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Post by erebus on Mar 22, 2010 15:35:04 GMT
Found this one for a mere £1 one a book stall today nestled amongst the obligatory King's , Koontz's and Herbert's. Sorry for the lack of scan but the cover image depicts a womans leg ( complete with black high heeled shoe ) being grabbed at the ankle by a ghoulish hand rising from the grassy depths of a wind swept moor. Why the lady chose this type of footwear to go onto the muddy fields is anyones guess by there you go.
Anyway the back blurb reads like this.
Blackheath is a desirable area - a good place for flying kites and family picnics. But at its centre is a dark pool of water which holds no life . And something centuries old, terrifying evil , is buried in its filthy residue One summer's day, disturbed schoolboy Sebastian Lee calls from its depths the ancient evil, welcoming it into his body. And soon a chain of inexplicable carnage is unleashed on the area. Only Charlie Simpson knows the truth, revealed to her in a horrifying dream . But she cannot believe that her nightmare is about to come true.
Well from that I had plunk down my quid. Sounds a little Guy N Smithish to me so that also had me anticipated. Published by Futura 1989 And one Ive never seen before. Author Buxton has written four books or so according to Fantastic Fiction .
As with all the books I get like this it will probably remain on my shelf and not get read for eons . If and when I do I will report back here with the lowdown. Anyone else read or stumbled across this one ?
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Post by killercrab on Mar 22, 2010 15:52:19 GMT
No but I'd of bought it too! It's does sound reminiscent of GNS' THE SUCKING PIT which is a good thing. I'll keep my eye out when crossing muddy fields in my high heels...
KC
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Post by dem bones on Apr 13, 2010 7:01:15 GMT
James Buxton - Subterranean (Futura, 1989) Blurb; The horror that rises from the Pit .....
Blackheath is a desirable area - a good place for flying kites and family picnics. But at its centre is a dark pool of water which holds no life. And something centuries old, terrifying evil, is buried in its filthy residue.
One summer's day, disturbed schoolboy Sebastian Lee calls from its depths the ancient evil, welcoming it into his body. And soon a chain of inexplicable carnage is unleashed on the area.
Only Cherie Simpson knows the truth, revealed to her in a horrifying dream. But she cannot believe that her nightmare is about to come true ....just finished this and might attempt some kind of plot summary soon. Londoners will be delighted to learn that the Blackheath in question is indeed the Blackheath over Greenwich way. It's currently the TalkS**te presenter's idyll of choice and, for that reason alone, i can think of no better place to wish an army of vengeful plague victims upon. Another very enjoyable read. There are a few vaguely GNS-ish moments; the pool of sludge (a former plague pit which has seen its fair share of murders down the centuries) is sort of similar to The Sucking Pit, but i'm not even sure any slight resemblance is deliberate. Buxton certainly handles what little sex there is with far more subtlety than the Crab Meister ever has, likewise the violence (quite a lot of it). The plot is ... convoluted. Without wishing to give the impression that i'm losing it entirely, i thought one episode - Cherie's research into the history of the Sisters of Mercy convent reveals some damning 17th century documents - was pretty M. R. Jamesian! Blackmail, black magic, nasty nuns, corrupt bankers, a (brilliantly handled) corpses-on-the-rampage murder spree (leading the tabloids to wonder if a new Manson family are at large in the S. East?) - and that's not the half of it. Subterranean is a page turner, i'll give it that. thanks for putting us onto it gents!
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