Book description
A collectable hardcover edition for Ramsey Campbell's 60 years in publication.
When a weight landed on his legs he raised his head from the violently crumpled pillow. The bed already had another occupant, and as Leo flung the quilt back so that it wouldn't hinder his escape the creature…
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1 author picked The Incubations as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I am a total Ramsey Campbell fan.
For me, he is the master of the horror genre in general and of the art of instilling creeping dread. It all starts quite innocently, with a driving lesson, but then...something not quite right happens. I love the way this author does this.
He weaves his stories like a tapestry, and in The Incubations, I felt myself transported into a Campbellesque world where nothing is quite right. Here we have a town which was twinned with one in Germany after World War 2 – and something has been festering ever since
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