Where the Deep Ones Are Is a Fun Halloween Read, But May Not Be for the Little Ones.
I love a good mash-up, where two different things are combined to create something completely new, and generally unexpected. Whether it’s a song like The Time Lords Doctorn’ The TARDIS or candy like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, it’s always a joy when you find two great taste that taste great together.
Where the Deep Ones Are is a mash-up of two of my favorite classic tales: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. These may seem like unlikely stories to intermingle, but they actually share more parallels than you might think:
Both stories have their protagonists journeying into strange territories that slowly reveal their darker sides.
Both stories have mysterious creatures that really want the protagonists to stay.
In both stories the protagonists have to flee, with an angry mob of monstrous creatures hot on their heals.
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