Cthulhu Cymraeg - Rambling Readers

Published Jan. 31, 2013 by Screaming Dreams Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-906652-21-0

(1 review)

Before the American master of the macabre H. P. Lovecraft there was the Welsh wizard of the weird Arthur Machen, who filled his pages with tales of ancient evil.

Now, completing the circle, comes a collection of original tales from the land of Machen following in the footsteps of Lovecraft and his uncanny creations.

In What Others Hear by John Llewellyn Probert, a musician comes to rural Wales to convalesce in peace. But what terrible secrets hide behind the notes of the music he so loves?

Adrian Chamberlin shows us that seemingly innocent old traditions can conceal sinister intentions when dark forces use them to deadly ends in Stranger Crossings.

In Charles Black's tale, a brilliant Welsh scholar finds the price of knowledge can cost you everything when he discovers the true purpose of that dreaded tome The Necronomicon.

And six more Lovecraftian tales of the otherworldly.

Stories by John …

Before the American master of the macabre H. P. Lovecraft there was the Welsh wizard of the weird Arthur Machen, who filled his pages with tales of ancient evil.

Now, completing the circle, comes a collection of original tales from the land of Machen following in the footsteps of Lovecraft and his uncanny creations.

In What Others Hear by John Llewellyn Probert, a musician comes to rural Wales to convalesce in peace. But what terrible secrets hide behind the notes of the music he so loves?

Adrian Chamberlin shows us that seemingly innocent old traditions can conceal sinister intentions when dark forces use them to deadly ends in Stranger Crossings.

In Charles Black's tale, a brilliant Welsh scholar finds the price of knowledge can cost you everything when he discovers the true purpose of that dreaded tome The Necronomicon.

And six more Lovecraftian tales of the otherworldly.

Stories by John Llewellyn Probert, Rhys Hughes, Bob Lock, Mark Howard Jones, Brian Willis, Charles Black, Liam Davies, Paul Lewis and Adrian Chamberlin.

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Rhybweth erchyll yng Nghymru

4 stars

Rhybweth erchyll yng Nghymru / Something horrible in Wales

There are nine entertainingly creepy stories in this book, made more fascinating by the Welsh setting, particularly with references to south Wales, where I live.

I enjoyed the stories and particularly some of the descriptions of scenes which helped to give life to the tales.

“When he turned round, the world had changed. / The sky had darkened and, worse, reddened to the point where it was almost as if he were looking up from the surface of an alien planet. Clouds that resembled amoebae crawled across the heavens, enveloping stars and leaving trails of black dust behind them. ” p25, ‘What others hear’, by John Llewellyn Probert

The book is very entertaining and I would recommend it.

There seem to be some mistakes in the Welsh (unless I'm mistaken). In the title ‘Cthulhu Cymraeg’ , ‘Cymraeg’ means ‘The Welsh Language’, …

Rhybweth erchyll yng Nghymru / Something horrible in Wales

There are nine entertainingly creepy stories in this book, made more fascinating by the Welsh setting, particularly with references to south Wales, where I live.

I enjoyed the stories and particularly some of the descriptions of scenes which helped to give life to the tales.

“When he turned round, the world had changed. / The sky had darkened and, worse, reddened to the point where it was almost as if he were looking up from the surface of an alien planet. Clouds that resembled amoebae crawled across the heavens, enveloping stars and leaving trails of black dust behind them. ” p25, ‘What others hear’, by John Llewellyn Probert

The book is very entertaining and I would recommend it.

There seem to be some mistakes in the Welsh (unless I'm mistaken). In the title ‘Cthulhu Cymraeg’ , ‘Cymraeg’ means ‘The Welsh Language’, if the title is supposed to mean 'of Wales', then it should be ‘Cthulhu Cymreig’. There is also another typo, ‘Mamgi’ instead of ‘Mamgu’ (Grandmother). However the authors may know more than me.