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Chthonic: Weird Tales of Inner Earth Paperback – February 23, 2018
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Within the pages of this anthology of weird fiction, you'll find seventeen stories from a diverse group of international authors. Stories that plumb the depths of earth at least as deeply as they explore the human capacity for suffering and enlightenment. The cavern mouth awaits, as does the cistern with hidden depths, the tunnel that twists and writhes, the abyssal space that hums with unknown activity. Note the faint glow to the walls as you descend: mere phosphorescent fungi... or something more peculiar? There is a sound of rushing water that you can't place, and the suggestion of drums and strange flutes in the deep. The rock vibrates beneath the soles of your feet, and your headlamp flickers, fails. But then, you knew it would, eventually. This place is not for you, but here you are. Welcome to CHTHONIC: Weird Tales of Inner Earth.
Featuring stories by Ramsey Campbell, Gemma Files, Orrin Grey, H. P. Lovecraft, Christopher Slatsky, Sarah Peploe, David Stevens, and more. With stunning black and white interior illustrations by aclaimed weird artist Fufu Fruenwahl. Edited by Scott R Jones.
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMartian Migraine Press
- Publication dateFebruary 23, 2018
- Dimensions5 x 0.6 x 7 inches
- ISBN-101927673259
- ISBN-13978-1927673256
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- Publisher : Martian Migraine Press (February 23, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1927673259
- ISBN-13 : 978-1927673256
- Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.6 x 7 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,893,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,890 in Horror Anthologies (Books)
- #21,955 in Short Stories Anthologies
- #98,765 in Science Fiction (Books)
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About the authors
Scott R. Jones is a Canadian writer living in Victoria, BC, with his wife and two frighteningly intelligent spawn. His stories have appeared in many anthologies in the past decade, as well as Innsmouth Magazine, Pseudopod, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, among others. He’s also the author of the non-fiction work 'When The Stars Are Right: Towards An Authentic R’lyehian Spirituality' (Martian Migraine Press) and the editor of the anthologies 'RESONATOR: New Lovecratian Tales From Beyond'; 'Cthulhusattva: Tales of the Black Gnosis'; 'A Breath from the Sky: Unusual Stories of Possession'; and 'Chthonic: Weird Tales of Inner Earth'. He was once kicked out of England for some very good reasons.
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S. L. Edwards enjoys dark fiction, dark poetry and darker beer. He is a Texan currently residing in California, specializing in weird fiction and poetry.
Adam Millard is the author of twenty-six novels, thirteen novellas, and more than two hundred short stories, which can be found in various collections, magazine, and anthologies. Probably best known for his post-apocalyptic fiction, Adam also writes fantasy/horror for children and Bizarro fiction for several publishers. His work has recently been translated for the German market.
www.adammillard.co.uk
John Linwood Grant lives in Yorkshire with a pack of lurchers and a beard. He may also have a family. When he's not chronicling the adventures of Mr Bubbles, the slightly psychotic pony, he writes a range of supernatural, horror and speculative tales, some of which are actually published. You can find him every week on greydogtales.com, often with his dogs.
Nadia Bulkin writes scary stories about the scary world we live in. Thirteen of them can be found in her debut collection, She Said Destroy (Word Horde, 2017) - nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award and a This is Horror Award for best collection. Her short stories have appeared in editions of The Year's Best Weird Fiction (Kelly & Shearman, ed., 2018, Kelly & Strantzas, ed., 2016), The Year's Best Horror (Datlow, ed., 2017), and The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror (Guran, ed., 2017, 2016, 2015, 2009), and have been nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award four times.
Nadia has a B.A. in Political Science from Barnard College and an M.A. in International Affairs from American University. She also writes about and obsesses over nationalism, post-colonialism, and sport – her non-fiction essays have appeared in Tor, The Diplomat, and The Battle Royale Slam Book. She grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, before relocating to Lincoln, Nebraska. She now lives in Washington, D.C.
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This anthology perfectly captures the darkness, dread and irresistible allure of what lies in the earth beneath us. I could name my personal favorites, but the truth is they're too numerous. Only one story fell flat for me which isn't bad for a collection of so many authors.
There's also some great interior art which always scores points with me.
Overall, a great read with stuff right out of your most claustrophobic nightmares.
The expected Lovecraft inclusion is 'The Rats in the Walls', for the uninitiated that's the one with the famously badly named cat. Though on this upteenth reading it strikes me that the cat is treated a bit as a protagonist/hero, alerting the humans to danger, accompanying them in trying to investigate and stop it. Which made me reflect on it a bit differently.
I particularly loved John Linwood Grant's WWI period piece, Orrin Grey's 'Hollow Earths', and the deeply weird and nonlinear 'Some Corner of a Dorset Field that is Forever Arabia' by David Stevens, but as I said, there is not a weak entry in here.
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The creepiest of the bunch is "The End of a Summer’s Day" by Ramsay Campbell. What happens goes completely unexplained and is unsettling on an existential level.

Stories compiled in this volume are ostensibly weird tales of inner earth. Since the definition of ‘weird’ as well as ‘earth’ seemingly varied from author to author, I had a fascinating experience reading these stories. Many of them were indeed weird. Several depicted, or were associated with events happening at subterranean levels. But…
First there is the introductory piece from the editor Scott R Jones, titled “The Cave You Fear To Enter…”, putting the stories in perspective. Then we have the stories.
1. “Where All is Night, and Starless” by John Linwood Grant: One of the best stories in this collection, this was a Mythos Tale told in a compact and fast manner. Auspicious beginning.
2. “A Song for Granite Khronos” by Aaron Besson: This was a dark jewel. The way the tale imbued itself with a different tone with passage of pages was a revelation.
3. “UNDR” by Sarah Peplow: Began interestingly, but lost itself at the end.
4. “Tellurian Façade” by Christopher Slatsky: A truly oppressive and horrific tale dealing with what lies beneath, physically, emotionally, metaphorically.
5. “The End of a Summer’s Day” by Ramsey Campbell: More claustrophobic than the others combined, this story proved afresh what a master Campbell was.
6. “The Harrow” by Gemma Files: Great read. Not too surprising, but very well written.
7. “Nivel Del Mar” by Scott Shank: A refreshing story of quest for oneself, this one was enjoyable.
8. “The Rats in the Walls” by H.P. Lovecraft: A classic. Reading afresh reminded me what a great sequel to this one had been written by King in his ‘Jerusalem’s Lot’!
9. “Tending the Core” by Adam Millard: Not exactly a subterranean story in geological sense, but this one did have something profound at its core.
10. “The Dragons Beneath” by Belinda Lewis: Fantasy gone wrong while trying too hard to be subtle, that’s how I would describe this story.
11. “The Re’em” by Adam McOmber: Brilliant! Wish there were more stories like this one in the collection.
12. “Pugelbone” by Nadia Bulkin: A nasty and suitably dystopian tale.
13. “Hollow Earths” by Orrin Grey: Lovely story! This hauntingly beautiful tale truly captured a lot of magic and imagination despite being written in the shape of a prosaic dialogue/monologue.
14. “The Writhe” by Tom Lynch: Too predictable, too influenced by all those 70-s Pan paperbacks. That in itself isn’t too bad, but the story was rather pointless.
15. “Volver Al Monte” by S.L. Edwards: Outstanding. That’s all I can say about this one.
16. “Some Corner of a Dorset Field That is Forever Arabia” by David Stevens: Rubbish. We get to reader more lucidly hallucinatory tales in the daily newspapers.
17. “Vault” by Antony Mann: A darkly farcical tale that enlivens the proceedings again.
Overall, I found this to be a solid anthology. You may enjoy it as well, irrespective of whether you are bathophobic or if spelunking is your hobby.