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Summary: DO NOT GET CAUGHT IN...THE FOG
Review: This is a superlative, well crafted horror story with a quite original storyline. Taking place in foggy, old England, a dense, yellowish fog suddenly arises from the depths of the earth, infiltrating the minds of all whom it envelopes and taking away all restraint. Suddenly, all formerly sane individuals find themselves acting as if they were beings out of Dante's Inferno. It is a disaster from which there is seemingly no end. As the fog moves from place to place, it leaves in its wake a swath of grisly devastation, as murders, rapes, mass suicides, and looting become a way of life. Even animals succumb to the fog, as treasured pets turn on their owners. Only one man has managed to emerge with his sanity still intact, and a group of scientists in an underground laboratory are laboring to find out the reason for his seeming immunity. For in him lies the secret to the fog's destruction and the liberation of mankind from the effects of the fog. Time, however, is of the essence and running out. This is really a terrific novel, well paced, tautly written, and totally absorbing. It is an absolute page turner, with scenes of horror matter factly written, making it all the more believable and horrific, while tinged by a trace of dark humor. The tension is crisply maintained throughout the entire book, from start to finish, and makes for a riveting read that is hard to put down. This is a must read for all those who love a good horror story. Bravo!
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Summary: Nasty!
Review: This is my favourite James Herbert novel and the first i read. Like all James Herbert novels it contains sterotypes instead of characters, amusingly gory sequences often underlaced with black humour and the obligatory sex by numbers scene. Despite all that this book is great fun and used to be quite controversial. More for teens that adult horror fans (honest! i read it when i was fourteen).
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Summary: Evil Atmosphere
Review: This is the second novel I have read by James Herbert. The other was a book about killer rats called "Domain". In "The Fog" people turn into psychopaths when they inhale this yellow mist released by an earthquake in Wiltshire. People all over the country are going mad, commiting acts of depravity, perversion and murder. James Herbert says "The Fog" was partly a throwback to the disaster novels of the 1950's and earlier. The story feels like 1950's horror in parts, albeit more graphic and gory. The two-word title makes me think of "The Blob". (The titles almost rhyme!) In this novel we are being threatened by something we can't even touch. Something that is growing out of control. There is plenty to keep the reader interested, it definitely isn't boring. A must-read for horror fans.
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Summary: blockbuster
Review: This one really seeps into your subconcience, unforgetable images and a story so real that sometimes you wonder if its personal memory not a book. I Rank this as one of his superlative works
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