James Herbert (Author)

James Herbert

James Herbert OBE (born April 8, 1943 in London , † March 20, 2013 in Woodmancote near Henfield , West Sussex ) was a British author , mainly of horror literature.

Life

James Herbert was known for his simple yet captivating novels. The protagonists in his novels are mostly young cynical men who develop a strong (sexual) relationship with a woman over the course of the story. In his early novels, James Herbert describes explicit horror, comparable to Splatter authors. James Herbert worked as a singer and as an art director at an advertising agency. He last lived near Brighton with his wife and daughter and was a full-time writer. He also designed the covers of the original English editions of his books himself and ran his own advertising.

James Herbert died on March 20, 2013 at the age of 69 in Woodmancote near Henfield in West Sussex, England .

Works (selection)

author

• The rats. Roman ("The Rats"). 11th edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-02544-X (former title Die Killer-Ratten ).
• Calamity. Roman ("The Fog"). 8th edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-03676-X .
• Death claw. Roman ("The Survivor"). Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-04541-6 .
• Hellhound. Roman ("Fluke"). 5th edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-05635-3 .
• Blood weapon. Roman ("The Spear"). 5th edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-05303-6 .
• The breed. Roman ("Lair"). 10th edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-02923-2 .
• Dark. Roman ("The Dark"). 7th edition Heyne, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-453-04175-5 .
• Nightshade. Roman ("The Jonah"). 7th edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-04848-2 .
• Appearance. Roman ("Shrine"). 3rd edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-06174-8 .
• Domain. A scary novel ("Domain"). 10th edition Heyne, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-453-00702-6 .
• Moon. The novel that won't let you sleep ("Moon"). Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1990, ISBN 3-404-25256-X .
• Magic Cottage. Roman ("The Magic Cottage"). Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1988, ISBN 3-404-28163-2 .
• The tomb . Roman ("Sepulcher"). 7th edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-03281-0 .
• Obsessed. Roman ("Haunted"). 2nd edition Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-06409-7 .
• Creed. Roman ("Creed"). Pavillon-Verlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-453-20640-1 .
• Apocalypse. Roman ("Portent"). 2nd edition Heyne, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-453-07585-4 .
• City of rats. ("The City"). Graphic novel ("Edition Comic speedline"). Tilsner Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-910079-93-8 .
• Dance of death. Roman ("The Ghosts of Sleath"). Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1996, ISBN 3-7857-0854-8 .
• 48th novel ("'48"). Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1998, ISBN 3-404-13987-9 .
• Beyond. Roman ("Others"). Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2000, ISBN 3-404-14452-X .
• Once. Novel . Tor Books, New York 2002, ISBN 0-7653-0285-3 .
• Nobody True. Novel . Pan Books, London 2004, ISBN 0-330-41167-5 .
• The Secret of Crickley Hall . Macmillan, London 2006, ISBN 978-1-4050-0520-3 .
• Ash . Macmillan, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-230-70695-8 .

editor

• Dark Places. Locations and legends . HarperCollins, London 1993, ISBN 0-00-255496-8 (illustrated by Paul Barkshire ).

literature

• Craig Cabell: James Herbert: Devil in the Dark. John Blake Publishing, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-84358-059-1 .
• Dennis Etchison: Masters of Darkness III. Tor Books, New York City 1991, ISBN 978-0-8125-1766-8 .
• Dennis Etchison: The Complete Masters of Darkness. Underwood-Miller 1991, ISBN 978-0-88733-116-9 .
• Clare Francis: A Feast of Stories. Macmillan Publishers, London 1996, ISBN 978-0-333-65340-1 .
• Stephen Jones: By Horror Haunted. Hodder & Stoughton, London 1992, ISBN 978-0-450-53810-0 .
• Graham Masterton (Ed.): Scare Care. St. Martin's Press, New York 1989, ISBN 978-0-312-93156-8 .
• JN Williamson: All-New Stories of Horror and the Supernatural. Maclay & Assoc., Baltimore 1987, ISBN 978-0-940776-24-1 .
• JN Williamson: Dark Masques. Kensington Publ. Corporation, New York 2001, ISBN 978-0-7860-1455-2 .

Film adaptations

• David Hemmings (Director): The Survivor . Australia 1981 (based on his novel Death Claw ).
• Robert Close (Director): Deadly Eyes . Canada 1982 (based on his novel The Rats ).
• Carlo Carlei (Director): Fluke . USA 1995 (based on his novel Hellhound ).
• Lewis Gilbert (Director): Haunted - House of Spirits . England 1995 (based on his novel Obsessed ).
• Joe Ahearne: (Director) The Secret of Crickley Hall . BBC three-part series, UK 2012

Web links

• Literature by and about James Herbert in the catalog of the German National Library
• James Herbert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• James Herbert in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• All publications by and about James Herbert with a photo of the author
• Page of his British publisher on James Herbert ( English )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary on locusmag.com (English)

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