, it doesn't shy away from depicting, in multiple instances, even the Great Old One himself in all his terrifying, gargantuan glory. The present tome's artwork comes out as a varied landscape of ominous or outright apocalyptic images. The Call of Cthulhu mentions vastly different places, events and scenes, while the first part of At the Mountains of Madness is to a large extent driving home a sense of agoraphobic desperation. That, of course, is a direct result of the story's premise. The drawings are once again fantastic, even more diverse and engaging than the story about the unexplored Antarctic. The strong points: I liked At the Mountains of Madness Volume I, and I like The Call of Cthulhu even more. Even more so, certain sentences (or parts of sentences) have been emphasized through the use of a larger font. Algernon Blackwood's quote, an integral part of the text, can be misconstrued as an editorial edition of the present edition. Layout and typographical emphasis however are not. The text is identical to that of the Barnes & Noble edition. Each drawing is directly relevant to the text that either accompanies it or is superimposed upon it. The drawings cover a wide array of themes, from enormous panoramas to close-ups on characters, and from claustrophobic marches through the swamps to hideous artifacts. Where that is not the case, the drawings have breathing space for the text that accompanies them. There are no frames, there are however a few blank spaces where text is placed upon. Thirteen drawings occupy one page each, while the remaining occupy the book's full two-page spread. Only one of them is repeated, and that on the tome's sleeve. The objective is obvious: provide Baranger with the largest possible canvas. Remember however: the present book was published first, even though it is the second I visit myself.Ĭontents: The book comes in the rather unusual format of 36 x 27 cm. The two works share many similarities since they are a part of the same line. It was followed, within the same year no less, by At the Mountains of Madness Volume I, a book that we have already examined together. The Call of Cthulhu is the first Lovecraft book that Baranger illustrated. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction' by Barnes & Noble. The book has been nominated for the 2020 Chesley Award for Best Interior Illustration.įor the purposes of writing this review I juxtaposed the text with the one presented in the 2011 edition of 'H.P. There is no pdf edition, at least for the time being. The book is a hardcover protected by a thin cardboard sleeve. Text is superimposed upon one- or two-page illustrations by François Baranger. What you get: Your EUR 28 or equivalent will buy you the full-colour 64-page The Call of Cthulhu, a reproduction H. In this book, he has taken on the work of illustrating Lovecraft's most iconic novel.' Cthulhu himself, dreaming and waiting at the bottom of the sea, became a symbol for the entire mythology that Lovecreaft created.įrançois Baranger, an illustrator who has previously worked in film and games, was fascinated early on by Lovecraft's creatures and visions which populated the darkest recesses of fantasy. Lovecraft's the Call of Cthulhu, first published in 1928, is one of the greatest classics of American horror literature. In the shadows, there are those who want to wake the sleeping god Cthulhu in order to spread madness and destruction over the entire world. Step by step, Thurston realizes that his relative's research got too close to the truth. Mysterious murders, blood rituals in the depths of the Louisiana swamps, artists who descend into insanity after nightmarish visions, and a Cyclopean city that rises from the sea. He soon discovers the existence of a cult that worships ancient and unspeakable horrors. Francis Thurston goes through documents left behind by his grandfather's brother, recently deceased under mysterious circumstances. 'The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.'īoston, 1926. Review Summary: If Baranger ever decides to sell this art outside of the book, he will essentially print money.īlurb from the publisher: 'The Call of Cthulhu, illustrated by François Baranger.
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