Strangely for a man who shunned and feared doctors, Lovecraft’s stories frequently feature them as respected presences, and it’s to his doctor that Peaslee confides his persistent dreaming of things that cannot or should not be. Five years later he awakens to learn he’s lived a separate life, achieving much, although he has no memory of this.
The plot has the great hook of college professor Nathanial Peaslee collapsing after contact with a geometric shape only he can see. The often exotic subject matter allows him greater artistic freedom than on other Lovecraft works and he uses it superbly in the realisation of both suburban collegiate New England and the esoteric unknown.
It’s all very welcome, as this is a great Lovercraft story and a great adaptation from Culbard. The Shadow Out of Time has been re-released in a pocket format after originally being issued at a larger size, and with a new design tying it in with other H.
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