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    Prey: blood-curdling horror from a true master

    By Graham Masterton

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    There's something in the attic of Fortyfoot House.

    Something that rustles. Something that scampers and scratches. Something with fur, far more terrifying than a rat.

    Recently divorced, David Williams takes a job restoring Fortyfoot House, a dilapidated 19th-century orphanage, hoping to find peace of mind and get to know his young son. But then he hears the scratching noises in the attic. And he sees long-dead people walking across the lawn.

    Does Fortyfoot House exist in today, yesterday, or tomorrow – or all three at once? Only one thing is certain – it is a house with a dark secret that threatens to send David's world hurling into a living nightmare. A nightmare that only David himself can prevent – if he can escape the thing in the attic.

    'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' PETER JAMES.

    'A true master of horror' JAMES HERBERT.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHead of Zeus
    Release dateMay 18, 2017
    ISBN9781786695550
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    Prey: blood-curdling horror from a true master
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    Graham Masterton

    Graham Masterton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1946. He worked as a newspaper reporter before taking over joint editorship of the British editions of Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. His debut novel, The Manitou, was published in 1976 and sold over one million copies in its first six months. It was adapted into the 1978 film starring Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Michael Ansara, and Burgess Meredith. Since then, Masterton has written over seventy-five horror novels, thrillers, and historical sagas, as well as published four collections of short stories and edited Scare Care, an anthology of horror stories for the benefit of abused children. He and his wife, Wiescka, have three sons. They live in Cork, Ireland, where Masterton continues to write.  

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    • 5/5
      Not at all what I was expecting and that is a very good thing. It was easy early on to see that Prey would take on several Lovecraftian themes, especially since the beginning pages give it a "The Rats in the Walls" kind of feel. Taking place on the Isle of Wright, Prey follows a father and son--as well as a young drifter--as they live in a home that the father is renovating for the future owners. During their stay there, they find that the house has a supernatural past and that time itself is in flux inside of the house, connecting it with its original owners, who were known to have caused the disappearance of several children for unknown means.Definitely a must for Masterton fans, as well as those who love the works of H.P. Lovecraft, who is creator of the main force that the characters must struggle against. I absolutely love this book.
    • 4/5
      Although this book seemed a bit 'long drawn out' in places it is an excellent novel which I thought quite original. David William and his son move to the Isle of Wight in order to do some restoration and decorating work at Fortyfoot House. However, all is not what it seems when they hear scratching in the walls and attic and see glimpses of a bygone age. The terror mounts when the 'rat' they heard turns out to be not a rat at all and is, in fact, only one piece of a diabolical puzzle which threatens David, his son, the locals and even the earth itself.
    • 3/5
      Eine düstere und unheimliche Lektüre für Fans von H.P. Lovecraft und Leute, die es werden wollen.
    • 5/5
      I typically read late at night, often laying in bed just before falling asleep when the rest of the house is quiet. This was one of those rare books that actually gave me chills as I read. There were parts I was actually frightened. Graham spins a great yarn. Time spent on atmosphere was just about perfect. Not too much that it overwhelmed you, but not too little either where it would have felt like being narrated to. This felt like I was actually living this novel, despite the farout premise. There were a few confusing parts towards the end where it was a bit easy to get lost and honestly, the first few chapters felt like the were moving slowly, but once taken in the context of the entire novel, worked perfectly. I highly recommend this book. I have one more of Masterton’s books sitting on my shelf now waiting to be read and if it is anywhere near as good as this one, I will be picking up more of them in the future.