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Adam L.G. Nevill

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ADAM L. G. NEVILL was born in Birmingham, England, in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is an author of horror fiction. Of his novels, The Ritual, Last Days, No One Gets Out Alive and The Reddening were all winners of The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. He has also published three collections of short stories, with Some Will Not Sleep winning the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, 2017.

Imaginarium adapted The Ritual and No One Gets Out Alive into feature films and more of his work is currently in development for the screen.

The author lives in Devon, England.

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THE QUIETUS - 25 BEST PIECES OPF HORROR FICTION OF THE 21ST CENTURY SO FAR ...

This was a pleasant Halloween surprise.A panel of judges have cast their lots at a Halloween feature at The Quietus, to decide on their '25 best pieces of horror fiction of the 21st century so far'.I've read around half of the books selected, have most of the other half, either on wish lists or on my shelves awaiting their turn. Another smaller section contains titles new to me. Though with the sh Read more of this blog post »

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	The Ritual 3.56 avg rating — 33,353 ratings — published 2011 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Days 3.72 avg rating — 14,685 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reddening 3.56 avg rating — 7,726 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No One Gets Out Alive 3.65 avg rating — 6,835 ratings — published 2014 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vessel 3.70 avg rating — 6,202 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cunning Folk 3.79 avg rating — 5,391 ratings — published 2021 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apartment 16 3.20 avg rating — 6,210 ratings — published 2010 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Fiends of Hell 3.88 avg rating — 4,023 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Small Shadows 3.36 avg rating — 3,760 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before You Sleep: Three Horrors 3.47 avg rating — 3,496 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Hell was a living place inside every membrane of flesh that temporarily passed itself off as human.”
― Adam Nevill, Apartment 16

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“...there is something demoniac in human nature that we are unable to stop revering.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

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“What I am I wished to be, and what I wished to be I am.”
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What book would you like to read in December ? A book you would recommend to Stephen King

Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice

35 votes, 19.8%

The Terror Dan Simmons

30 votes, 16.9%

Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West Cormac McCarthy

24 votes, 13.6%

The Shining Girls Lauren Beukes

19 votes, 10.7%

Lost Boy Lost Girl Peter Straub

15 votes, 8.5%

The Ritual Adam Nevill

11 votes, 6.2%

The Enemy Lee Child

10 votes, 5.6%

I Am Pilgrim Terry Hayes

10 votes, 5.6%

Run Blake Crouch

8 votes, 4.5%

Shutter Courtney Alameda

7 votes, 4.0%

Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone Stefan Kiesbye

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CyberStorm Matthew Mather

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“Hell was a living place inside every membrane of flesh that temporarily passed itself off as human.”
― Adam Nevill, Apartment 16

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“After millions of years of evolution, we start stupid cults of celebrity and feed the egos of maniacs until they take our money, fuck us in the arse, and then cut our throats. We should be cutting their throats!”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

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“...there is something demoniac in human nature that we are unable to stop revering.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

tags: human-nature

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“What I am I wished to be, and what I wished to be I am.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

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“The greatest treasures were most often guarded by the slyest and cruellest dragons.”
― Adam Nevill, House of Small Shadows

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