Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Horror critic R. S. Hadji placed The Sorrows of Satan at number one in his list of the worst horror novels ever written. [ 2 ] Brian Stableford, discussing Corelli's "narcissistic" novels, described The Sorrows of Satan thus: "as delusions of grandeur and expressions of devout wish-fulfilment go, the fascination of the Devil was an ...
The horror critic R. S. Hadji placed The Lair of the White Worm at number twelve in his list of the worst horror novels ever written. [5] Historian of the horror genre H. P. Lovecraft, in his essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature", stated that Stoker "utterly ruins a magnificent idea by a development almost infantile." [6]
Written by William March, the book follows eight-year-old Rhoda, who is secretly a murderous sociopath. ... Famed crime writer Jo Nesbø's his first ever horror novel is The Night House. When a 14 ...
The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Horror and the Supernatural considers Smith's horror novels "endearing, imbued with lively storytelling and the tacky brilliance of the horror and science fiction cinema of the 1950s", [5] but horror critic R. S. Hadji included Smith's novel The Sucking Pit on his list of the worst horror novels ever written. [6]
This 1959 gothic novel, which was the inspiration for the terrifying Netflix series of the same name, is considered by many to be the best haunted house story ever written. Seriously, this tale ...
All the Fiends of Hell, by Adam L.G. Nevill. Nevill’s stories are full of tight interiors, narrow minds, and entities that slip under a reader’s defenses. In All the Fiends of Hell, he’s ...
Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria.This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by ...
History is Dead: A Zombie Anthology: Paffenroth, Kim (Editor) 2007: Twenty short stories by twenty different authors with zombies in alternate histories. The Hunted: Higson, Charlie: 2014: A post-apocalyptic young adult horror novel and the sixth book in a planned seven-book series, titled The Enemy. Husk: Redekop, Corey: 2012