'John Blackburn is today's master of horror, and this latest novel, about a village gripped by the culmination of ancient vileness, induces proper shivers.
' - Times Literary Supplement 'He is certainly the best British novelist in his field and deserves the widest recognition.
' - Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural ' A] stylish, genuinely chilling author .
undoubtedly one of England's best practicing novelists in the tradition of the thriller novel.
' - St.
James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers For centuries, the small English village of Dunstonholme has been the scene of mysterious tragedies.
Local lore traces these strange events back to the year 1300, when a sect of Christian heretics known as the Children of Paul were involved in a bloody massacre.
Since that time, there have been railway disasters, mining accidents, shipwrecks, and other terrible happenings.
Now a wave of suspicious deaths has the locals on edge and looking for explanations.
Tom Allen and adventurer J.
Moldon Mott think they know what is behind the killings: an ancient evil, dating back seven hundred years, lies hidden underground .
and it is preparing to emerge to the surface .
John Blackburn (1923-1993), the author of twenty-eight bestselling thrillers, has been hailed by The Times Literary Supplement as 'today's master of horror.
' In his classic Children of the Night (1966), reprinted here for the first time in 40 years, Blackburn updates medieval legends and folklore to create a bone-chilling tale of modern-day horror that is among his very best.
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Valancourt Books Children of the night, paperback/john blackburn
