What a great piece of weird fiction - it feels less like Derleth in its arc and conclusion- it is not formulaic, no narrator sent into pyroxisims of madness at the climax, driven by some predictable, unnameable horror. It is, rather, more contemplative, along the lines of Hawthorne's or James' darker stories (which is high praise- even if the writing itself doesn't rise to such rarefied levels, the theme, plot, and resolution do approach such masters. IMHO anyway.) Basically, I found it to be a refreshing change from the obvious to the subtle.
"Wow" is entirely inadequate, but it's the word I breathed at the end. I've never heard of Wakefield before, so I thank you for introducing his work to me. What a writer! What a story!
Comment posted for "engagement" and to please "he who shall not be named" Glad to have a new audiobook reading to go along with the new members only Dagon re-recording. 👍🏽 7 thumbs up.
I love the moths attacking his face constantly. I could listen to a whole story just on that. Like Leiningin Versus The Ants but tame; Mr Horrocks Versus the Moths.
