It's hard to review a collection like this because it is an author's life's work (well, almost the entirety of his fiction, at least) and much of the (chronologically) earlier material is nowhere near as good as the later ones, something even admitted by Lovecraft himself.

Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed most of the contemporary stories, and grew fond of the "nameless horror at the end" trope. I read most of this alone on various nights, and found some of it genuinely atmospheric. I deeply disliked anything more fantasy-like, such as the Dream Cycle stories. I found them tiresome.

Highlights for me, some of these non-traditional picks, because I enjoyed what I enjoyed, y'know?
- The Color Out of Space
- The Call of Cthulhu
- The Dunwich Horror
- The Whisperer in Darkness
- The Shadow Over Innsmouth
- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
- Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
- Herbert West - Reanimator
- In The Vault
- The Thing on the Doorstep
- The Tomb