At the Mountains of Madness

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot

Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

FNH Audio presents a complete and unabridged reading of H.P. Lovecraft's famous story "At the Mountains of Madness". The story is related by one of the two survivors from a polar expedition. Unlike other polar explorers who may have died from cold, starvation or simply getting lost, in this story things are somewhat different.

The survivor is desperate to prevent a new polar expedition because there are "beings" there, strange murderous beings. There are things that man should not see beyond the recently discovered mountains at the pole. Scientists listening to the story told by the survivors have assumed that the teller has gone mad because what they describe just cannot be. Or can they...

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Great story.

Would you consider the audio edition of At the Mountains of Madness to be better than the print version?

No, but that doesn't mean it isn't great still.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I can not speak it.

What about Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot’s performance did you like?

He knew when to raise the suspense and that worked really well for me.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I have read it before I just wanted see how it would sound in audio form.

Any additional comments?

Such a spooky story, creeps me out every time.

Not the best, not the worst

Would you be willing to try another book from Howard Phillip Lovecraft? Why or why not?

Maybe. There may be more

What does Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Great British accent. He also made a convincing academic and brought some emotion to what could have been dry text.

Any additional comments?

The music at the end and beginning of each chapter grows old.

Oh no! It's OLD!!!

If you’ve listened to books by Howard Phillip Lovecraft before, how does this one compare?

This seems an excellently-worded and well-paced example of a Lovecraft story where I spend most of it saying

What about Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot’s performance did you like?

The way he pronounced

If you could rename At the Mountains of Madness, what would you call it?

In the Mountain Deeps

Great book

a great book of cosmic horror. a must-read for anyone interested in horror or the unknown.

A bit disapointed!

Would you try another book from Howard Phillip Lovecraft and/or Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot?

Probably. FNH did a good job. However the story was so tediously filled with details that it detracts from the events and ruins its premise.

What could Howard Phillip Lovecraft have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

He could have added more momentum to the story. He hints of horrors and scares throughout the book, but never gets there. I did find only a single scene near the begining as somewhat scary.

What about Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot’s performance did you like?

He has an academic pronunciation which suits the story perfectly.

Just awful

I've been assiduously following the Pym stories, and came upon this one last. I'm so glad it was last, as it is the worst. From a hermetically slid important and unclear story to a performance filled with howling bad pronunciation, this ranks among the worst audiobook experiences I've had. And that's without even considering the awful music. The other reviews don't even hint at how abysmal the music is, though they try … all said this is just awful

Tedious

The level of detail in this book is tedious to say the very least. Did not enjoy it.