- Paperback: 290 pages
- Publisher: Pendragon Press, Maesteg; paperback / softback edition (1 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0953859851
- ISBN-13: 978-0953859856
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,863,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Mark West, whose collection "Strange Tales" was published in 2003, comes a novel of lost love and gut-wrenching terror. Hailed by Brian Keene as "one of the brightest horror writers to come out of England since Clive Barker", West has been publishing in the independent press since 1999.
Chris Teague, of Pendragon Press, has this to say:
"The novel is most definitely reminiscent of early Barker with it's utter terror and bloody set-pieces. Not to be missed by any fan of horror!"
"In The Rain With The Dead" tells the story of Jim Crenshaw and Nadia Jones, whose tentative romance as teenagers is cut brutally short in an incident that takes the life of one of their friends. Re-united ten years later, they have to face the demon Magellan, who has been released from the other side and wants Nadia all to himself.
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In The Rain With The Dead will grab you from page one and keep you in its clutches until the very last page! Mark West does what he does best - he scares the living daylights out of his readers!
-T. M. Gray, author of "Ghosts of Eden", "The Ravenous" and "Mr. Crisper"
One of the most outstanding features of Mark West's story-telling is that he doesn't waste words. His crisp, economic style reels you straight in, and the horror hits you hard and quickly and refuses to lay off. Don't expect to be on familiar territory either. There are no run-of-the-mill ghouls and ghosties here. No, the terror Mark West evokes is of a far more real, and in that respect, more sinister ilk. He writes from the dark underside of our everyday human existence, calling on the sort of personal demons one could easily imagine lying in wait for any one of us. Tread here at your peril..."
-Paul Finch, author of "Aftershocks" and "Cape Wrath"
Mark West is an excellent, young writer. His compelling stories have a well-crafted, slowly increasing sense of tension and dread, sometimes with a hint of creepy paranoia reminiscent of Phillip K. Dick mixed in, the endings always abrupt and chilling, like an unexpected splash in the face wtih ice water.
- Gene O'Neill, author of "The Burden of Indigo"
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Format:Paperback
Not the most prolific of authors Mark West has, to date, only published two novels, Conjure in 2009 and In The Rain With the Dead in 2005. I reviewed Conjure here and enjoyed its blend of supernatural horror and British atmosphere so I thought I would take a look into Mark's back catalogue to see how this previous book compared.
The story is based around the relationship between teenage sweethearts Jim Crenshaw and Nadia Jones. Geeky Jim and gorgeous Nadia have only just started going out when they are invited by friends Jen and Danny to spend the weekend at Jen's house. After a few drinks a Ouija board is produced with terrible consequences. Twenty years later and the effects of the seance gone wrong are still being felt but Jim and Nadia are reunited at a funeral only to find a much more deadly threat is out there.
The first fifty or so pages start off pretty slowly and without much sign of the supernatural raising its ugly head but then things begin to take off and it's not long before we are up to our necks in sex and gore. The horror is ramped up by a possessed and perverted monster by the name of Magellan. His twisted perversions are fueled by his demonic possession to pretty extreme levels and several scenes of graphic sexual torture make for uncomfortable reading.
The book is reasonably fast paced after the slow start and despite a couple of strange plot inconsistencies the story manages to take an old theme (teenage seance) and lift it to new levels. That's not to say it's perfect however, the dialogue was forced at times and the continual "lovey, dovey" interaction between Jim and Nadia was, at times, almost as vomit inducing as some of the more gory scenes. Despite these issues, there are a couple of scenes which were outstanding in their visceral qualities. A scene where a character sees women hanging from street lamps produced a very powerful image and another incident involving a nailgun exploded into violence with shocking force.
Whilst some scenes were reminiscent of early Clive Barker the tone of the book is much closer to the, ordinary lives turned horrific, style employed by James Herbert. Overall it's a decent horror novel but it doesn't quite have the atmosphere and strength of Conjure. It does however show that Mark West's writing is moving on an upward trajectory which surely means his next novel will be something very special indeed.
The story is based around the relationship between teenage sweethearts Jim Crenshaw and Nadia Jones. Geeky Jim and gorgeous Nadia have only just started going out when they are invited by friends Jen and Danny to spend the weekend at Jen's house. After a few drinks a Ouija board is produced with terrible consequences. Twenty years later and the effects of the seance gone wrong are still being felt but Jim and Nadia are reunited at a funeral only to find a much more deadly threat is out there.
The first fifty or so pages start off pretty slowly and without much sign of the supernatural raising its ugly head but then things begin to take off and it's not long before we are up to our necks in sex and gore. The horror is ramped up by a possessed and perverted monster by the name of Magellan. His twisted perversions are fueled by his demonic possession to pretty extreme levels and several scenes of graphic sexual torture make for uncomfortable reading.
The book is reasonably fast paced after the slow start and despite a couple of strange plot inconsistencies the story manages to take an old theme (teenage seance) and lift it to new levels. That's not to say it's perfect however, the dialogue was forced at times and the continual "lovey, dovey" interaction between Jim and Nadia was, at times, almost as vomit inducing as some of the more gory scenes. Despite these issues, there are a couple of scenes which were outstanding in their visceral qualities. A scene where a character sees women hanging from street lamps produced a very powerful image and another incident involving a nailgun exploded into violence with shocking force.
Whilst some scenes were reminiscent of early Clive Barker the tone of the book is much closer to the, ordinary lives turned horrific, style employed by James Herbert. Overall it's a decent horror novel but it doesn't quite have the atmosphere and strength of Conjure. It does however show that Mark West's writing is moving on an upward trajectory which surely means his next novel will be something very special indeed.
Format:Paperback
Mark West is an impressive talent and ITRWTD is all the proof you will need to make you agree with me.
He has created a fine love story that lulls the reader into a false sense of security before nailing you to the wall and pulling your brain out through the nasal passage.
If you like your horror extra bloody, your villian as evil as they come and main characters that you can really care for then you really should buy this book.
Go on, I dare you
He has created a fine love story that lulls the reader into a false sense of security before nailing you to the wall and pulling your brain out through the nasal passage.
If you like your horror extra bloody, your villian as evil as they come and main characters that you can really care for then you really should buy this book.
Go on, I dare you
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book. From an almost innocent love affair to a nail biting ending, West has created something of a page-turner. I found I couldn't put it down...
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