Ok. ( )

A naive young Texan is on a rather disappointing self-guided walking tour of the British coast - when he randomly wanders into the village of Innsmouth. As a couple of friendly, if strange-looking, locals tell him, the one in the US was named after this one, the original.

One of the most entertaining and humorous homages to Lovecraft that I've read. Gaiman gets everything from travel guidebooks to nameless horrors spot-on. (And 'Strange Ian' made me laugh out loud...) ( )

***This review is of the audiobook edition of "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar".***

Typical, well-written Neil Gaiman. Entertaining enough to keep your attention, but nothing to write home about. More of a homage to H.P. Lovecraft than an actual story. Gaiman did a good job of narrating, but his British accent peeked through once or twice during dialogue from Ben, the American tourist. His voices for Seth and Wilf(?) were exceptional, though, extracting more than a few laughs from me.

Last time I checked, this was free on Audible. Considering I have no idea when you'll read this review, I can't say whether or not it will still be free.

I gave "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar" three stars because, though it was a fun little listen, the story didn't really pay off for me. ( )

With a this title, I had no clue what to expect, but I definitely got the unexpected. For a good two-thirds, the story seems like a humorous tale of a mislead American traveler on England's coast. But then Gaiman delivers a fun and interesting twist and caps it off with the perfect ending to make you wonder. ( )

Creepy short story, Lovecraftian style, about an American tourist encountering Cthulhu at the British coastline. ( )