Who here has read anything by Graham Masterton and what are your thoughts about his works?
In my opinion, he is one of the best horror authors alive - possibly even the best. I know he's my favorite author at least.
He writes a lot of historical-based novels, humor, and other stuff that's not related to horror as well, which I don't like anything but his horror stuff.
But out of everything I've read by him, my favorite novels are "Mirror", "The House that Jack Built", and "The Devil in Gray", which I'll give a direct quotation of a synapsis of each now...
Mirror: Quote:
"A screenwriter becomes obsessed with a Hollywood child star murdered in the 1930s. Fifty years after his death he has the idea of making a movie that will bring him back to life. But the mirror he buys from his idol's house is possessed and those who tamper with it risk unleashing a terrible evil that threatens to overwhelm everything in its path...
A fascinating tale, full of decadence, obsession and grotesque imagery. Alongside several well staged scenes of horror, there's an intriguing examination of what it might be like to step inside your own mirror-image. An engaging twist on Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass."
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^ There is WAY much more to it than that, and takes countless surprisingly twists, but I'd rather not spoil them for those who wish to read the book.
The House that Jack Built: Quote:
"Craig Bellman, a successful young lawyer is badly injured in a street mugging. As part of his convalescence he and his wife, Effie head out to the country where they stumble across a derelict mansion called Valhalla. Against Effie's advice, Craig decides to buy the house, and it's only then that he learns it was built by legendary gambler, Jack Belias, and that every owner since Belias has been dogged by tragedy.
The House That Jack Built is a terrifying psychological thriller set in a house which seems to exist within alternate worlds where nothing is as it seems."
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^ Amazing book, probably my favorite of all-time. If you like horror-thrillers, DEFINITELY check this out.
The Devil in Gray: Quote:
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"A young woman brutally hacked to pieces in her Virginia home - with a weapon over a hundred years old. A retired Army officer butchered-by an invisible attacker. A young man blinded in his bathtub-then boiled alive. What do all the victims have in common? What malevolent nightmare stalked them? He is not dead, but not truly living. He cannot be killed, only trapped. And for years he was trapped, buried alive in a desperate attempt to end the terror. But now he is free again, free to complete his ghastly mission-free to slaughter the unsuspecting. Is he a spirit? An immortal madman? Was he ever human? What is...the devil in gray?"
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^ Nothing much to say about it other than the fact that it's just...simply amazing.
Here's a sample of some of his work, although this sample is kind of way different than anything else I've read by him, and way more gruesome:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/shredde...ericthepie.htm
The offical Graham Masterton site with more information as well as more examples of his work:
http://www.grahammasterton.co.uk/
Tell me what you think!
(And my apologies if links aren't allowed. I think they are, but just in case!)
08-29-2005, 09:54 AM
