I can’t help but relate to this thinking. Also, they like to have a laugh along the way. (I love meeps and glibbers, don’t get me wrong, but I go looking for what made them!) That’s the main difference between my stories…and HPL’s. A meep or glibber doesn’t cut it with me. I have trouble relating to people who faint at the hint of a bad smell. Unlike many of the fragile-minded protagonists in Lovecraft’s work, usually left doddering as insanity soaked them through, Lumley’s characters are made of sterner stuff. The title character, Titus Crow, is completely Lumley’s creation. While the vocabulary is updated (but mind you, it’s still dated by our 2011 standards considering both were originally written prior to 1975) from the words used by Lovecraft and crew, the Titus Crow books are permeated by the atmosphere and power locked within the pages of such masterpieces as The Shadow Over Innsmouth and The Call of Cthulhu. The style in which both The Burrowers Beneath and The Transition of Titus Crow are written is very reminiscent of Lovecraft. In terms of the book at hand, Lumley takes on the Old Ones, fathered by H. Suffice it to say, he’s a fantastic writer and his approach his all his own. Lumley has an amazing writing style, and one day I will have to pour my thoughts about him (and others) into a blog all his own. When I was 13(ish), my stepfather introduced me to the Necroscope, and I was forever in love. Here is a plain ol’ review of Brian Lumley’s book, Titus Crow: The Burrowers Beneath / The Transition of Titus Crow.įirst, I absolutely adore the works of Brian Lumley. (Suggestions are always welcome!) Until then, we’re going to stick with the simple fare. So I have yet to think of a catchy title for my book reviews.

The Burrowers Beneath by Brian Lumley