Neil Gaiman has written several Lovecraftian short stories: The famous A Study in Emerald that everyone raves about (I loved it), and I, Cthulhu (didn’t love it). But my favorite is Only the End of the World Again, a sequel of sorts to Roger Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October. (And if you haven’t read THAT, you’re in for a treat.)
In Only the End of the World Again, “a weary werewolf once again joins in the eternal battle to prevent the freeing of dark forces that were first revealed in A Night in the Lonesome October — but this time, none of the other good guys show up.” It’s a wonderful story, and a tribute to Roger Zelazny.
And you can read it for free at Scribd! Click here to read Only the End of the World Again.
By the way, I just learned that it was adapted into a graphic novel — I’m definitely going to have to get that!
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I have the graphic novel; it’s a great read. There are hints on Wikipedia trhat Gaiman wrote more Larry Talbot stories, but I’ve yet to find them. Also, this stoy is referenced in “Stacked Actors” by Peter A. Worthy, published in the
anthology Eldritch Blue (2004).
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I love me some A Night in the Lonesome October. Never read this one, but ANitLO + Gaiman = a must read for me. Thanks for the heads up on this.
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I just read the Gaiman story posted on Scrib’d. Roger Zelazny was a great writer, and “A Night in the Lonesome October” is really fun and well done. Gaiman’s story really captured the spirit of the original and is a fitting tribute. Thanks for posting this!
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Man, I loved A NIGHT IN LONESOME OCTOBER. John Anealio did a sort of neat theme song for it, if anyone’s interested: http://johnanealio.com/track/lonesome-october-night
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Heh, that’s GREAT! Thanks, Joshua. 🙂
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There’s also a story called “Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar”, where an American tourist finds the English Innsmouth, with two inhabitants who sound very much like Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. If you didn’t love “I, Cthulhu”, you might not love this one, either, as it’s a rather funny one, too.
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Forgot about that one! I did enjoy it.
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Ooh, excellent! I loved A NIGHT IN LONESOME OCTOBER (which I read on your rec!), so I can’t wait to check this out!
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My big problem with the graphic novel version is I was just underwhelmed by the art. Otherwise it is a very fun read, typical for Neil Gaiman.
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That sounds nifty – is it available generally, or does one need to go somewhere in particular to find it?
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It’s very nifty. Link above. I accidentally published this article at only halfway done, but it’s all fixed now.
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