At the Mountains of Madness is told from the perspective of Dr. The descent into madness and the discoveries that precipitated the undoing. What’s not revealed is the truth of the expedition’s downward spiral. A scientific voyage that loses members of the expedition under unfortunate but entirely explainable circumstances. What’s recounted to the public is a journey of remarkable discovery followed by tragic loss. If like me you had not heard of this novella until now, the story covers the events of an Antarctic expedition in 1930. The sci-fi horror novella may have been rejected in the early 1930s, but its place in horror literature is well-deserved. Lovecraft reads just as buttery smooth today as he did in the early 20th century.
What I can tell you is that the story unfolds nicely across the page. I want to know the ending, but I’m also interested in only experiencing the narrative through the illustrations of Baranger. I’m undecided about whether I should finish reading the story before the second illustrated volume releases. That’s because this is the first volume of two. As of this writing, I don’t even know how it ends. I don’t want to spoil too much about the story. I encourage you to voyage south into the white mirage with me. The first volume of the story is an engrossing read, one that kept me hooked into its pages as if I was wrapped in the tentacles of an Elder One. Lovecraft before, then there might not be a better place to start. If you’re like me and you haven’t read H.P. Thankfully, I have Baranger to guide me with his steady hand and remarkable talent. Starting with At the Mountains of Madness, I’ve descended into the dark places where men and women are revealed to be fragile creatures. I’ve faced off against Cthulhu and been savaged by many of the monstrosities that reside in his horror universe.
Elder Signs, Mansions of Madness, Arkham Horror: The Card Game. I’ve played a lot of board games inspired by Lovecraft. The results were spectacular and he moved on to tackle another Lovecraftian tale- At the Mountains of Madness. In his recent work on The Call of Cthulhu, Baranger started illustrating these beloved horror passages and bringing the work to life. And Baranger, a French illustrator who’s worked in other mediums before now, was intrigued by Lovecraft’s captivating stories and the creatures that lurked in the author’s mind. That American horror classic was first published in 1928 and is considered one of the greatest in the genre. The arrival of At the Mountains of Madness from François Baranger actually started with another H.P.
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