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About Adam Nevill
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' (2016) and 'No One Gets Out Alive' (2020) into feature films and several other works are currently in development for the screen.
Adam also offers three free books to readers of horror: 'Cries from the Crypt', downloadable from his website, and 'Before You Sleep' and 'Before You Wake' are available from major online retailers.
The author lives in Devon, England. More information about the author and his books is available at: www.adamlgnevill.com
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Blog postLuke at the end, by Ira Shilova.
And The Ritual by Johnny Rainis.
To each I bow with thanks.
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Blog postFlattered to see one of my horrors included in this Top 50 from Esquire. And a surprising choice too - I don't often see my 2010 novel mentioned online.
A two horned salute from me to Esquire and Neil McRobert.
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Blog postFrom artist Steve Sangapore's collection: Modern Icon. "I recently created a sculpture that is currently on display for a gallery show in Boston titled "We Do Not Say its Name (Inspired by The Ritual)". The effigy sculpture was inspired by both The Ritual's book description and the movie's visual depiction. My current series titled Modern Icon and the ideas it explores seemed to be the perfect direction for the creation of the sculpture. The effigy sits on an Eastern-style altar w3 months ago Read more
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Blog postAmazon UK are running a promo on the Cunning Folk eBook. One week left to pick it up at a reduced price - 99p! - right here. (Sorry - UK only)4 months ago Read more
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Blog postFrom Ben Long at Puzzlebox Horror, on Wyrd and Other Derelictions:
"the wordsmith and the horror lover in me absolutely enjoyed what Nevill is trying to accomplish here, and I think he manages to knock it out of the park. The collection is a mashup of cult/alien/creature stories, all very strange and eerie in their telling. Though they follow a similar narrative style, they are all different enough to stand on their own. Each has at least one scene (usually the ending)4 months ago Read more -
Blog postA real pleasure and honour to have contributed a story (reprint of my long Lovecraftian story, 'Call the Name') to this collection that addresses the most important issue facing every living thing on the planet. Salute to Seán O'Connor for enduring droughts, pestilences, storms, famines and near extinction to create a book that really matters. Making books is hard and fraught but take a look at the contributors he's drawn in. Respect. #revelations #climateaction #seanoconnor #horror #4 months ago Read more
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Blog post"Just when you think you have discovered the final rotting onion of dread in Cunning Folk, Nevill pulls away another layer to show there is no end to the cosmic horror he has created. The conclusion to the story is both inevitable yet nonetheless astonishing. This is a story of obsession, control, and that typical human territoriality that poisons relationships the world over. It is also a tale of parenthood, responsibility and sacrificial love." Naked but daubed in ash, we dance aroun4 months ago Read more
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Blog postAt the cinema and from the streamers, I've enjoyed a tremendous year of horror cinema and I was absorbed by the following films & shows (where possible I've included my streamer source but this, as you know, often changes, and they're listed in no particular order of preference):
Saint Maud: madness and dread - Shudder
Impetigore: ghastly, atmospheric folk horror from Indonesia - Shudder
Anything for Jackson - infernal chaos - Shudder
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Blog postDelighted to see the Sow's face on here (Cunning Folk). And a huge salute to Tony Jones & Horror DNA!
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Blog postAfter consulting my reading diary I can see that I read fewer books in 2021 that any other since 2009. 62. Available slots to slope away with a book in late afternoon, first thing in the morning, or after dinner were most often swamped with work. I had a dry start too; two months of reading books that I admired while feeling disengaged from them. Rereading a few old favourites unlocked my receptivity. Since then I've read a lot of transporting stories, engaging ideas and some great writing.4 months ago Read more
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Blog postI have a really good chew here, with Janine Pipe, about my films, success and failure as a writer, writing NOGOA & Cunning Folk, Sam Araya's art, the creatures in the films and which one would win in a fight! And so much more! We get through bone and deep into the marrow.
"Like everyone in creative industries, we’re all walking along one of those thin, wooden suspension bridges, supported by old fraying rope, above a rocky gorge. The view below is sickening. The slender cha5 months ago Read more -
Blog post"Just wait until you get to the chainsaw scene."
I'm not known for writing power tool scenes but this one was derived from two true stories recounted to me.
Full review from Hayley Newlin here:
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Blog postThe "old friends" continue to find readers and encourage discussion. Interesting "scary study" by Connor McAleese.
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Blog post"In the aftermath of just one of the increasingly terrible encounters with his neighbors, Tom is despondent: “In the silence of his old house, Tom sinks to the floor and sits still.” That’s the point you’ve come to as a reader, right there beside Tom on a dusty floor knowing there isn’t an answer. You’re just fucked, plain and simple." Bowing my horned head in thanks to Stuart Monroe @ Get On My Damn Level. Full review here:5 months ago Read more
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Blog postI have a long and detailed chat here, with Sean Kitching at The Quietus, about the weird and magic, around their joint investigation into 'No One Gets Out Alive' and 'Cunning Folk'. "Having exhibited an uncanny prescience with 2015s Lost Girl, in which a global coronavirus pandemic spreads from bat urine in a Chinese wet market, Nevill’s two new projects concern the need for home and for territory" “I think what I am currently striving for, is the sense of something vaster, more cosmic5 months ago Read more
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Blog post"Sharply written, gripping and as black as sin" James Bennet. Read the full review here. For this review, a rite will be performed to protect James Bennet and Gingernuts from maleficium.5 months ago Read more
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Blog post"In perfect time for the change of the seasons from all things green and alive to brown and dying along with the reduction of daylight hours comes Adam Nevill’s latest novel, CUNNING FOLK. In it Nevill repeats and very possibly surpasses his past successes in folk horror, THE RITUAL (2011) and THE REDDENING (2019), both of which I have reviewed in the past. Moving into their first home in rural South West England, Tom and Fiona with their four-year-old daughter, Gracey, have no idea of the5 months ago Read more
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Blog postRitual Limited rolls east. Joining the Russian edition, The Reddening has been translated into Czech by knihydobrovsky!5 months ago Read more
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Blog postAnd finally, the audiobook for Cunning Folk has manifested at Amazon & Audible.
For a story about curses and the accursed this edition alone must have triggered some foul sorcery. Two months of recording and rerecording with the company I commissioned to create the book. Totally let down by the distributor, followed by tech' difficulties with levels ... eventually the recordings are sound and I am forced to manually upload the book (missing the entire point of paying someone els5 months ago Read more -
Blog post"One scene in particular, and it's immediate aftermath felt like a hammer-blow to the psyche. It's not an unearned shock, or done solely for effect. It's a shock that's been carefully planned and built up to. From that point on it's almost impossible to put the book down." Marc's Books
We dance round the barrow backwards to dispel your curses, Marc Francis.
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Blog post"The claustrophobic fears, tension and despair of the characters feel real. No one is safe and no one is protected. It’s a study of a man’s descent into madness but also a testament of a father’s love." Read by Dusk. Full review here:6 months ago Read more
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Blog post"It was great honestly, to be shooting a film and doing what I love when the whole world was pretty much collapsing, I was just very happy to have the opportunity to be where I love."
Read the full interview here.
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Blog post"Grotesqueries are stock in trade for Adam and the manifestations within Cunning Folk are a fine addition to his monstrous menagerie." Dark Musings reviews Cunning Folk. Another incredibly detailed review/essay on one of my books by Anthony Watson. In the sacred grove we conduct a rite to remove all curses from you, Anthony.6 months ago Read more
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Blog postSaluting all you reviewers for your fabulous Cunning Folk displays and reviews. I massively appreciate them and it's always a thrill to read your thoughts on my new books. As a writer who exists by word-of-mouth amongst readers of horror, I can't put a price on this interest and support.
And from out there on the web, here is a selection of reviews for the new novel that have been very satisfying to read. I do something new with each book so never really know how they're going to be recei6 months ago Read more -
Blog postThe Eloquent Page reviews Cunning Folk. I slip on an animal mask and perform a rite in thanks. Full review here. #cunningfolk #folkhorror #adamnevill6 months ago Read more
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Blog postI have two dogs in the fight this year. We watch 'The Ritual' every Halloween anyway, but we've a special double bill tonight. And by all means join us. Happy Halloween, fiends!
#NoOneGetsOutAliveFilm #netflixmovie #NetflixFilm #TheRitual #imaginarium6 months ago Read more -
Blog postWhile I was working last week, the girls were building an effigy of a pagan god in the living room. And didn't they do well!
It's since occupied a chair and refuses to budge. I kneel before it nightly.
Soon it will be take its place in the porch and I anticipate fewer trick or treaters this year as a result of its presence (& doubt I'll need to break into the bags of carrots, sprouts or radishes). But those who are brave enough to come forward and request a bounty will all lowe6 months ago Read more -
Blog post"Pure dread and 100% folklore horror that takes the simple act of a family buying a house and quickly flips every bit of happiness and sunshine on its head." Steve Stred
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Blog post"Making my first feature was a big leap for me. I grew a lot as a filmmaker in the process of making NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE. Working with much larger teams and with new people from across the world was certainly an amazing experience I will never forget."
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Blog post“Cunning Folk” gets under the skin from the first page, the story infused with mordant humour and grotesquely apt images of confinement, frustration and otherworldly power." James Grainger.
Full review here.
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Titles By Adam Nevill
No home is heaven with hell next door.
Money's tight and their new home is a fixer-upper. Deep in rural South West England, with an ancient wood at the foot of the garden, Tom and his family are miles from anywhere and anyone familiar. His wife, Fiona, was never convinced that buying the money-pit at auction was a good idea. Not least because the previous owner committed suicide. Though no one can explain why.
Within days of crossing the threshold, when hostilities break out with the elderly couple next door, Tom's dreams of future contentment are threatened by an escalating tit-for-tat campaign of petty damage and disruption.
Increasingly isolated and tormented, Tom risks losing his home, everyone dear to him and his mind. Because, surely, only the mad would suspect that the oddballs across the hedgerow command unearthly powers. A malicious magic even older than the eerie wood and the strange barrow therein. A hallowed realm from where, he suspects, his neighbours draw a hideous power.
“Nevill has crafted some of the tensest scariest horror this reviewer has read in years” SFX
“Adam Nevill excels at making nightmares real” The Guardian
When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With limited experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse. But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient artefacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry floors. The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. As the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn't come easy among these ancient trees . . .
Winner of the August Derleth award, Last Days is a chilling and terrifying novel from master of horror, Adam Nevill.
The Temple of the Last Days. The brutal cult with a history of murder, sex and occult dealings destroyed itself during one night of ritualistic violence decades ago. Or so they thought...
Kyle Freeman is an indie film-maker with no money and few options, so when he lands a commission to make a documentary about The Temple of the Last Days he jumps at the chance. Little does he know that his investigation into the cult's bloody history will lead him into the darkest places he's ever been.
As they travel from the London and France to Arizona tracing the path of the cult, uncanny events, out-of-body experiences, ghastly artefacts and visits by the merciless 'old friends' plague Kyle and his one-man crew. They soon discover the power of the cult's terrible legacy, and that it may be too late for them to escape...
Some doors are better left closed . . .
In Barrington House, an upmarket block in London, there is an empty apartment. No one goes in, no one comes out. And it has been that way for fifty years. Until the night watchman hears a disturbance after midnight and investigates. What he experiences is enough to change his life forever.
A young American woman, Apryl, arrives at Barrington House. She's been left an apartment by her mysterious Great Aunt Lillian who died in strange circumstances. Rumours claim Lillian was mad. But her diary suggests she was implicated in a horrific and inexplicable event decades ago.
Determined to learn something of this eccentric woman, Apryl begins to unravel the hidden story of Barrington House. She discovers that a transforming, evil force still inhabits the building. And the doorway to Apartment 16 is a gateway to something altogether more terrifying . . .
Apartment 16 is another gripping novel full of suspense and horror from Adam Nevill, twice winner of the August Derleth award.
*Now a major motion picture on Netflix!*
When Stephanie moves to the notoriously cheap Perry Bar neighborhood of Birmingham, she's just happy to find an affordable room for rent that's large enough not to deserve her previous room's nickname, "the cell." The eccentric — albeit slightly overly-friendly — landlord seems nice and welcoming enough, the ceilings are high, and all of the other tenants are also girls. Things aren't great, but they're stable. Or at least that's what she tells herself when she impulsively hands over enough money to cover the first month's rent and decides to give it a go.
But soon after she becomes uneasy about her rash decision. She hears things in the night. Feels them. Things...or people...who aren't there in the light. Who couldn't be there, because after-all, her door is locked every night, and the key is still in place in the morning. Concern soon turns to terror when the voices she hears and presence she feels each night become hostile. It's clear that something very bad has happened in this house. And something even worse is happening now. Stephanie has to find a way out, before whatever's going on in the house finds her first.
Adam Nevill's No One Gets Out Alive will chill you straight through to the core — a cold, merciless, fear-inducing nightmare to the last page. A word of caution, don't read this one in the dark.
House of Small Shadows is the disturbing novel about a modern phobia from award-winning author Adam Nevill.
The Red House: home to the damaged genius of the late M. H. Mason, master taxidermist and puppeteer, where he lived and created some of his most disturbing works. The building and its treasure trove of antiques is long forgotten, but the time has come for his creations to rise from the darkness.
Catherine Howard can't believe her luck when she's invited to value the contents of the house. When she first sees the elaborate displays of posed, costumed and preserved animals and macabre puppets, she's both thrilled and terrified. It's an opportunity to die for.
But the Red House has secrets, secrets as dreadful and dark as those from Catherine's own past. At night the building comes alive with noises and movements: footsteps, and the fleeting glimpses of small shadows on the stairs. And soon the barriers between reality, sanity and nightmare begin to collapse . . .
One million years of evolution didn't change our nature. Nor did it bury the horrors predating civilisation. Ancient rites, old deities and savage ways can reappear in the places you least expect.
Lifestyle journalist Katrine escaped past traumas by moving to a coast renowned for seaside holidays and natural beauty. But when a vast hoard of human remains and prehistoric artefacts is discovered in nearby Brickburgh, a hideous shadow engulfs her life.
Helene, a disillusioned lone parent, lost her brother, Lincoln, six years ago. Disturbing subterranean noises he recorded prior to vanishing, draw her to Brickburgh's caves. A site where early humans butchered each other across sixty thousand years. Upon the walls, images of their nameless gods remain.
Amidst rumours of drug plantations and new sightings of the mythical red folk, it also appears that the inquisitive have been disappearing from this remote part of the world for years. A rural idyll where outsiders are unwelcome and where an infernal power is believed to linger beneath the earth. A timeless supernormal influence that only the desperate would dream of confronting. But to save themselves and those they love, and to thwart a crimson tide of pitiless barbarity, Kat and Helene are given no choice. They were involved and condemned before they knew it.
The Reddening is an epic story of folk and prehistoric horrors written by Adam Nevill, the author of The Ritual, Last Days, No One Gets Out Alive and the four times winner of The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel.
Adam Nevill's best early horror stories are collected here for the first time.
A bestial face appears at windows in the night.
In the big white house on the hill angels are said to appear.
A forgotten tenant in an isolated building becomes addicted to milk.
A strange goddess is worshipped by a home-invading disciple.
The least remembered gods still haunt the oldest forests.
Cannibalism occurs in high society at the end of the world.
The sainted undead follow their prophet to the Great Dead Sea.
A confused and vengeful presence occupies the home of a first-time buyer . . .
Praise for the author's first collection of horror stories, 'Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors:
"Great storytelling, but across a wider palate and range of styles than you might have expected, leading to some delightfully unexpected visions and hellscapes." Gingernuts of Horror
“There is not one single tale which feels less than the others, none which seem to be mere ‘filler’. They are beautifully crafted, original and complete works which nevertheless fit well together as arranged by the author.” This is Horror
"In 'Some Will Not Sleep' nothing is sacred, nothing is safe, and goodness me, if you like horror fiction you’re going to absolutely love every damn minute." Pop Mythology
"Eleven wonderfully macabre tales that cover the whole gamut of the horrific. The supernatural rubs shoulders with the bizarre, body horror and psychological trauma walk hand in hand." The Eloquent Page
"Verdict: A collection full of creeping dread, well worth a read. 9/10." SciFi Bulletin
"Some Will Not Sleep contains 11 short stories, 11 stories that takes you different times and places. 11 stories that will give you your fix of the macabre. 5 Stars" Terror Tree
"It isn’t often that I read a short story collection and enjoy every entry, but with this book I did." The Grim Reader
"There are eleven stories in the book, eight of which are written in first person narrative, and each and every one is a cracker – here you’ll find monsters (including those of the human variety), ghosts, arcane rituals and some of the most disturbing imagery." Anthony Watson
"An excellent collection, recommended for anyone interested in the current surge in weird fiction or short stories in general." Unsung Stories
Praise for Adam Nevill's novels:
"Modern storytelling ... and old school terror. Very scary, highly recommended." Jonathan Maberry, NYT bestselling author
"Adam Nevill is a spine-chiller in the classic tradition, a writer who draws you in from the world of the familiar, eases you into the world of terror, and then locks the door behind you." Michael Koryta, NYT Bestselling author
"One of the most subtle and powerful writers of dark fiction - a unique voice." Michael Marshall Smith, NYT Bestselling author)
"Chilling, disorienting, and deeply creepy." Scott Smith (author of 'The Ruins' on 'House of Small Shadows')
"Nevill is fast becoming Britain's answer to Stephen King.
Under a Watchful Eye by Adam Nevill is a supernatural thriller from the award-winning writer of The Ritual and Last Days.
Seb Logan is being watched. He just doesn't know by whom.
When the sudden appearance of a dark figure shatters his idyllic coastal life, he soon realizes that the murky past he thought he'd left behind has far from forgotten him. What's more unsettling is the strange atmosphere that engulfs him at every sighting, plunging his mind into a terrifying paranoia.
To be a victim without knowing the tormentor. To be despised without knowing the offence caused. To be seen by what nobody else can see. These are the thoughts which plague his every waking moment.
Imprisoned by despair, Seb fears his stalker is not working alone, but rather is involved in a wider conspiracy that threatens everything he has worked for. For there are doors in this world that open into unknown places. Places used by the worst kind of people to achieve their own ends. And once his investigation leads him to stray across the line and into mortal danger, he risks becoming another fatality in a long line of victims . . .
Something is missing from the silent places and worlds inside these stories. Something has been removed, taken flight, or been destroyed. Us.
Derelictions are weird tales that tell of aftermaths and of new and liminal places. Each location has witnessed catastrophe, infernal visitations, or unearthly transformations. But across these landscapes of murder, genocide and invasion, crucial evidence remains. And it is the task of the reader to sift through ruin and ponder the residual enigma, to behold and wonder at the full horror that was visited upon mankind.
A dead ship carries a terrible cargo across a black ocean. Below deck, signs of slaughter and devotion await to tell a ghastly tale.
On a barren and hostile shore a great ritual has been enacted successfully. The act of a god may have taken place. But what kind of deity did this?
An eerily silent campsite. No sign of life. Look closer and observe the grisly artefacts of annihilation.
In the very foundations of this dreadful house, was something supernormal called upon to abolish life so mercilessly?
Wyrd contains seven derelictions, original horror stories from the author of 'Hasty for the Dark' and 'Some Will Not Sleep' (winner of The British Fantasy Award for Best Collection).
Praise for Adam Nevill's short stories:
"Beautifully crafted, original and complete works." 'This is Horror' on 'Some Will Not Sleep'.
"His stories weave their way inside of your head and plant seeds of doubt and terror. He is a master of creating oppressive, creepy atmospheres and of taking your imagination to places you would rather he didn’t." 'The Grim Reader' on 'Hasty for the Dark'.
"In 'Some Will Not Sleep' nothing is sacred, nothing is safe, and goodness me, if you like horror fiction you’re going to absolutely love every damn minute." Pop Mythology.
Lost Girl is a dystopian nightmare from the master of horror Adam Nevill.
How far will he go to save his daughter? How far will he go to get revenge?
It's 2053 and climate change has left billions homeless and starving - easy prey for the pandemics that sweep across the globe, scything through the refugee populations. Easy prey, too, for the violent gangs
and people-smugglers who thrive in the crumbling world where 'King Death' reigns supreme.
The father's world went to hell two years ago. His four-year-old daughter was snatched from his garden when he should have been watching. The moments before her disappearance play in a perpetual loop in his mind. But the police aren't interested; amidst floods, hurricanes and global chaos, who cares about one more missing child? Now it's all down to him to find her, him alone . . .
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