Шепчущий во тьме
In a letter to the January 1932 "Weird Tales", Donald Wandrei praised "The Whisperer in Darkness", as well as "The Seeds of Death" by David H. Keller and the stories of Clark Ashton Smith. Robert Weinberg claimed the story's ending was "predictable". However, Weinberg also praised "the detailed buildup" of "The Whisperer in Darkness", arguing it created "the superb mood that needed no surprise to make it a classic of fantastic horror" .