RIP James Herbert

[Lonemagpie]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/james-herbert-dead-horror_n_2917589.html

 

[Starkers]

Yeah I saw this earlier. He's been one of my favourite authors since my teens, and even though I haven't always enjoyed his more recent stuff as much, I still looked forward to a new novel coming out.

 

[Relayer1]

Damn. I read The Rats under the bedclothes in my early teens - it scared the crap out of me. I then picked up his first six or seven novels when they came out.

I loved Survivor. I saw the trailer to The Sixth Sense and didn't bother watching it.

I've recently been reading some of his later books. He really was the best at that stuff...RIP James.

 

[Starkers]

I think when I finish what I'm currently reading it might be appropriate to re-read a few old JH's

 

[Australis]

69, not old. Sad.

 

[stoneroses]

Very sad. Made me think of my late father who read all his books

 

[Lonemagpie]

I was just picking up the paperback of Ash, too...

 

[Starkers]

Didn't you read it last year?

 

[Lonemagpie]

Didn't you read it last year?

No, I was waiting for the paperback. I did reread Crickley Hall though, before the TV version aired.

So the paperback of Ash is now sat on the table next to me

 

[Starkers]

I'd be interested in hearing what you think of it after you've read it...

 

[Lonemagpie]

It may be a while... I did love Haunted and Ghosts Of Sleath

 

[Starkers]

Haunted is great, a twist I didn't see coming and when it did genuinely creeped me out!

Ghosts of Sleath I remember not being able to get into, but I've only read it once and that was years ago so it may be time for a return visit

 

[Lt. Cheka Wey]

This is really sad.

 

[Starkers]

If anyone's interested I've written a blog post about James Herbert, and what he means to me