Horror Books

The Dark

Advantages: Herbert at his best
Disadvantages: None

...is another classic from Herbert, its similar in some ways to The Fog, i.e, the majority of people go mad with only a few people not succumbing who are left to save the world from evil. The story, as always, sees a main male character by the name o ...

Mickm9 09.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of The Dark - James Herbert

Typically Herbert

Advantages: Good story, great description of characters
Disadvantages: None

...am a huge James Herbert fan, personally I consider him to be the best British horror writer around. So finding myself with some spare time I decided to pick up this novel again. The intro on the back of the novel gives you a slight taste of whats to ...

Emma1973 30.09.2001 · Read full review
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Review of The Dark - James Herbert

This has to be my favourite James Herbert book!

Advantages: Could read again and again
Disadvantages: Not a book for the young

This was the second ever James Herbert book I read and I am so glad that I did! I was able to read this book in a relatively short period of time as I was so addicted to it and really just couldn't put it down for too long. The story line was really gripp ...

Little-Princess 16.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Dark - James Herbert

Scare youyr pants off stuff

Advantages: Brilliant scare
Disadvantages: You'll never want to turn the lights off again

You'll never turn the lights off again!!! If you are a true horror lover, then this is the best one to read, you will never look at shadows the same way again. In true Herbert style this one really does keep you on the edge of your seat. Children that ...

carla33 05.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Dark - James Herbert

“I wasn’t there when I died”

Advantages: A fine book from a fine British Author
Disadvantages: None of Note

...“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.” Few authors can write about life or death in such a dramatic and all encompassing way as James Herbert has in Nobody True. For this reason I number him amongst my favourit ...

stuleg 27.04.2004 · Read full review
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