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The Hungry Moon
By Ramsey CampbellPublisher Description
"In every respect, Campbell's best." - Kirkus Reviews
Isolated on the moors of northern England, the town of Moonwell has remained faithful to their Druid traditions and kept their old rituals alive. Right-wing evangelist Godwin Mann isn’t about to let that continue, and his intolerant brand of fundamentalism has struck a chord with the residents. But Mann goes too far when he descends into the pit where the ancient being who’s been worshipped by the Druids for centuries is said to dwell. What emerges is a demon in Mann’s shape, and only the town’s outcasts can see that something is horribly wrong. As the evil spreads, Moonwell becomes cut off from the rest of the world…
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Isolated on the moors of northern England, the town of Moonwell has remained faithful to their Druid traditions and kept their old rituals alive. Right-wing evangelist Godwin Mann isn’t about to let that continue, and his intolerant brand of fundamentalism has struck a chord with the residents. But Mann goes too far when he descends into the pit where the ancient being who’s been worshipped by the Druids for centuries is said to dwell. What emerges is a demon in Mann’s shape, and only the town’s outcasts can see that something is horribly wrong. As the evil spreads, Moonwell becomes cut off from the rest of the world…
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
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“Whenever I hear people bemoaning a novel or movie of suspense and/or terror as being "too slow," I usually perk up, because as long as the pace is right, a slow-burn, slow-build effect is generally my favorite way of receiving such a story. I'm happy to say that The Hungry Moon did an exquisite job at this.
There are some truly disturbing images on display in a number of scenes, juxtaposed (and often brilliantly *paired with*) a diabolical sense of humor. I enjoyed a good laugh while in the laundromat with some scenes, and one scene in particular--I'll just say it involves two characters looking into their car's back seat--had me almost in stitches. Throw in a terrifying backstory, and you may not look at the moon in quite the same way again. (I don't!)
There were a few snags here and there. For one thing, there are *three* couples who serve as protagonists, and for a while after beginning the novel, I kept getting them all mixed up; but, that improved as they became more pronounced. For another, the great revelation of the aforementioned backstory was a little shoehorned-in, and didn't necessarily fit in with the rest of the overall framework of the story, but it worked well enough. And finally, the very ending. No spoilers, but I was left scratching my head as to exactly how and why things turned out the way they did (but I'm happy to discuss it with anyone who's read it!).
All in all, my newfound exploration of Ramsey Campbell continues to impress me to no end, and with The Hungry Moon, I'm itching for more. Oh, wait--that's right, as of the time of this review, I'm reading The Parasite. More, more!”Diverse charactersMulti-layered charactersOriginal charactersRelatable characters
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About Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association, the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild and the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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