Banquet of the Damned by Adam Nevill ~ Started: 26.06.10 ~ Finished: 04.07.10
Synopsis ~
Few believed Professor Coldwell was in touch with an unseen world - that he could commune with spirits. But in Scotland's oldest university town something has passed from darkness into light. And now the young are being haunted by night terrors. And those who are visited, disappear. This is certainly not a place for outsiders, especially at night. So what chance do a rootless musician and burnt-out explorer have of surviving their entanglement with an ageless supernatural evil and the ruthless cult that worships it? This chilling occult thriller is both an homage to the great age of British ghost stories and a pacy modern tale of diabolism and witchcraft.
I bought 'Banquet of Damned' after reading our very own Michelle's fantastic review last year, of course, as always with me, the book sat on my shelf waiting to be read, what can I say?, I have a very short attention span sometimes and forget about the books I have to read.
I decided to read 'Banquet of the Damned' after reading another great review of Michelle's of Adam Nevill's current book ~ 'Apartment 16' (which I ordered and I am now waiting for to be delivered) and I was not disappointed, 'Banquet of the Damned' is a excellent supernatural story, it has everything, suspense, terror, things that go bump in the night, everything I expect from a good supernatural book. What I liked the most about 'Banquet of the Damned' was how original it was in its story, its set in the most unlikely of places, St Andrews in Scotland, I also enjoyed that it was psychological horror, there is definitely something terrorising people but you only catch glimpses of it, the idea of the 'tall man' is more scary than actually seeing him face on.
An excellent supernatural story, which gave me chills, fast paced and enjoyable.