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`Apartment 16 is setting the bar high for British horror writing this year. I'm not the most easily spooked of people when it comes to my reading choices; Apartment 16, however, managed to get me sleeping with the lights on, acted as the catalyst for two spectacular nightmares and turned the simple task of walking through my flat late at night to get a hot drink into the eeriest of beverage quests.' --Dark Fiction Review
`Not since reading Stephen King's It has a book managed to instill such a feeling of fear and disquiet in me... Apartment 16 is an excellent horror book from a talented author. Highly recommended.' --Fantasy Book Review
'A wonderfully written, deftly-plotted tale of terror. Apartment 16 kept me guessing right to the end, and kept me turning pages long into the night. If horror is going to make a comeback in 2010, this is the book to lead the charge. Highly recommended.'
--Speculative Horizons
`His writing shows an almost perfect melding of the old and the new: the raw atmospherics of Blackwood, the subtle and oh so terrifying nearly-glimpsed horrors on the periphery of M.R. James' and H.P. Lovecraft's imaginations; the masterly development of buildings and environments as characters and vessels, and a cutting contemporary miserablism describing everyday urban hopelessness that is as grim and inevitable as the spiral into which Seth and Apryl find themselves descending. Put simply, he writes damn unsettling prose.' --Book Geeks
`There's something sort of pleasingly old-fashioned about Apartment 16. Nevill doesn't offer gratuitous gore or flashy weirdness. Instead, he builds terror brick by brick, with subtle intimations and well-orchestrated escalating strangeness.' --Bookotron
`However the thing that sets this book apart for me was Nevill's style. At one stage, one of the protagonists' nightmares were so well written, dark, impressive that I could picture the vivid details in front of my eyes. The darkness of the setting was so well imagined and it was so well conveyed that the whole experience was truly disturbing at times, something that I would expect from a good horror book.'
--Speculative Book Review
`Not since reading Stephen King's It has a book managed to instill such a feeling of fear and disquiet in me... Apartment 16 is an excellent horror book from a talented author. Highly recommended.' --Fantasy Book Review
'A wonderfully written, deftly-plotted tale of terror. Apartment 16 kept me guessing right to the end, and kept me turning pages long into the night. If horror is going to make a comeback in 2010, this is the book to lead the charge. Highly recommended.'
--Speculative Horizons
`His writing shows an almost perfect melding of the old and the new: the raw atmospherics of Blackwood, the subtle and oh so terrifying nearly-glimpsed horrors on the periphery of M.R. James' and H.P. Lovecraft's imaginations; the masterly development of buildings and environments as characters and vessels, and a cutting contemporary miserablism describing everyday urban hopelessness that is as grim and inevitable as the spiral into which Seth and Apryl find themselves descending. Put simply, he writes damn unsettling prose.' --Book Geeks
`There's something sort of pleasingly old-fashioned about Apartment 16. Nevill doesn't offer gratuitous gore or flashy weirdness. Instead, he builds terror brick by brick, with subtle intimations and well-orchestrated escalating strangeness.' --Bookotron
`However the thing that sets this book apart for me was Nevill's style. At one stage, one of the protagonists' nightmares were so well written, dark, impressive that I could picture the vivid details in front of my eyes. The darkness of the setting was so well imagined and it was so well conveyed that the whole experience was truly disturbing at times, something that I would expect from a good horror book.'
--Speculative Book Review
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90 of 96 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill
I was prompted to leave this review after reading some of the comments left by others, in fear that the negativity would put other potential readers off.
Let me start by saying that it has been a long time since I have got excited by a novel. And a horror novel at that! The horror section of book shops always seems to be so small in comparison to the others. And now the limited space is over run with vampire romance stories after the ever popular TWILIGHT saga.
That's o.k. but once you have read one...
I happened to find Apartment 16 purely by chance.
The story follows two main characters and their connection to Barrington House; an upmarket block situated in London.
Within its walls lies Apartment 16. No one goes in. And no one comes out.
Seth is the night-watchman. He investigates a disturbance that appears to be coming from the abandoned apartment. Events that follow change his life forever.
Apryl is a young American woman who has been left an apartment by her Great Aunt Lillian at Barrington House. It appears that her Aunt died in strange circumstances. Overwhelmed by her inheritance, Apryl seeks to discover the truth about her Aunt. She discovers some journals that suggest that Barrington House has a dark secret that it isn't about to let its residents forget it. Apryl unravels more than she bargains for.
If you are looking for an easy horror, then this is probably not a novel for you. But if you want something with a strong story/plot line and something that investigates and explores the supernatural with a unique view point then I urge you to give it chance.
Whilst reading I was completely astounded by the books imagery and intensity.
As I read I could actually visualise what was happening... the supernatural was brought to life. It jumps right out of the pages and drags you in there with it!
It's not only about pure horror and giving his readers a fright. Adam Nevill's novel reaches out on so many other levels. It describes and explores people's natural instinct to orbit certain places and the feeling of entrapment that so many people feel. It explores these effects on people.
It looks at a bond between families, and even if you never got to meet them the sense of loyalty to them. The same as Apryl feels about her Aunt and Uncle; to go back to our roots for instance.
Throughout the story, Adam Nevill creates a vast darkness. With anything possible within its depths. A flash of something here and there that tells us that we are not alone!
So many times I've read a horror to be gripped all the way through just to reach a 'lame' ending and end up feeling 'deflated' but Apartment 16 was a strong story that came together in a very satisfying way at the end. It gave me enough conclusions to feel content but also enough room to question and wonder. After all, don't we all wonder what's next?!
To sum up: I was completely hooked! There were moments where I was goose pimpled, scared, held my breath, smiled, felt repulsed, horrified, sad, and angry. When I finished the book I couldn't look in the mirror when I had to go and use the bathroom... Read it. You'll understand why!
Congratulations to Adam Nevill. A British horror writer to be proud of! He has an amazing and unique insight into the supernatural and humanity. With Apartment 16 he takes us into something we dare not think about... Not with the lights off anyway...
I was prompted to leave this review after reading some of the comments left by others, in fear that the negativity would put other potential readers off.
Let me start by saying that it has been a long time since I have got excited by a novel. And a horror novel at that! The horror section of book shops always seems to be so small in comparison to the others. And now the limited space is over run with vampire romance stories after the ever popular TWILIGHT saga.
That's o.k. but once you have read one...
I happened to find Apartment 16 purely by chance.
The story follows two main characters and their connection to Barrington House; an upmarket block situated in London.
Within its walls lies Apartment 16. No one goes in. And no one comes out.
Seth is the night-watchman. He investigates a disturbance that appears to be coming from the abandoned apartment. Events that follow change his life forever.
Apryl is a young American woman who has been left an apartment by her Great Aunt Lillian at Barrington House. It appears that her Aunt died in strange circumstances. Overwhelmed by her inheritance, Apryl seeks to discover the truth about her Aunt. She discovers some journals that suggest that Barrington House has a dark secret that it isn't about to let its residents forget it. Apryl unravels more than she bargains for.
If you are looking for an easy horror, then this is probably not a novel for you. But if you want something with a strong story/plot line and something that investigates and explores the supernatural with a unique view point then I urge you to give it chance.
Whilst reading I was completely astounded by the books imagery and intensity.
As I read I could actually visualise what was happening... the supernatural was brought to life. It jumps right out of the pages and drags you in there with it!
It's not only about pure horror and giving his readers a fright. Adam Nevill's novel reaches out on so many other levels. It describes and explores people's natural instinct to orbit certain places and the feeling of entrapment that so many people feel. It explores these effects on people.
It looks at a bond between families, and even if you never got to meet them the sense of loyalty to them. The same as Apryl feels about her Aunt and Uncle; to go back to our roots for instance.
Throughout the story, Adam Nevill creates a vast darkness. With anything possible within its depths. A flash of something here and there that tells us that we are not alone!
So many times I've read a horror to be gripped all the way through just to reach a 'lame' ending and end up feeling 'deflated' but Apartment 16 was a strong story that came together in a very satisfying way at the end. It gave me enough conclusions to feel content but also enough room to question and wonder. After all, don't we all wonder what's next?!
To sum up: I was completely hooked! There were moments where I was goose pimpled, scared, held my breath, smiled, felt repulsed, horrified, sad, and angry. When I finished the book I couldn't look in the mirror when I had to go and use the bathroom... Read it. You'll understand why!
Congratulations to Adam Nevill. A British horror writer to be proud of! He has an amazing and unique insight into the supernatural and humanity. With Apartment 16 he takes us into something we dare not think about... Not with the lights off anyway...
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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After reading some of the reviews on here I was expecting a good, if not great, read but what I got was pure drivel. The first chapter (well, the prologue) was good and after reading that I was happy to settle down in for a long read.
Unfortunately, the chapters got worse as the book progressed. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good horror or haunted book, but this was neither. The story was long, drawn-out and just absurd. You can read the plot in many others reviews so I won't go over it again. Suffice to say the graphic (and horrible) descriptions of people and the art are completely over the top. It's as if the author just intended to shock you as opposed to providing a good read.
I actually finished the book and, as others have said, the ending is left hanging with no real closure.
If you want a good `haunted thriller' read then don't bother with this one. If you want a completely off-the-wall book with lurid descriptions of torture and death then this is for you.
Unfortunately, the chapters got worse as the book progressed. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good horror or haunted book, but this was neither. The story was long, drawn-out and just absurd. You can read the plot in many others reviews so I won't go over it again. Suffice to say the graphic (and horrible) descriptions of people and the art are completely over the top. It's as if the author just intended to shock you as opposed to providing a good read.
I actually finished the book and, as others have said, the ending is left hanging with no real closure.
If you want a good `haunted thriller' read then don't bother with this one. If you want a completely off-the-wall book with lurid descriptions of torture and death then this is for you.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
*some spoilers*
This book was initially one of those I had to put down and read something a bit lighter before I went to sleep, brilliantly creepy, descriptive and imaginative it was the horrors of urban life, helplessness and the trap of poverty and misery that disturbed me as much as the haunted house story. The many eccentricities of the British elderly and rich living in seclusion in a well off corner of London through the eyes of a young American and a disillusioned young artist was great, and the glimpses which could have been supernatural or a symptom of a distressed or disturbed mind were brilliant. However, I definitely do agree the book was repetitive, if the big reveal -what actually was in Apartment 16 had not been done so early or in such thorough detail and saved until the denouement it would have been much much better, the descriptions of the suffering and the mangled flesh became so commonplace it no longer had any impact by the slightly confusing end. It reminded me of The Shining, (which is fine as that's a suspenseful delight of a horror novel), especially considering Seth's ultimate fate, (which was fairly early on always going to have to be the outcome) and also the film Poltergeist, which is less of a compliment. The constant and somewhat half-arsed wittering about nazi's and vortexes and portals diminished it for me, more mystery and less attempt at explanation would have been better. The child and the relation to the other porter honestly did appear to have been a last minute addition to the story to tie up a few loose ends, as it didn't seem to have anything to do with the rest of the plot except slightly because he couldn't just leave the job until he had a replacement to take on the curse of Barrington House because his wife had been looking for their dead son? Something like that?(again, very much like The Shining). On the whole I enjoyed it, bits were fantastic and others sound like the script from a schlocky hammer horror.
This book was initially one of those I had to put down and read something a bit lighter before I went to sleep, brilliantly creepy, descriptive and imaginative it was the horrors of urban life, helplessness and the trap of poverty and misery that disturbed me as much as the haunted house story. The many eccentricities of the British elderly and rich living in seclusion in a well off corner of London through the eyes of a young American and a disillusioned young artist was great, and the glimpses which could have been supernatural or a symptom of a distressed or disturbed mind were brilliant. However, I definitely do agree the book was repetitive, if the big reveal -what actually was in Apartment 16 had not been done so early or in such thorough detail and saved until the denouement it would have been much much better, the descriptions of the suffering and the mangled flesh became so commonplace it no longer had any impact by the slightly confusing end. It reminded me of The Shining, (which is fine as that's a suspenseful delight of a horror novel), especially considering Seth's ultimate fate, (which was fairly early on always going to have to be the outcome) and also the film Poltergeist, which is less of a compliment. The constant and somewhat half-arsed wittering about nazi's and vortexes and portals diminished it for me, more mystery and less attempt at explanation would have been better. The child and the relation to the other porter honestly did appear to have been a last minute addition to the story to tie up a few loose ends, as it didn't seem to have anything to do with the rest of the plot except slightly because he couldn't just leave the job until he had a replacement to take on the curse of Barrington House because his wife had been looking for their dead son? Something like that?(again, very much like The Shining). On the whole I enjoyed it, bits were fantastic and others sound like the script from a schlocky hammer horror.
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Almost, almost did it
In terms of a horror novel, this did have the elements all there and some genuine chills were delivered. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Dunkers
Very Enjoyable and well written.
I really enjoyed Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill.
It was not the scariest novel I've read nor the creepiest, but it is a horror all the same and therefore does supply the reader... Read more
It was not the scariest novel I've read nor the creepiest, but it is a horror all the same and therefore does supply the reader... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Mr Dave Lightfoot
Not even afraid.
I ordered this book because I found the cover spooky & the story seemed intriguing. It was. At the very start. Then I lost interest. Read more
Published 12 days ago by S. Peggy BLIN
I found i could easily put this book down and leave it for days
i decided to get this book based on reviews and that i love reading horror books and it being a british author was a bonus however i did find this book very hard to read i lost... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Thommocox
I relly ejoyed ir
Very original and dark in the heart of London. I really enjoyed it. I would love to read a second part.
Published 25 days ago by Moniolsson
Readable
This book never did anything for me, did not scare me one jot.
Saying that my sister loved the book and thought it the best she had read in a long time. Read more
Saying that my sister loved the book and thought it the best she had read in a long time. Read more
Published 27 days ago by J. Shepherd
OK but.....
I was unable to put this book down from the onset. It is well written and has an intriguing plot. The reason I marked it down was the disappointing and in my opinion inconclusive... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ruthie Newb
Great story, delivery could be better
Having read and enjoyed Adam Nevill's "The Ritual", I was expecting this to be another great horror story. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Michaela Drizhalova
brilliant
a classic, the darkness of london town, and the originality of it all, kepy me engaged all the way yto the end, the only light on my long tube journeys home, great read
Published 2 months ago by geordiekeith
Creepy!
To be honest its hard to know what to write about this book!
I still dont know if I liked it or not! Read more
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