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Post by erebus on Mar 21, 2013 9:29:34 GMT
Thats a good photo. I always remember James Herbert being tall and Dark Haired , like the photo on the jackets of his books in particular the one on Domain and around that time. But recently on a BBC interview he looked rather small and frail, he also had a walking stick with him that suprised me.
KC The Hardback for ASH came out last year in fact. I was counting the days of its release as it was put back several times. I got the regular hardback from Waterstones and read it in three days even though it was his biggest novel to date, thats how captivating it was. WH Smiths did a special edition with a red cover. Kind of wish I bought that one also now as it was quite unique looking.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Mar 21, 2013 10:26:22 GMT
Yes, a great photo to have for the memories. An icon gone.
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Post by andydecker on Mar 21, 2013 10:46:37 GMT
Just read it on a German Mail-newsletter. This is sad news. I followed his books, even when I didn't liked them much any longer. But he could write so well. One of the few writers who developed over the years. I have more english-book-club editions of him then of any other, nice little hardbacks. Never forgot The Fog or The Dark, which did this idea first (like so many of his works), before it became a staple in pulp horror.
Great photo, Johnny. Funny, in my minds eye he also still was the vital and no-nonsense guy from his bookjackets, it never occured to me that he would change like we all do, or that he was 69. RIP Mr. Herbert.
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Post by ripper on Mar 21, 2013 12:22:07 GMT
I was very saddened to hear that James Herbert had passed away. The Rats was so iconic and spawned so many imitators. Also, The Fog was another of his novels that I enjoyed immensely. RIP James and thank you for all the great memories.
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Post by dem bones on Mar 21, 2013 13:06:05 GMT
Have met so many people who've told me they're not interested in books, but they've read The Rats, and they're invariably well informed on the P. E. teacher's brush with the shears in The Fog. Got a copy of a Rats hard-cover with a 'Royal London Hospital: Patients Library' sticker emblazoned on the cover. I'm sure Mr. Herbert would have appreciated the irony. R. I. P.
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Post by mattofthespurs on Mar 21, 2013 17:56:03 GMT
Those early James Herbert books were always doing the rounds when I was a child in early secondary school. "Rats", "The Fog" (a particular favourite because of what happens to the PE teacher. As I was in a grammar school our PE teacher was a brute, as is the rule for Grammar schools I suspect), and "The Spear" along with a smattering of copies of The Pan Book of Horror Stories, "The Exorcist" and "The Amityville Horror". It was a great time to be a kid growing up with such a wealth of horror material around and Mr Herbert helped shape that landscape in Britain like no other. I was truly shocked to hear of his passing last night and spent the rest of the evening perusing my collection of his works that sit on my shelf. Such fine memories that have spanned over 30 years. He will be missed.
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Post by jamesdoig on Mar 21, 2013 20:18:34 GMT
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Post by rob4 on Mar 21, 2013 21:13:46 GMT
I was already a horror film fan, but it was reading The Fog that made me a fan of horror books. Sixty-nine is way too young to go RIP
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Post by jamesdoig on Mar 22, 2013 2:13:34 GMT
It's been a bad few days - Rick Hautala has passed away from a heart attack aged 64: www.rickhautala.com/2013/03/21/rip-rick-hautala/Can't say I've read much of his stuff, but he was a horror stalwart - published all those books with Zebra back in the day.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Mar 22, 2013 8:45:26 GMT
It's been a bad few days - Rick Hautala has passed away from a heart attack aged 64: www.rickhautala.com/2013/03/21/rip-rick-hautala/Can't say I've read much of his stuff, but he was a horror stalwart - published all those books with Zebra back in the day. Very sad. Too young really.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2013 9:32:23 GMT
It's been a bad few days - Rick Hautala has passed away from a heart attack aged 64: www.rickhautala.com/2013/03/21/rip-rick-hautala/Can't say I've read much of his stuff, but he was a horror stalwart - published all those books with Zebra back in the day. Very sad. Too young really. Paperback artist Mitchell Hooks has passed away too - with him AND David B Silva it's been an awful week
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Post by Dr Terror on Mar 22, 2013 11:23:46 GMT
Also, Campbell Armstrong aka Campbell Black aka Thomas Altman died earlier this month.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Mar 22, 2013 11:46:51 GMT
Also, Campbell Armstrong aka Campbell Black aka Thomas Altman died earlier this month. At one point in my life I believed, for some reason, that those were pseudonyms of Ramsey Campbell's. I guess that idea can now be retired.
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Post by andydecker on Mar 22, 2013 14:07:27 GMT
Also, Campbell Armstrong aka Campbell Black aka Thomas Altman died earlier this month. Oh no. He wrote some very good crime novels. A friend of mine translated them. He had one of those moody, introspective styles, rather dark. I really liked him.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2013 22:33:03 GMT
For those interested - Pan Macmillan now have a condensed version of the interviews I did with Jim that were originally published in FEAR and THE PAPERBACK FANATIC. Scroll down to the bottom. FOLLOW FLUKE
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