Adam L.G. Nevill is een meester in het horrorgenre, wiens werken de diepten van de menselijke psyche en de duistere hoeken van de realiteit verkennen. Zijn proza, vaak gevuld met een ijzingwekkende sfeer en verontrustende beelden, onderzoekt thema's als angst, isolatie en ontmoetingen met het bovennatuurlijke. Nevill bouwt kundig psychologische spanning op en creëert verhalen die lezers meeslepen in een maalstroom van angstaanjagende gebeurtenissen. Zijn werk biedt een diepgaande kijk op de donkerdere kanten van de menselijke ervaring, geprezen om zijn originaliteit en krachtige vermogen om oprechte terreur op te roepen.
Wyrd' contains seven derelictions, original tales of mystery and horror from the author of 'Hasty for the Dark' and 'Some Will Not Sleep' (winner of The British Fantasy Award for Best Collection).
How far will he go to save his daughter? How far will he go to get revenge? It's 2053 and climate change has left billions homeless and starving - easy prey for the pandemics that sweep across the globe, scything through the refugee populations. Easy prey, too, for the violent gangs and people-smugglers who thrive in the crumbling world where 'King Death' reigns supreme.The father's world went to hell two years ago. His four-year-old daughter was snatched from his garden when he should have been watching. The moments before her disappearance play in a perpetual loop in his mind. But the police aren't interested; amidst floods, hurricanes and global chaos, who cares about one more missing child? Now it's all down to him to find her, him alone . . .
Set against a backdrop of folk horror, this gripping tale explores themes of deadly rivalry and ancient magic. The narrative weaves a rich tapestry of suspense and supernatural elements, showcasing the author's acclaimed storytelling prowess, recognized with multiple awards. As tensions rise, the characters navigate a world where the past's dark secrets intertwine with their fates, creating an atmosphere filled with dread and intrigue.
Indie filmmaker Kyle Freeman is a man at the end of his tether. He faces bankruptcy and obscurity, until he lands a commission to make an unusual documentary. The Temple of the Last Days was a notorious cult, which reached its bloody endgame in the Arizona desert in 1975. Ever since, the group's rumoured mystical secrets and paranormal experiences have lain concealed behind a history of murder, sexual deviancy and imprisonment. Kyle and his one-man crew film the cult's original bases in London and France - finally visiting the desert crime scene where the cult self-destructed in a night of ritualistic violence. But when Kyle interviews survivors, uncanny events plague his shoots. Frightening out-of-body experiences and nocturnal visitations follow, along with the discovery of ghastly artefacts. Until Kyle realises, too late, that they've become entangled in the cult's hideous legacy. Praise for Adam Nevill: 'This novel grabs from the very first page ... Superb' Guardian, 'Lean, compelling, dark, at times frightening' The Herald, 'Horrifyingly scary ... Nevill sinuously ramps up the tension' Sunday Times
Awarded The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel in 2020, this book delves into chilling themes of fear and the supernatural. It weaves a gripping narrative that explores the depths of human emotion and the impact of dark forces on ordinary lives. With richly developed characters and a haunting atmosphere, the story captivates readers, drawing them into a world where terror lurks in unexpected places. The blend of suspense and psychological depth makes it a standout in contemporary horror literature.
Darkness lives within ... Cash-strapped, working for agencies and living in shared accommodation, Stephanie Booth feels she can fall no further. So when she takes a new room at the right price, she believes her luck has finally turned. But 82 Edgehill Road is not what it appears to be. It's not only the eerie atmosphere of the vast, neglected house, or the disturbing attitude of her new landlord, Knacker McGuire, that makes her uneasy - it's the whispers behind the fireplace, the scratching beneath floors, the footsteps in the dark, and the young women weeping in neighbouring rooms. And when Knacker's cousin Fergal arrives, the danger goes vertical. But this is merely a beginning, a gateway to horrors beyond Stephanie's worst nightmares. And in a house where no one listens to the screams, will she ever get out alive?
Few believed Professor Coldwell was in touch with an unseen world, that he could commune with spirits. But in Scotland's oldest university town something has passed from darkness into light. And now the young are being haunted by night terrors. And those who are visited disappear.
The new horror from a rising star of the macabre ... And on the third day things did not get better. The rain fell hard and cold, the white sun never broke through the low grey cloud, and they were lost. But it was the dead thing they found hanging from a tree that changed the trip beyond recognition. When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With limited fitness and experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse. But then they stumble across an old habitation.
Catherine's last job ended badly. Corporate bullying at a top TV network saw her fired and forced to leave London, but she was determined to get her life back. A new job and a few therapists later, things look much brighter. Especially when a challenging new project presents itself -- to catalogue the late M. H. Mason's wildly eccentric cache of antique dolls and puppets. Rarest of all, she'll get to examine his elaborate displays of posed, costumed and preserved animals, depicting bloody scenes from the Great War. Catherine can't believe her luck when Mason's elderly niece invites her to stay at Red House itself, where she maintains the collection until his niece exposes her to the dark message behind her uncle's "Art." Catherine tries to concentrate on the job, but Mason's damaged visions begin to raise dark shadows from her own past. Shadows she'd hoped therapy had finally erased. Soon the barriers between reality, sanity and memory start to merge and some truths seem too terrible to be real... in The House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill.
Some doors are better left closed . . . In Barrington House, an upmarket block in London, there is an empty apartment. No one goes in, no one comes out. And it has been that way for fifty years. Until the night watchman hears a disturbance after midnight and investigates. What he experiences is enough to change his life forever. A young American woman, Apryl, arrives at Barrington House. She's been left an apartment by her mysterious Great Aunt Lillian, who died in strange circumstances. Rumours claim Lillian was mad. But her diary suggests she was implicated in a horrific and inexplicable event decades ago. Determined to learn something of her eccentric relative, Apryl begins to unravel the hidden story of Barrington House. She discovers that a transforming, evil force still inhabits the building. And that the doorway to Apartment 16 is a gateway to something altogether more terrifying . . . 'Nevill proves himself to be a first-rate literary bogeyman, and Apartment 16 is . . . a gloriously gruesome fever dream' SFX 'An impeccable slice of modern horror with a traditional sense of dread and unerring "keep the light on" suspense. A new British horror star is forcefully born' Maxim Jakubowski