the magic cottage james herbert synopsis

one hack hard-cover-Moon, 1986), this adult fairy tale of a young London couple who buy an enchanted cottage charms sufficiently to forgive even its silly wizard-villain. 14, 1987 The best horror yet from prolific and usually ho-hum Herbert (ten paperbacks-The Rats, Lair, etc. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. the magic cottage by James Herbert RELEASE DATE: Sept. Troll Book Club alternate.Ĭopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. A veteran horror writer and bestseller in England, Herbert here writes like a noviceeverything spelled out, one-dimensional characterizations, no brevity, no wit very occasionally diverting.

A few creepy moments spike the generally lethargic pace of the novel. Complicating the picture is the presence of a local cult, led by an Aleister Crowley type, which desperately wishes to gain control of Gramarye and its forces. The house at first seems lovely and warm but takes on a sinister mood as cracks develop in the stone, moisture and mildew crawl up the walls, and bats multiply in the attic. Herbert's 12th novel is a minor effort about a young couple, Midge and Mike (she's an artist and children's. Gradually they find that Gramarye is the focus of supernatural energies, and that they themselves are sometimes the media through which these energies work. Dutton Books, 17.95 (325pp) ISBN 978-4-6. Herbert's 12th novel is a minor effort about a young couple, Midge and Mike (she's an artist and children's book writer he's a rock musician) who buy an idyllic country home, christened Gramarye ('magic' in old English) by a former owner.

The magic cottage james herbert synopsis