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Why is Adam Nevill so scary?
I don’t know. Do you? He’s a nice guy – as you’ll hear in this episode. Yet he tells stories that crawl under your skin and stay there. Stories that squat in your subconscious.
His latest novel, All the Fiends of Hell is no exception. Same elusive nightmare mystery, but expanded to a whole epic end-of-the-world canvas. And when Adam says end of the world, he means it.
In this conversation we talk about apocalyptic fantasy, about angels and demons, about the sea and its endless hope, and about his own unique style when it comes to fear and monsters.
Oh… and about a certain prog-rock masterpiece that plays a big part in this story and in each of our childhoods.
Enjoy.
The War of the Worlds (1898), by H.G. Wells
The Road (2006), by Cormac McCarthy
Nuclear War: A Scenario (2024), by Annie Jacobsen
Apartment 16 (2010), by Adam Nevill
Last Days (2012), by Adam Nevill
Banquet for the Damned (2004), by Adam Nevill
Invasion: The Inside Story of Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival (2022), by Luke Harding
The Turn of The Screw (1898), by Henry James
The Exorcist (1971), by William Peter Blatty
Here is the link for Adam’s story - “Where Angels Come In” at Nightmare Magazine
And the link to the Shadows at the Door Kickstarter for EARWORM
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