Harrowgate

by Daniel H. Gower

A chance encounter with dead blonde beauty Ashley Herrin leads an artist to paint the entrance to Hell and then follow Ashley on a dark journey

Genres: Horror

385 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 2, 1993

Reviews

[Debra]

Stephen King endorsed the entire Dell Abyss Horror line. Here is his blurb:

"Thank you for introducing me to the remarkable line of novels currently being issued under Dell's Abyss imprint. I have given a great many blurbs over the last twelve years or so, but this one marks two firsts: first unsolicited blurb (I called you) and the first time I have blurbed a whole line of books. In terms of quality, production, and plain old story-telling reliability (that's the bottom line, isn't it), Dell's new line is amazingly satisfying...a rare and wonderful bargain for readers. I hope to be looking into the Abyss for a long time to come."

[Thomas · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh. I had low expectations for this book after finishing The Orpheus Process, and I'm still disappointed. It has the sexism and misogyny one would expect from a horror novel from this era; women are "chicks" or "babes", and are all judged on their attractiveness. To make it worse, the plot wanders all over the place, and the language is stilted and hard to take seriously. I mean, what writer comes up with "To suffer and cause others pain is simply our lot as upright beasts not long out of the jungle" and expects readers not to roll their eyes?