Dark Ripple: When Lovecraft Met Crowley

By: Brian Barr

Narrated by: Rick Gregory

Length: 50 mins

Publisher's summary

H.P. Lovecraft is a starving, skeptical American writer of the weird and horrific, struggling to make ends meet in Connecticut.

Aleister Crowley is a famous British occultist focused on running his own magic organization, the O.T.O.

Though Crowley and Lovecraft's lives differ to a high degree, neither man is aware of the fate they share.

They’ll soon find out, in Dark Ripple.

©2017 Brian Barr (P)2018 Brian Barr

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I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I honestly am at a loss for what to say about this book. It is very odd. It reads kind of like a biography, but not... The narration was good. It was really short, just under an hour, and I finished it in one sitting. That being said, I felt like I didn't see the point.

All hail the great Cthulu

To say this book is weird or odd is putting it mildly. It is a very strange tale of Crowley and HP Lovecraft meeting after death to a celestial being and bringing forth the new dark age. I think you will either like it or kind of be confused by it. Its short and entertaining specially if you're into HP or Crowley. Rick Gregory narration was a nice touch but could've used more emphasis on accents. Overall it's a good short tale. I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

Huh..Scratching my head right now. 🤔

It took me a minute to figure out this odd story. A dark journey in the visionary mind of Lovecraft mixed with the dark supernatural practitioner Crawley isn't crazy enough. Add strange Indian, evil spirits and a quest for enlightenment and you've found your book. This story nearly drove me crazy trying to sort the reality, internal madness, and spiritual chaos going on in this book. I requested this book "not realizing exactly what I was getting into" in exchange for my honest review. Honestly, I felt the narration was the best part. I'm sure some of you will love it, but for me these characters were too all over the place. Maybe creating all that chaos was the point? I guess I missed it!

Fearfully awaiting October 21, 2057

Great bit of eldritch horror. I appreciated it more being a HP Lovecraft fan. It was a dual story over time, through the lives of HP and Crowley. The story is set in the regular world where Cthulhu is just a story to most, yet deep in the darkest corner of sunken R'lyeh he there awaits to be summoned to our world again. Well, anyways, very good short story and another addition to the mythos.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Only for absolute fans of Lovecraft

These are the ramblings and arguments of Lovecraft, Crowley, and an ancient Indian. It was a weird book, but an interesting experiment non the less.

Only for absolute fans of Lovecraft.

Rick Gregory’s narration complemented well this tale, bringing the three characters to life and making the story flow.

I received a copy of this book in audio format from the narrator in exchange for an honest review.

Odd story

I was intrigued Lovecraft, a writer, Crowley, an occultist, and an Indian working together. The story was so short it left you wanting a more defined story. A very unique story. The narrator did a good job with what he was given. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Strange Book!

Strange book with strange characters! Perhaps two of the strangest people ever. This book really had me thinking for a long time afterwards.

An Interesting Concept

I found 'Dark Ripple' to be quite imaginative in how it incorporated two historical figures, both of whom have had a big impact on horror and occult fiction. I liked how Barr took existing mythos, Lovecraft's in particular, and fused it into an entirely new story. Rick Gregory does an alright job narrating, although his delivery is odd at times and intermittently deadpan. Overall, I found 'Dark Ripple' to be interesting and unexpected, although I found enjoyed Barr's 'Metal Magic' trilogy more.


I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Dark Ripple

Dark Ripple is an odd story about two famous people from both history and occultism having discussions with another odd and a tad bit out-of-place character whose intentions may be less altruistic than sinister. I loved how the story made everything dark; real. It was odd, no doubt, but it was fun to suspend reality and be a fly on the wall for the conversations as they unfolded. I thought Rick Gregory did a fine job narrating this tale as well.

This book was given to me for free at my request for my voluntary and unbiased review.

A thrilling tale!

This was a speedy, enjoyable read, with some very neat metaphysics and a conclusion that is totally mind-bending. The tale centers around the two titular monumental figures that appear here both as their larger than life, and flawed, selves, brought together through space and time. The story makes some rather fun nods to the OTO thelema and the oeuvre of Lovecraft, but also adds to them, and in doing so, creates a new, fun mythos lineage all of it's own. Great story, recommended to anyone that's a fan of Lovecraft's work (but not his opinions) and people who have listened to the Oh No, Ross and Carrie! podcast multiple times through.