John Llewellyn Probert is the author of more than a hundred published short stories, several novellas, and the novels The House That Death Built and Unnatural Acts. His first short story collection, The Faculty of Terror, won the Children of the Night award for Best Work of Gothic Fiction, and he won the British Fantasy Award for his novella The Nine Deaths of Dr Valentine. Everything he is up to writing-wise can be found at www.johnlprobert.com. Stephen Jones is one of Britain's most acclaimed horror and dark fantasy writers and editors, with more than 140 books to his credit. He is a Hugo Award nominee and the winner of three World Fantasy Awards, three International Horror Guild Awards, four Bram Stoker Awards, twenty-one British Fantasy Awards, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers Association. You can visit his web site at www.stephenjoneseditor.com or follow him on Facebook at Stephen Jones-Editor. He lives in London, England.
A grisly, gripping tale of terror with roots in medieval English history and Lovecraftian horror. Zombies and Cthulhu--need I say more? This novel takes elements from the Zombie Apocalypse! series and weaves them expertly with elements from the H.P. Lovecraft mythos to bring us an energetic and detailed view of a world teetering on the brink of destruction by way of the eldritch gods. This one is a winner, bringing together two horror genres successfully and never compromising on the details or fear-inducing situations. Probert evokes horrors with cinematic vividness. A smashing, wild ride that should be on your reading list. The pieces of a truly great ghost story are all present, with the added fun of the exploits of [the Lovecraft Squad]. Horror fans will enjoy this one. Smartly combining Lovecraftian and classical mythologies, Probert does an excellent job of creating a suspenseful and often horrific atmosphere without indulging in gratuitous gore or violence. Fans of Lovecraft and horror should enjoy. One of our field's most celebrated horror editors. Stephen Jones keeps his severed finger on horror's pulse. A journey into the stratosphere of the horror genre, where the bizarre and grotesque are indistinguishable from the sublime and underlying it all is a fearsome engine of metaphysics. A tour de force that dazzles with the wealth of invention and the sheer spectacle committed to the page, with characters and reader never given a moment to catch their breath. I loved every minute of this book.