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    Ritual: heart-pounding horror from a true master

    By Graham Masterton

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    A shocking horror story of religion, mystery and cannibalism.

    When a restaurant critic and his son visit the little town of Allen's Corners in rural Connecticut, they are in for a shock. In the mood to try something different they stop at Le Reposoir, unaware that most of the meals on the menu are not the a-la-carte range they're used to.

    Because Allen's Corner has a secret. A secret that will eat you alive...

    '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
    ISBN9781786695628
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    Ritual: heart-pounding 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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    • 4/5
      Restaurant critic Charles McLean and his teenage son Martin are traveling around Connecticut. Charles is reviewing restaurants, and Martin is bored. They discover Le Reposoir in Allen's Corners, a restaurant that Charles has never heard of and is eager to review. He becomes even more eager when he discovers it is private, by invitation only and there seems to be no way to get an invitation. Meanwhile Martin has been talking to a mysterious dwarf, and he runs away one night while his father is otherwise occupied. Charles is frantic to discover what has become of his son, but somehow nobody believes him that Martin is missing. Charles uncovers a connection to Le Reposoir, and demands to see his son. Le Reposoir isn't just a restaurant, its a religion, and the devotees of this religion consume their own flesh unto death in preperation for meeting God. Martin has joined and doesn't want to leave. Will he eat himself to meet God? Or will Charles save him? Time is running out.
    • 5/5
      Wretchingly gorey! One of the greatest horror books I've ever read.
    • 3/5
      Charlie McLean is a restaurant critic who is on the road constantly, eating his way around America for a company that makes up guidebooks. A non-custodial parent, he now has his son, Martin, with him for three weeks, in an attempt for them to get to know each other. An encounter at a (bad) roadside diner leads him on a quest to find Le Reposoir, a secret, private dining club. While he’s seeking this, a member of a cult religion is talking with Martin…and convincing him theirs is the One True Religion. Not only that, but Martin is their Savior. When Martin disappears, Charlie is surprised to find how extensive this cult is and how much power they have… and their Second Coming is NOW.This is typical 80s gore fest, although it does have some interesting quirks that make it stand apart from the chain saw gang. The cult’s religious thesis is a new one. I’m afraid I just couldn’t manage to like Charlie; there is nothing wrong with him but he just rubbed me the wrong way, although he did the right things in the end. The author’s portrayal of women is annoying; they don’t seem real at all, just ornaments for Charlie to have sex with. But the book held my attention, although it seriously dragged in the middle. Three stars.