Review: Gary Fry's Mythos
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
It seems to me that Gary Fry is working hard to set up his own cosmic horror mythos, and he's doing a damned fine job.  Like essentially all cosmic horror, Lovecraft's influence is present, but Fry's voice is distinct and the story is wholly his own.Lurker tells the story of Meg and Harry, a couple that have moved from the city to the country to cope with a devastating loss.  Harry still works in the city, and often travels overnight for several nights in a row.  Meg struggles with depression, and Harry is increasingly critical and often downright mean to her.In the background of their marital problems, there's some weird stuff going on in their little town.  Meg, in an effort to occupy time if nothing else, begins doing some research and discovers a number of disturbing facts.  Apparently taking this as an invitation, the weird stuff starts happening closer to home.Lurker has just the right mix of weird happenings and disturbing in-story history to make a very compelling cosmic horror story.  I look forward to the day when Fry starts pulling all the disparate story elements to together into a unified mythos, because he's building a hell of a foundation.