Advantages: What a twist in the tale!! Disadvantages: Hate those naughty scenes
How do I write about a review about one of James Herbert's finest books? 'Spose I'll start at the beginning and work my way through!
The Psychical Research Institute investigates stories of psychic phenomenon, mediums, spiritualist, ghosts, etc. They b ...
I read this one after The Ghosts of Sleath which features the same central character, this is a physic investigator called David Ash. This book however is actually the first featuring this character and as such I read them in the wrong order, this however ...
Advantages: A very easy read - with an unexpected twist! Disadvantages: A bit cheesy - especially the film
This is a classic scary story... it was the first I read by James Herbert and it got me hooked!
It is a trashy horror - a nice easy read - but I wouldn't reccommend reading it alone in bed!
It's so good that a film was made based on this book - film ...
Advantages: As with many of James Herbert's books the story is intense and his writing style helps you to feel as though you are there in the book. It is a wonderful story with twists and turns. Disadvantages: The book was made into a film and if you have seen the film it is a little hard to get the images of the screen characters out of you head, especially David. Also please make sure you read this before 'The Ghosts of Sleath' as this is the sequal.
...read 'The Ghosts of Sleath' before I read 'Haunted', however i had seen the film. I did not orignialy connect the two, but on realising that Haunted was the prequal I had to read it.
As with his other books, you are drawn into the situation. In the ...
Advantages: Coming of age story works well, nostalgic feel. Disadvantages: The Dark Tower element feels almost "tagged on".
INCOMPLETE REVIEW PLEASE IGNORE
"Hearts in Atlantis" is one of Stephen King's most accomplished collections. This is in main due to the fact that it is not a horror collection. All too often King is pigeon-holed as a horror novelist but it is when he ...
