Review
Acclaim for The Overnight
“Rich and evocative prose serves to wrap scenes in a dense miasma of disturbing images and shadowy shapes. A high water mark of horror.”
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Slice-of-life characters and fast-paced plotting give a cinematic feel to this tale of modern terror.”--Library Journal
“Psychologically intense, this well-crafted horror tale isn’t for the faint of heart.”--Romantic Times BookClub Magazine
“Ramsey Campbell’s gift is his ability to transform the profoundly mundane into the profoundly dreadful. The sketches of each character are vivid. The supernatural menace of The Overnight is splendidly vicious, malignant, and vague. The menace manifests itself in a deliciously sly way. The Overnight is a worthy addition to Campbell’s mythic body of work.”--Michael Marano on SciFi.com
Acclaim for The Darkest Part of the Woods
“A gripping horror extravaganza. A richly textured tale of modern horror, it confirms Campbell’s reputation as one of the most formidable dark fantasists working today.”--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Campbell’s masterpiece. Magically fresh and memorable.”--Kirkus Reviews
“This satisfyingly nasty mood piece has one starting at shadows and attending to odd noises in the dark.”--Booklist
“Some of the imagery here is among Campbell’s most disturbing. One of the most unsettling voices in horror literature, back in fine, eerie form with The Darkest Part of the Woods.”--Fangoria
“Pure dark magic. Amongst the infinite variety on the menu of horror, this is haute cuisine.”--Cemetery Dance
"A creepy, sometimes blackly funny account of a haunted bookshop. A distinctly contemporary spin on the traditional tale of terror." (
The Washington Post Book World )
"Rich and evocative prose.... A high water mark of horror." (
Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
"Slice-of-life characters and fast-paced plotting give a cinematic feel to this tale of modern terror." (
Library Journal )
"Psychologically intense, this well-crafted horror tale isn't for the faint of heart." (
Romantic BookClub Magazine )
"The supernatural menace is splendidly vicious and malignant. The Overnight is a worthy addition to Campbell's mythic body of work." (
Michael Marano on SciFi.com )
"A deliciously creepy bookstore nightmare." (
Denver Post )
Product Description
The bookstore’s shelves are put in order every night, but every morning, books are found lying all over the floor, many damp and damaged beyond repair. The store’s computers keep acting up, and even when the machines are off, they seem to glow with a spectral gray light. Things soon go from bad to worse. A salesclerk abruptly loses his ability to read. One employee accuses another of making sexual advances. A hit-and-run in the parking lot claims a life. The security monitors display half-seen things crawling between the stacks. Desperate to pass a company inspection, the manager musters his staff for an overnight inventory. When the last customers reluctantly depart, leaving almost-visible trails of slime shining behind them, the doors are locked, sealing the staff inside for a final orgy of shelving. The damp, grey, silent things that have been lurking in the basement and hiding in the fog may move slowly, but they are inexorable. This bookstore is the doorway to a hell unlike any other.
