{"product_id":"hasty-for-the-dark-adam-nevill-9781999724214","title":"Hasty for the Dark: Selected Horrors","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese selected terrors range from the speculative to supernatural horror, encompass the infernal and the occult, and include stories inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Aickman and Ramsey Campbell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHasty for the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e is the second short story collection from the award-winning and widely appreciated British writer of horror fiction, Adam L. G. Nevill. The author's best horror stories from 2009 to 2015 are collected here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe hardest journeys in life and death are taken underground.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo blackmail is as ghastly as extortion from angels.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA swift reckoning often travels in handheld luggage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnce considered inhumane and now derelict, this zoo may not be as empty as assumed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA bad marriage, a killer couple, and part of a wider movement.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo sign of life aboard an abandoned freighter, but what is left below deck tells a strange story.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe origin of our species is not what we think.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn destitution, the future for revolution and mass murder is so bright.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour memories may not be your own, and your life nothing more than a ritual that will compel you to perform an atrocity . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eHasty for the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The nine tales are cleverly varied, exhibiting varied pace, chills which deal with the supernatural in both every day and altogether freakier situations, and other curve-balls which drop feet into other genres.\" Tony Jones, \u003cem\u003eGingernuts of Horror\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These tales are dark, starkly violent, but also subtle and ambiguous, often at the same time.\" \u003cem\u003eThis is Horror\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His stories weave their way inside of your head and plant seeds of doubt and terror. He is a master of creating oppressive, creepy atmospheres and of taking your imagination to places you would rather he didn't.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Grim Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For a genre fan, there can be little better than reading the work of an author at the top of their game. I can't fault a single story in this collection.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Eloquent Page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The stories are all enigmas and I love how hard my mind has to work to appreciate them. 5\/5 stars.\" \u003cem\u003eCarmilla Voiez\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful retrospective of one of the most gifted purveyors of horror fiction currently plying their trade.\" \u003cem\u003eAnthony Watson.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Nevill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999724216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999724214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ritual Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Adam Nevill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050847170815,"sku":"9781999724214","price":15.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f26de686-6b3b-45b1-aa88-c650d4c474c4.jpg?v=1685009593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hasty-for-the-dark-adam-nevill-9781999724214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}