Adam L.G. Nevill's Blog, page 10

FOUR NEW SPANISH EDITIONS OF MY HORRORS, PUBLISHED 2023

Ola! New editions of my horrors are published in Spanish by Minotauro.

Apartmento 16, El Ritual & El Fin De Los Dias are available now. La Casa De Las Sombras drops April 2023.

Loving the cover aesthetic & I hope to be in Spain to support them this summer too.More information at Minotauro here.

THE VESSEL INSPIRED ARTWORK BY DEVIN FORST

'Mother, Creator, Destroyer' inspired by The Vessel. An illustration by Devin Forst, an artist from Pennsylvania with an interesting and often eerie style.I think the illustration's great and it makes me think of an old book for children that should exist but doesn't.I've ordered a print for my office wall.Links to Devin's site below:https://devinforstillustration.com/https://www.inprnt.com/.../devi.../mother-creator-destroyer/

WINNER OF THE HAPPY GOAT HORROR AWARD 2022!

I was very chuffed to be the recipient of the Happy Goat Horror award for 2022! An unusual and imaginative award, for two of my books, that will sit on the shelves above my desk and gaze down at me (until my Nipper attempts a relocation to the Beanie Boos - though the goat may come back to me once a coven has formed amongst the unicorns).

Happy Goat Horror are a relatively new reviewing website but have already produced a significant number of reviews, supporting new horror releases, and appraising classics in the field, and all since last August. And long may they caper.Thank you Goat Team!Their main review site.

You can follow them on Facebook here.

DREAMS AND SHADOWS - AN EXPLORATION OF THE NOVELS OF ADAM NEVILL

Well, the critical footprint that my horrors have impressed upon the sand has been faint, if not skeletal (though critical studies are not things that I've expected or courted and they also give me the fear). My books, however, have been mentioned in a couple of non-fiction books about modern horror, there is an essay by S.T. Joshi on a few of the novels, and they've even been written about in a couple of PhD thesis'. But never have they been the subject of an exclusive critical appraisal, until now.

Reviewer and writer, Anthony Watson, has written an exploration of my horror novels and an appreciation of them, for which I am most grateful and also flattered.'Dreams and Shadows' is now available in four formats - hardback, paperback and eBook.

And I offer a two horn salute to all who support the book.

Anthony's website Dark Musings.

Available in the US here

Available in the UK here

CHRISTOPHER FOWLER REMEMBERED

Saddened to hear of Christopher Fowler's passing. I hadn't seen Chris for a few years and mainly knew him from the period when I lived in London, attended Fantasycon every year and rarely missed a BFS Open Night in Holborn or London Bridge. Chris often invited me to his book launches too, with drinks afterwards at the Phoenix on the Charing Cross Road and we once did an event together in Foyles.My fondest memory was a lock-in with him, in a pub, after an Open Night. I was a relatively new writer with one book to my name and I'd been reading Chris for years - his books were stalwarts in the horror section of Waterstones in the 90s when I lived in Brum - and I looked up to him as an established author and couldn't quite believe that I was chatting horror with him after hours in a pub.When Apartment 16 was published, and that was a big deal for me, Chris had read the book and came and shared some of the kindest words a veteran writer has ever said to me. It was a real moment of confirmation that I treasure.The last book of his I read was 'Nyctophobia', his highly atmospheric and sensory ghost story set in Spain. One of the best I read that year and I'm surprised it's not more well known.I was always impressed with how much he wrote, the quality of his work, as well as his leading an interesting life at the same time. He was an example of how writing hard but also living a full life is not only possible but essential.Fondly remembered and a real loss to British fantasy.Chris wrote an excellent and eccentric blog too that will remain online - check it out here.[I think this picture was taken in The Phoenix after Solaris's End of the Line launch - really captured the vibe of that time for me. I think Jon Oliver was holding the camera, or Jenny Hill]

THE RITUAL - ANALYSIS AT COLLIDER

A really good appreciation of The Ritual film at Collider, as part of their series about adaptations. We kneel in thanks!

THE REDDENING - REVIEWED BY NPCLIFE

The Red Abides! NPCLife digs into The Reddening to excavate drug rings, hellhounds and human sacrifice. A very good investigation it is too.The Red Folk ululate in appreciation!Full review down here.

HOUSE OF SMALL SHADOWS TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH, PUBLISHED BY MINOTAURO

House of Small Shadows has been translated into Spanish! My fourth novel published by Minotauro. The other three novels get new editions in 2023 too (A16, Ritual and Last Days).When I heard the news, I might have applauded with my small wooden hands.

THE RITUAL (FILM) MAKES INTERESTING COLLIDER LIST

Heart-warmed to see Collider feature 'The Ritual' alongside these heavy weights in horror cinema. Nice list to get on.

"Though the screenplay changes some things around, it mostly retains the same sense of visceral terror that comes along with being lost in the woods while confronted with things that are larger than yourself."

THE VESSEL REVIEWED AT THE TORONTO STAR & MONSTER LIBRARIAN

"Genuinely creepy and thought-provoking, and the narrative momentum will probably carry you to the end in one sitting."

We rise in thanks to James Grainger at The Toronto Star, for reviewing The Vessel!

And we give thanks to Dave Simms at Monster Librarian too!

"An utterly enveloping read" Dave Simms, Monster Librarian.