RIP James Herbert

[Lankyseagull]

Just heard the sad news. Great author.

James Herbert dies aged 69 | Books | The Guardian

 

[Dan Gleeballs]

Fantastic author. Loved his books. RIP

 

[blueandwhitestripes]

RIP Jim, loved your books

 

[screamadelica]

Just heard the sad news. Great author.

James Herbert dies aged 69 | Books | The Guardian

The secret of Crickley hall is my favourite ,RIP great man your story telling was fantastic

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Top horror writer. I have all of his books. Will be sorely missed.

 

[birthofanorange]

Nooooooo!!!! RIP Mr. Herbert

 

[The Modfather]

Great writer.

RIP

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Bloody shame, too young. RIP

 

[Eggmundo]

Wow that's a shock. Local (ish) bloke as well I believe.

Loved his books, read them all. Will be missed.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Very sad. Great writer. RIP

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Met him last Wednesday and he was looking quite frail i have to say. Still totally stunned to hear the news though; he was my literary hero & a top bloke. Sad news... :-(

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I remember reading "the Rats" to bits in the 70s...he has had a couple of decent outings since but nothing that gripped me with feverish terror like that one.

I read an article about him in the Fortean Times recently where it was stated he only ever had one paranormal experience,he saw a ghost in a sunlit garden,and now...he is one.

 

[JBizzle]

Very sad indeed. Read most of his books and they've all terrified me. The Magic Cottage and The Rats in particular... Oh yeah, Others and Once too.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Sad news, he was my favourite author as a teenager.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

The Rats- Read it as a teenager. Great mix of horror and sex. Also good was The Fog.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

I've only just found this out as well. Absolutely gutted. I've had the pleasure to meet him on a number of occasions and he was a kind & humble man.

A terrific author who will be mised.

RIP James

 

[Willy Dangle]

The Rats- Read it as a teenager. Great mix of horror and sex. Also good was The Fog.

Yep I was about 12 and never went out for weeks.

 

[Smirko]

MAybe the rats got him by a fluke...

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

Wow that's a shock. Local (ish) bloke as well I believe.

Loved his books, read them all. Will be missed.

Lived in Woodmancote.

'The Dark' was my favourite book of his.

RIP James.

 

[OzMike]

My brother used to work on his cars.
Sad news indeed, I read all of the early stuff but later on it got a bit samey.
In the film version of The Magic Cottage we got to see Kate Beckinsale naked, I will always thank him for that because if he did not write the book they would not have made the film.
My favorite book of his was The Survivor, great book but s**t film adaptation.