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Adam L.G. Nevill

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ADAM L. G. NEVILL was born in Birmingham, England, in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is an author of horror fiction. Of his novels, The Ritual, Last Days, No One Gets Out Alive and The Reddening were all winners of The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. He has also published three collections of short stories, with Some Will Not Sleep winning the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, 2017.

Imaginarium adapted The Ritual and No One Gets Out Alive into feature films and more of his work is currently in development for the screen.

The author lives in Devon, England.

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THE QUIETUS - 25 BEST PIECES OPF HORROR FICTION OF THE 21ST CENTURY SO FAR ...

This was a pleasant Halloween surprise.A panel of judges have cast their lots at a Halloween feature at The Quietus, to decide on their '25 best pieces of horror fiction of the 21st century so far'.I've read around half of the books selected, have most of the other half, either on wish lists or on my shelves awaiting their turn. Another smaller section contains titles new to me. Though with the sh Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.61 · 106,220 ratings · 15,351 reviews · 76 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ritual 3.56 avg rating — 34,182 ratings — published 2011 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Days 3.71 avg rating — 15,179 ratings — published 2012 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reddening 3.55 avg rating — 7,961 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No One Gets Out Alive 3.65 avg rating — 6,954 ratings — published 2014 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vessel 3.70 avg rating — 6,308 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cunning Folk 3.79 avg rating — 5,496 ratings — published 2021 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apartment 16 3.20 avg rating — 6,314 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Fiends of Hell 3.88 avg rating — 4,240 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Small Shadows 3.37 avg rating — 3,804 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before You Sleep: Three Horrors 3.46 avg rating — 3,559 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“...there is something demoniac in human nature that we are unable to stop revering.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

tags: human-nature

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“Hell was a living place inside every membrane of flesh that temporarily passed itself off as human.”
― Adam Nevill, Apartment 16

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“What I am I wished to be, and what I wished to be I am.”
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The Ritual Adam Nevill

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Adam’s Quotes

“Hell was a living place inside every membrane of flesh that temporarily passed itself off as human.”
― Adam Nevill, Apartment 16

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“After millions of years of evolution, we start stupid cults of celebrity and feed the egos of maniacs until they take our money, fuck us in the arse, and then cut our throats. We should be cutting their throats!”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

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“...there is something demoniac in human nature that we are unable to stop revering.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

tags: human-nature

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“What I am I wished to be, and what I wished to be I am.”
― Adam Nevill, Last Days

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“The greatest treasures were most often guarded by the slyest and cruellest dragons.”
― Adam Nevill, House of Small Shadows

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