Horror Diary 2011 - ongoing list

A Listmania! list by Matthew Payne "real-life ghost" (Yorkshire)
 
The Anubis Gates (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
1.  The Anubis Gates (FANTASY MASTERWORKS) by Tim Powers
The list author says:
  "4/5 -This time-travelling tale is all over the place like a drunkards breakfast - but Powers is skilful enough to make it make sense, and be damn entertaining!"
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A Dark Matter
2.  A Dark Matter by Peter Straub
The list author says:
  "4/5 - A meditation on what constitutes evil, as a traumatic experience at a demonic ritual is recounted from different viewpoints. Almost runs out of steam, but majestically written"
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Nocturnes
3.  Nocturnes by John Connolly
The list author says:
  "4/5 - very nice homages to the classic supernatural short story, with tips of the hat to everyone from MR James to Stephen King. An excellent collection."
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Black Hills
4.  Black Hills by Dan Simmons
The list author says:
  "3.5/5 - Simmons recent run of heavily-researched historical fictions continues. This is a bit better than Drood, with fascinating descriptions of Lakota life, plus Custer's soft-porn musings!"
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The Totem
5.  The Totem by David Morrell
The list author says:
  "4.5/5 - horror classic from the late 70's. Fast-paced, econimically written story of of hippy cults, rabies-like viruses and people regressing to savage animal states. Great!"
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Loss of Separation
6.  Loss of Separation by Conrad Williams
The list author says:
  "4/5 - after the blip of Decay Inevitable, Williams gets back to dark, downbeat and depressing - which is great news! Grim secrets haunt a rainswept seaside village."
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A Matter Of Blood: The Dog-Faced Gods Trilogy
7.  A Matter Of Blood: The Dog-Faced Gods Trilogy by Sarah Pinborough
The list author says:
  "4/5 - great blend of gritty urban police procedural, futuristic faceless corporation string-pulling, and supernatural serial killers. The start of a very promising trilogy."
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The Two Sams: Ghost Stories
8.  The Two Sams: Ghost Stories by Glen Hirshberg
The list author says:
  "4/5 - very subtle, delicately written short stories...no overt supernatural presence here, yet the stories are just as haunting. Excellent stuff."
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Just After Sunset
9.  Just After Sunset by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "3/5 - Over the years, King's short-story writing has improved....but the actual excitement of the stories hasn't. Night Shift remains one of my favourite collections...nothing quite as memorable here."
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On Stranger Tides
10.  On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
The list author says:
  "4/5 - Change a few names, a few plot strands and call it the new "Pirates of The Caribbean" movie....classic fantasy swashbuckler, the pace could have been a bit quicker though.."
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The Pines (Leisure Fiction)
11.  The Pines (Leisure Fiction) by Robert Dunbar
The list author says:
  "4/5 - The first novel i've read based on the Jersey Devil legend. Dunbar does a good job portraying the oppressive atmosphere and backwoods communities of the Jersey pine barrens - good stuff."
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Horns
12.  Horns by Joe Hill
The list author says:
  "4.5/5 - original, and with a nice broad streak of black humour, Joe Hill delivers on his early promise. The convoluted ending robs it of the full 5, but this is a "devilishly" good tale."
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Mr Shivers
13.  Mr Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett
The list author says:
  "4/5 - great debut (?), as a group a vengeful drifters stalk a possibly supernatural serial-killer. The depression-era is expertly evoked, very atmospheric setting."
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Full Dark, No Stars
14.  Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "5/5 - Kings best short(ish) story collection for a good while - he's back on track with this and Under The Dome. Every story is a real page-turner."
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The Passage
15.  The Passage by Justin Cronin
The list author says:
  "3/5 - Cronin is a very talented writer, but this apocalyptic doorstep could be pruned by a few hundred pages.Between the decent action, some sections are tedious beyond belief, overrated definitely."
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The Reapers are the Angels
16.  The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell
The list author says:
  "5/5 - excellent, what The Passage should have been like. Shorter, but still feels epic, as a young girl ekes out an existence post-zombie apocalypse."
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The Ritual
17.  The Ritual by Adam Nevill
The list author says:
  "4/5 - a great first half, as bickering blokes get stalked in remote Scandinavian wilderness. Bonkers second half, as black metal band prepare sacrifice to aforementioned stalker!"
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