By Colin F. Barnes
Rating: 3 and a 1/2 out of 5 stars
This is the second book I've read from Darkfuse's novella series. They
continue to be of good quality and pretty straight-ahead horror.
Dead Five's Pass
by Colin F. Barnes is a great read for the Lovecraft crowd. It is a
nice addition to the Cthulhu Mythology and does a good job of combining
modern horror and Lovecraftian elements. The ancient ones are stilling
reeking havoc, this time in a mountain resort area and it is up to two
mountain rescue professionals with a bit of history between them to try
to save the world. The author is quite excellent at describing the
horror of the ancient ones complete with madness and tentacles. While
Barnes certainly has a good grip on this horror sub-genre, the novella
also has a firm action-adventure feel as our heroes race against time.
The only thing that bothered me was in the relationship between our
protagonists. It seems a little too soap operatic for my taste and took
away some of the dread. Yet I think most readers will not necessarily
agree with me. I still see it as a firm three and a half star read and
would like to read more
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