James Herbert has passed away

[FayKnights]

Just that really. I really enjoyed his early books.

[bishboschone]

Oh me too .. I loved his books!

[weighingitallup]

I made a genuine :( face and DP just asked me what was up. I enjoyed his books too although i have to say that his recent offering "ash" was just awful, quite possibly the worst book I have read. Maybe he wasn't well when he wrote it, i did wonder :( sad news

[Mrsrobertduvall]

Very sad...didn't think he was particularly old.

[FayKnights]

69, which does seem young, he went peacefully. I don't think he's been well for a few years. Shame Ash wasn't great, it's so disappointing when a favourite author goes downhill, I had the same thing with Jilly Cooper.

[WestieMamma]

Very sad indeed. He was my favourite horror writer. I remember 20+ years ago reading The Fog. We lived near the river at the time and one morning it was so misty that I was too scared to go into work so phoned in sick.

[ripsishere]

Shame. i remember 'The Rats' being passed around at school and always always falling open at certain pages...

[Flobbadobs]

Has anyone read Portent? That's one of my favourites along with The ghosts of Sleath and Shrine.
Was Ash really bad? Haven't heard much about it, I assume it was another David Ash book..

[WestieMamma]

I didn't like Portent. It didn't make any sense to me. Shrine on the other hand could only be read in small bursts because it was so scary. One of his best I think. The bit in the chapel with the evil ghost nuns frightened the life out of me.