The Call of Cthulhu
1928 · 420 pages
Lovecraft pitched horror at cosmic scale, where the terror is an indifferent universe rather than any monster. A sculptor's dreams and a Louisiana swamp cult lead to a sunken city.
★ 5.1
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The War of the End of the World
1981 · 568 pages
In the Brazilian backlands a wandering preacher gathers thousands of the destitute, and the young republic sends four armies to wipe them out. Vargas Llosa grants every fanatic in it his own reasoning.
★ 5.8