Posted by stormos horna on September 10, 1998 at 04:21:50:
In Reply to: Re: C.A. Smith's ZOTHIQUE posted by Rodger Whitlock on August 06, 1997 at 13:31:08:
: : As a lover of Vance, should I read [Zothique by Clark Aston Smith]?
: The problem with Clark Ashton Smith, rather like H P Lovecraft, is that he thinks using a word denoting "horror" gives his writing a "horrifying" aspect.
: The results are mildly risible period pieces today.
: For a startling contrast from a near-contemporary of CAS, try "The Boats of the Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson. Very, very scary.