- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (28 Nov 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 009945100X
- ISBN-13: 978-0099451006
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 457,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Graham Masterton is the living inheritor to the realm of Edgar Allan Poe."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
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"Masterton is a crowd-pleaser, filling his pages with sparky, appealing dialogue and visceral grue."
--"Time Out" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
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"Masterton is a crowd-pleaser, filling his pages with sparky, appealing dialogue and visceral grue."
--"Time Out" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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'One of the few true masters of the horror genre' James Herbert, author of Others.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I used to read an awful lot of books when I was much younger, (two to three per week!), but over the last decade I guess that had fallen to no more than one per year if I was lucky, so when I picked up this book in a charity shop I wasn't expecting to read it in much less than a year. Right from the first chapter, though, I was gripped. Gruesome though the descriptions of the flesh strippings are, for me those just added to my enjoyment of the book! It totally captured my imagination to the extent I was putting off doing jobs that needed doing just to see what happened next. I read the book in one month, which as you've read is 12 times faster than my usual consumption! What I would love now is for someone to make a film of the book. I'm sure it would be a smash. It really is right up there with 'A Picture of Dorian Gray'. Do yourself a favour and get a copy today! Thanks Mr. Masterton for a super read...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has got to rate in the top five of mastertons horror novels. It is loosely based around a strange painting and a villanous family's maniacal strive for eternal youth and the lengths they go to to achieve it. Its gripping, frightening and at one stage so graphically gruesome it almost turned my stomach. A must have for masterton fans and a great starting point for those new to his work. Excellent
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book kept me awake not because it was a thriller but because i couldn't sleep without finding out what happened next. its not a story for sensetive people. It captures the human soul with its vanity and focuses on the loss of morals leading to immortality. The descriptive scene of unspeakable acts are portrayed with class and vigour, my imagination is so intense i could actually smell the things described.
If you are also interested in "dark" magic and the different realms of the supernatural psychic world then this is also a book to read. That for me was an unexpeceted but delightful turn in the storyline, where charecters are joined by cicumstances and belief is the only thing they have to stop them going crazy. The genre of the book is both spiritual and the sinful quest for immortality. each charecter is different and exciting in their own way even the evil ones.
I love this book in the dark and on my own definately a thumbs up!
If you are also interested in "dark" magic and the different realms of the supernatural psychic world then this is also a book to read. That for me was an unexpeceted but delightful turn in the storyline, where charecters are joined by cicumstances and belief is the only thing they have to stop them going crazy. The genre of the book is both spiritual and the sinful quest for immortality. each charecter is different and exciting in their own way even the evil ones.
I love this book in the dark and on my own definately a thumbs up!
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Family Portrait
From the start of this Horror book, your being led into a world were people and animals go missing and are later found skinned alive, all becomes clear who's doing what bit by bit... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Barrie
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Not up to the usual standard of Graham Masterton, took me ages to get into and still couldnt follow it
Published 2 months ago by scatcha47
Great book!
I had this book when it came out at the start but unfortunately lost it so i was delighted to see it back on the shelves. it's a great read - can't put it down. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Roma
a masterpiece in horror not to be missed.
graham masterton is an immense talent. all his books are written with such depth and imagination - you just cannot put them down! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Debbie Jane
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They found the first body in Europe... She had once been a pretty, fresh-faced girl, but with exquisite skill someone had carefully teased the skin entirely away from her... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2008 by Mary_10
brilliant service
i bought this book and the condition wasn't great but its an old book thats out of print and i was desperate to get it. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2008 by Ms. K. Brown
The usual Masterton brilliance
I was fairly dissapointed to learn that this book was centered around a painting, but sound found the core. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2002 by BlueberryPi
This book is a must for all Graham Masterton Fans!
I have read most of the books by Graham Masterton and this is the one that sticks most in my memory. Read more
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