- Paperback: 153 pages
- Publisher: Star; First THUS edition (1 May 1975)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0352300647
- ISBN-13: 978-0352300645
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 498,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The most important book of horror fiction since H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Outsider and Others''
30 Aug 2011
Although the marginalisation of horror, which has progressed to such an extent that even publishers respectful towards it afford talented writers such as Ramsey Campbell derivative covers such as this which might imply that this book is simply another inconsequential horror book, this is certainly not the case. S.T. Joshi, arguably the world's foremost H.P. Lovecraft scholar, has called it: 'perhaps the most important book of horror fiction since Lovecraft's 'The Outsider and Others' [The first collection of Lovecraft's stories, published after his death by August Derleth's publisher: Arkham House] It is indeed a potentially controversial statement, but when you read the elegance and potency of Campbell's horror displayed in this collection, it is hard to disagree with it. The terrifying 'The End of a Summer's Day' whose twist is, while perhaps not unexpected, masterfully written; the Errol Undercliffe tribute stories, as well as the poignant 'Concussion' and pseudo-Fantasy story 'The Enchanted Fruit' all combine to make this a towering work of fiction and although written early in Campbell's career, certainly one of the most important factors in securing Campbell the status as the best living horror author.
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