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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Jul 31, 2009 10:27:34 GMT
That's one of the few of Herbert's that I also haven't gotten around to reading.
P.S. Never lose hope in the powers of our Jim. When you least expect it, he always pulls an absolute stonker out of the bag. Just look at what happened after 'Portent'. Herbert jumped right back in the driving seat again with '48.
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Jul 31, 2009 10:57:24 GMT
heh yeah good call, though i dont think i read Portent. its been a while since i picked up a JH novel. but i'll be interested to see how David Ash has been doing, considering by the end of haunted he had a breakdown... though i cant really remember what happened to him at the end of Ghosts of Sleath.
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 4, 2009 9:32:39 GMT
heh yeah good call, though i dont think i read Portent. its been a while since i picked up a JH novel. but i'll be interested to see how David Ash has been doing, considering by the end of haunted he had a breakdown... though i cant really remember what happened to him at the end of Ghosts of Sleath. Personally I'd say give 'Portent' a wide berth...but then you don't know if you're going to like it until you've read it. It's been a while, but as far as I remember, grumpy old Ash was just a bit warn down at the end of 'The Ghosts of Sleath'. Testing my memory here, but didn't he just kind of amble off out of Sleath and was soon picked up by one of the women he works with (who he'd had a bit of bedroom athletics with in the past). He was knackered, but his mind was still somewhat intact. Probably got back home and cracked open another bottle of vodka (which was his preferred drink I believe). God...I'm impressed with my memory of the books.
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Aug 4, 2009 11:57:55 GMT
hmmm i think you may very well be correct on this one, i remember he did have a bit of a drinking problem at least, poor old ash eh? he got a total raw deal from herbert ha ha.
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Post by tasmaniac on Aug 30, 2009 9:58:51 GMT
I listened to the audio of NOBODY TRUE a few months ago read by Robert Powell - and loved it!
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Post by ian on Aug 30, 2009 12:14:06 GMT
And for a karma prize... What other connection does Mr. Powell have to James Herbert?
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Post by steppedonwolf on Aug 31, 2009 10:49:27 GMT
He played the part of Keller in the movie adaptation of The Survivor.
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Post by ian on Aug 31, 2009 17:19:56 GMT
A karma as promised.
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Sept 1, 2009 13:36:51 GMT
there was a movie of The Survivor?
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Sept 1, 2009 15:39:39 GMT
there was a movie of The Survivor? Indeed there was... Get your arse to Tesco's and pick up a copy for around 99p. That's where I got mine from a couple of years back. It's always cropping up in the bargin bins.
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Post by erebus on Mar 1, 2010 11:41:17 GMT
That film is sod all like the great book though.
All James Herbert books are good reads. Some fabulous like THE DARK, THE RATS,THE FOG.
His Greats are MOON (yep tis true ) THE SPEAR, SHRINE , OTHERS, CREED, JONAH, THE SURVIVOR, HAUNTED.
Gems . SEPULCHRE, NOBODY TRUE, ONCE, THE SECRET OF CRICKLEY HALL, LAIR, FLUKE, THE MAGIC COTTAGE. THE GHOSTS OF SLEATH
Not bad but could be better. DOMAIN, 48,
Bloody awful. PORTENT.
I am looking foward to his next book, if it ever arrives. Always had a soft spot for James Herbert because apart from odd pieces of fiction here and there he is the only writer who's books have kind of scared me.
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Post by steppedonwolf on Mar 3, 2010 21:39:33 GMT
That film is sod all like the great book though. All James Herbert books are good reads. Some fabulous like THE DARK, THE RATS,THE FOG. His Greats are MOON (yep tis true ) THE SPEAR, SHRINE , OTHERS, CREED, JONAH, THE SURVIVOR, HAUNTED. Gems . SEPULCHRE, NOBODY TRUE, ONCE, THE SECRET OF CRICKLEY HALL, LAIR, FLUKE, THE MAGIC COTTAGE. THE GHOSTS OF SLEATH Not bad but could be better. DOMAIN, 48, Bloody awful. PORTENT. I am looking foward to his next book, if it ever arrives. Always had a soft spot for James Herbert because apart from odd pieces of fiction here and there he is the only writer who's books have kind of scared me. Yes, I thought Moon was great - surprised very few here enjoyed it. Portent - pants. '48 was enjoyable, but quite weak - it felt like he was writing a book that said: 'Please, Mr Hollywood, film this!' Very cinematic, some great set pieces, and hey! An American in the title role. And The Blackshirts were just cartoon villains, so this ticks all the boxes required to be a blockbuster IMHO. Fluke, Magic Cottage, Sepulchre...I agree wholeheartedly. But what's this? Once, and Crickley Hall? No no no no no... Still, looking forward to reading his third Ash novel. Shame it's not out in time for the World Horror Convention. But it's definitely set for a 2010 release.
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Post by ian on Mar 7, 2010 18:34:37 GMT
I'll tell you what is a shame.
Mr. Herbert could quite easily help get our British horror literature back into the limelight where it belongs! He's still a name whom the general public still recognises and Mr. publisher know that too.
A couple of new JH in the bestseller charts and the suits will soon start looking more horror talent to sell to the public.
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Mar 9, 2010 10:23:19 GMT
Apart from the Jonah (which i haven't read) i would say thats a pretty good list of Herbert titles.
theDark has always been my favourite of Herbet novels, it was also the second one i read after The Rats. But as of late old JH has written some pretty pants books. The Secret of Crickley Hall acctually started pretty good but then began the froth a bit. Once i started but put down when i realised that it was going to blow monkey balls.
anyone got any idea when his new David Ash book is likely to be released?
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Post by steppedonwolf on Mar 10, 2010 23:38:19 GMT
I'll tell you what is a shame. Mr. Herbert could quite easily help get our British horror literature back into the limelight where it belongs! He's still a name whom the general public still recognises and Mr. publisher know that too. A couple of new JH in the bestseller charts and the suits will soon start looking more horror talent to sell to the public. Couldn't agree more. If only he'd do his bit to encourage new authors, like Guy N Smith does. Until then, our brightest and best still have to look to the American market to get published.
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