The Horror in the Museum and Other RevisionsA Review by Christian ConkleThe Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions (ISBN: 0-7867-0387-3) is a collection of revised stories published by Carrol & Graf in 1996. This is the first edition of this work and it re-prints many previously unavailable storis in one volume. I was incredibly happy to see this book. Primarily because it contains The Mound and the Curse of Yig by Zealia Bishop. I have been searching for these stories for 5 years and have only found them in $80 collectors editions. This is the first affordable version of these works I've seen. Lovecraft revised and edited many works for younger writers, setting the careers in motion for later greats like Frank Belknap Long and Robert Bloch. This book collects his revisions and collaborations with several relatively unknowns like Hazel Heald, Elizabeth Berkely, and Zealia Bishop. One reconizable name is William Lumley. Any relation to Brian Lumley? I'm not a great Lumley fan so I don't know. To date I have only read The Mound, a short story by Bishop that Lovecraft revised. The story tells of a secret world beneath Oklahoma called Kn'Yan. I anxiously read this story as I have been searching for it for so long. I was somewhat disappointed. The story is told in a kind of double flash-back. The narrator, an archaeologist, is relating his experience during an excavation of a mound in Oklahoma when he discovers a sealed manuscript. The narrator then relates the contents of the manuscript, which in turn is relating the experiences of a Spanish exporer in the 17th century. This narrative device becomes distracting and confusing. In addition, the world he discovers is so obviously a metaphor for our own society that it's hard to take seriously. One final problem I had were the numerous typographical errors, whether they were the fault of Lovecraft or the printers I don't know, but spelling mistakes abound. I am currently reading The Curse of Yig. Hopefully, the other stories won't be quite so disappointing. I want to know how you feel about this or any other Lovecraft
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