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Adam L.G. Nevill

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in Birmingham, The United Kingdom

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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 and No One Gets Out Alive into feature films and more of his work is currently in development for the screen.

The author lives in Devon, England.

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Average rating: 3.61 · 108,535 ratings · 15,643 reviews · 78 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ritual 3.56 avg rating — 34,872 ratings — published 2011 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Days 3.71 avg rating — 15,624 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reddening 3.55 avg rating — 8,157 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No One Gets Out Alive 3.65 avg rating — 7,054 ratings — published 2014 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vessel 3.70 avg rating — 6,408 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cunning Folk 3.79 avg rating — 5,596 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apartment 16 3.20 avg rating — 6,425 ratings — published 2010 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Fiends of Hell 3.87 avg rating — 4,495 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Small Shadows 3.36 avg rating — 3,841 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before You Sleep: Three Horrors 3.46 avg rating — 3,633 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“...there is something demoniac in human nature that we are unable to stop revering.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

tags: human-nature

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“Hell was a living place inside every membrane of flesh that temporarily passed itself off as human.”
― Adam Nevill, Apartment 16

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“What I am I wished to be, and what I wished to be I am.”
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“Hell was a living place inside every membrane of flesh that temporarily passed itself off as human.”
― Adam Nevill, Apartment 16

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“After millions of years of evolution, we start stupid cults of celebrity and feed the egos of maniacs until they take our money, fuck us in the arse, and then cut our throats. We should be cutting their throats!”
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“...there is something demoniac in human nature that we are unable to stop revering.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

tags: human-nature

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“What I am I wished to be, and what I wished to be I am.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

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“The greatest treasures were most often guarded by the slyest and cruellest dragons.”
― Adam Nevill, House of Small Shadows

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