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The Caller of the Black

By: Brian Lumley
Narrated by: Joshua Saxon
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The Caller of the Black is Brian Lumley's first published collection of stories, with many of them involving the Cthulhu Mythos.

Stories included in this collection:

  • "A Thing About Cars!"
  • "The Cyprus Shell"
  • "Billy's Oak"
  • "The Writer in the Garret"
  • "The Caller of the Black"
  • "The Mirror of Nitocris"
  • "The Night Sea-Maid Went Down"
  • "The Thing from the Blasted Heath"
  • "An Item of Supporting Evidence"
  • "Dylath-Leen"
  • "De Marigny's Clock"
  • "Ambler's Inspiration"
  • "In the Vaults Beneath"
  • "The Pearl"
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Brian Lumley has to be one of the most consistently excellent writers of modern horror fiction. His work is always well written and nothing less than interesting. This is another strong collection that mainly features Cthulhu Mythos tales.
My favourites in this volume were The Writer in the Garret and Ambler's Inspiration. Dylath-Leen is also a wonderfully imaginative story set in Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Joshua Saxon's narration is typically excellent. I believe that Saxon could read from a dictionary and still make it sound riveting. There is something truly special about this combination of writer and narrator.
I highly recommend this and the other Lumley collections that Saxon has narrated.

Quality Collection from Horror Grand Master

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Brian Lumley's stories are so much fun. Lovecraft-inspired, but a very different flavor than HPL's works. This collection has some of my favorite Lumley tales, including the title story. It's possible that Joshua Saxon is the perfect narrator for Lumley's books. I heard Lumley read some of his stories at a convention once, and Saxon's reading style is very reminiscent of Brian's.

Dark, pulpy fun

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