Doll Ate Mother
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Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0812516540
ISBN13:9780812516548
Release Date:January 1985
Publisher:Tor Books
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.36 lbs.
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
One of his earlies and best.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I believe that this was Campbell's first novel, after writing short fiction. It's nothing short of masterful- he writes some of the dreamiest imagery you'll find anywhere, and coupled with his disconnected narration, makes for one hell of a read. Stephen King considers this along with Campbell's short story "The Companion," to be one of the greatest works in the horror genre. Speaking of King, the review mentioning icy prose and unsympathetic characterizations- both true- was lifted from King's "Danse Macabre," a series of essays on horror also well worth checking out.
Weird and Wonderful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Campbell's style is extremely strange; his prose is cool, almost icy, and his characterizations unsympathetic in the extreme. All this, however, makes this novel somehow more affecting and horrifying than a more dramatic approach would have. This grisly tale of an evil child (told with overtones of Satanism and Black Magic) set against the somewhat drab and mundane backround of modern Liverpool, sets your teeth on edge from the first page and holds you spellbound. The undramatic way Campbell handles his tabloid-style subject matter lends an extra chill to the book that engulfs the reader as well.
A fine tale of urban despair
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Ramsey Campbell;s debut novel is perhaps one of the most important pieces of modern British horror. It's use of the urban landscape to explore fears of alienation,the supernatural and the evil of children has been unsurpassed in the field.
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